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Kids in a New Groove- VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator
 
 
 
Kids in a New Groove has provided music mentorship for over 500 children in care in Texas. KING has a successful program in multiple cities throughout Central Texas. The goal of KING’s core program, Mentorship through Music, is to provide youth in care, ages five and up, with the tools and support they need to become successful individuals when they transition of out the foster care system. In addition to helping develop critical life skills, evidence over the past decade supports that music can facilitate increased literacy. In a recent study researchers at the University of Dundee found a significant causal relationship between rhythm performance and both reading and spelling. They ran a six-month study and concluded, “the music students showed a significant improvement in reading compared to the controls, who did not change. These findings suggest that music instruction can cause an improvement in reading” (Douglas and Willatts). In the Mentorship through Music program, a volunteer music instructor conducts a weekly, half hour lesson in the student’s home. These music mentors meet children where they are located and stay with them through their many placement transfers. There is no maximum time that a child may stay in our program, as long as the student is benefiting from lessons. New students are granted a loaner instrument and receive a series of achievement-oriented rewards that accumulate until the student receives their own instrument. Although literacy metrics are improved through intensive lessons, Mentorship through Music also grants opportunities for KING students to engage in personal endeavors with a spirit of optimism and enthusiasm. As a result, our students develop musical literacy, a skilled set knowledge in music composition, theory, and performance. This musical training positively affects a student’s academics, literacy potential, and overall well-being. KING provides students with the continuity and stability needed to be successful.
 
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Member Duties : Kids In A New Groove's VISTA member will serve the community of Central Texas by promoting success for children in care through music mentorship, and in turn assisting them in avoiding poverty and homelessness upon aging out of care The VISTA member will manage and recruit new Music Mentors to KING's existing volunteer base, as well as recruiting Special Events Volunteers for KING events This includes developing a recruitment and retention strategy, and the creation of a volunteer community to support and encourage Mentors within the KING program. The VISTA member is also tasked with monitoring KING's social media accounts. Lastly, the service member will increase in-kind donations and available financial resources. He/she will write grants and assist with 'asks' for in-kind donations in order to broaden the financial resources for KING programs. KING will encourage its VISTA members to embark on individual endeavors for program expansion, resulting in more students served.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Education . 
 
Skills :
Team Work ,  Social Media . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Kids in a New Groove- VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator
Program Start/End Date
08/14/2017  -   08/17/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations TEXAS  
Accepting Applications
From  04/03/2017  To  08/05/2017 
Contact Annabel Osburn
3737 Executive Center Dr
Austin   TX   78731
5123268655
aosburn@willread.org
Listing ID 72787

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