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FIT VISTA- Housing Opportunity Development VISTA
 
 
 
Cross Roads House, located in Portsmouth, NH, has been providing emergency and transitional shelter to homeless men, women, and children since 1982. Our shelter has beds for 11 families and 54 single adults and is nearly always full or over capacity. Last year our emergency shelter for single adults was over capacity 87% of the time, which means residents sleeping on mattresses on the floor or on cots in rooms other than our designated bedrooms. Going beyond the basics - a warm bed, nourishing meals, and caring assistance delivered by staff - Cross Roads House utilizes its multi-use space to offer on-site services like physical and behavioral health treatment and programs that address the root causes of homelessness and provide the support necessary for future success. Our case managers provide intensive mentoring as our residents move forward to permanent housing and connection to needed community resources. Our aim is to shorten residents’ lengths of stay at the shelter and to decrease the likelihood of recurring instances of homelessness. The CRH Vision: “Breaking the cycle of homelessness”. The largest barrier to ending homelessness is the lack of access to affordable housing. CRH would like to identify and help our residents access all possible opportunities for affordable apartments in our area by establishing robust working partnerships with property owners and managers across the two-county greater Seacoast area. Once our residents are in an apartment, they need support and mentoring to manage and prevent crises and establish stability over time. We have recently started providing community-based post-shelter housing stability case management. We would like to build our capacity to continue these essential homeless prevention services well into the future. The Housing Opportunity Development VISTA will, in conjunction with our Development and Program teams, help us to accomplish these goals.
 
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Member Duties : Together with CRH administrative staff, the Housing Opportunity Development VISTA will: 1)develop a landlord database to easily identify and access potential housing opportunities for residents, written materials for recruiting landlords, at least two landlord outreach events, and an efficient method to match resident housing needs with apartment availability; 2) develop written materials and strategies for expansion of the planned giving campaign to provide ongoing funding for services that help CRH residents prepare for and maintain housing stability; and 3)develop online/social media content and strategies to increase fund-raising and to recruit property owner/manager partners and volunteers to help families set up new apartments. The work will occur within usual business hours, M-F, with some earlier or later hours for outreach. The VISTA will have access to any shelter meals served during work hours.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Technology ,  Community Outreach ,  Housing ,  Homelessness . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  Computers/Technology ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Recruitment ,  Leadership ,  Public Speaking ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Community Organization ,  Communications ,  Team Work . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
FIT VISTA- Housing Opportunity Development VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/28/2017  -   08/27/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations NEW HAMPSHIRE  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  07/14/2017  To  10/14/2017 
Contact Pamela Hawkes
600 Lafayette Rd
Portsmouth   NH   03801
6036419441
fitvista@fitnh.org
www.fitnh.org/vista
Listing ID 73932

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