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DREAM - Program Empowerment Director

Children in low-income housing developments with high density poverty are experiencing a widening "opportunity gap," including a lack of trusted relationships, few involved adults with high educational achievement, and few-to-no extended learning opportunities. This opportunity gap is a root cause of why almost half of low-income children become low-income adults. The DREAMcorps helps close this gap for over 500 of the most vulnerable children in our communities by providing deeply committed college student mentors, local and regional adventures, summer enrichment and overnight camp, support for postsecondary success, and an unwavering commitment to dreaming big. The core of our model is Village Mentoring, a high dosage, college-campus based one-on-one and team mentoring model. A parent of a DREAM participant provides an unsolicited window into the impact you could have as part of the DREAM team: “Through DREAM, my kids were able to see their true place in the world and feel valued for who they were. DREAM has provided immeasurable opportunities for my children – opportunities that, as a low-income parent, I could never have provided.”

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Member Duties : Program Empowerment Directors ensure that DREAM sites and mentors have the necessary resources, training and support to run strong programs and close the opportunity gap. Specific responsibilities include: *Helping college-student volunteers successfully mentor children from low-income housing developments. *Recruiting participants, supporting mentor matching and recruitment, and delivering volunteer trainings. *Following DREAM’s “Empowerment” model of putting the volunteers in the driver’s seat. *Providing onsite summer enrichment programming and creating summer safe spaces. *Planning teen enrichment programming and leadership development, including DREAM’s College Road trip and Teen Retreats. *Fostering connectivity among volunteers, children, and families. *Boosting enrollment in Camp DREAM and supporting other DREAM adventure opportunities. *Having fun, building friendships and embarking on an adventure of a lifetime!

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Housing , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Stipend , Bus Pass , Training .

Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas :
Children/Youth , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Education .

Skills :
Youth Development , Education , Recruitment , Team Work , Community Organization .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
DREAM - Program Empowerment Director

Program Start/End Date
01/08/2018 - 08/21/2018

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MASSACHUSETTS , PENNSYLVANIA , VERMONT Boston , Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications
From 11/15/2017 To 01/05/2018

Contact	Mike Foote
PO Box 361
Winooski VT 05404
802 338 8979
mfoote@dreamprogram.org
dreamprogram.org

Listing ID	75276


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