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Jovenes, Inc. Development & Employment Associates
 
 
 
Jovenes is one of LA’s leading agencies in the fight to end youth homelessness. We help youth ages 18-25 end their cycle of despair. A home and family for those without, Jovenes provides an innovative program of stable housing options, compassionate care, life skills training, and employment support to young adults seeking a path to life change. Our mission is to help homeless and at-risk youth become productive and integrated members of our community. Believing anyone can prosper give the right conditions, we deliver opportunities for personal growth and provide hope, comfort, and support where once there was none. Jovenes goes deep with each of the youth we serve, seeking to stabilize their housing situation and increase their economic self-sufficiency. Each youth in our program works with their case manager to develop and implement a service plan with the end goal of placing them into permanent housing. The homeless youth served by Jovenes have come from group or foster homes, the probation department, immigrated, or are no longer able to live with their family. These youth have the desire to turn their lives around but frequently lack the skills and supportive mechanisms that are necessary for self-sufficiency - oftentimes the product of systems that did not adequately prepare them for the future. Although the youth we serve come from diverse backgrounds, four common barriers to a stable future are found throughout our target population. These challenges are: 1) Barriers to safe, supportive, and affordable housing 2) Difficulty accessing basic benefits and health services 3) Limitations to educational advancement and economic development 4) Overcoming trauma and emotional illiteracy. Jovenes’ provides the following housing options: emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, affordable housing, & rental subsidies.
 
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Member Duties : We are recruiting one VISTAs who will help our agency increase our capacity to help our youth obtain jobs that will transform their lives. This opportunity will provide VISTAs with direct experience in non-profit management and development. You will learn about how community based organizations increase their capacity through fundraising and volunteer recruitment while taking on special projects to raise awareness of the challenges faced by homeless youth while increasing the profile of the agency. Activities include, but are not limited to: - Program design and implementation - Creating connections with other non-profit partners and employers - Creating social media content - Identification of additional resources that will benefit the youth served by Jovenes, Inc.
 
Program Benefits : Reimburesment for service related travel ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Homelessness ,  Community Outreach ,  Housing ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Ex-Offender Reentry . 
 
Skills :
Youth Development ,  Writing/Editing ,  Recruitment ,  Communications ,  Education ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Community Organization ,  Social Services . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Jovenes, Inc. Development & Employment Associates
Program Start/End Date
04/28/2017  -   04/27/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   Los Angeles/Orange County  
Accepting Applications
From  02/03/2017  To  03/06/2017 
Contact Eric Hubbard
1208 Pleasant Ave
Los Angeles   CA   90033
323-260-8035
ehubbard@jovenesinc.org
www.jovenesinc.org
Listing ID 70545

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