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“I Have a Dream” Outreach and Development VISTA
 
 
 
“I Have a Dream” aims to close the opportunity and achievement gap for low-income students in St. Vrain Valley and Boulder Valley school districts by providing 10-plus years of year-round academic, social, and emotional support and programs. Each of “I Have a Dream’s” youth—which we call Dreamers—receives 10-plus years of programming, from second grade to high school graduation and through college. Activities consist of: academic tutoring and after-school programs, mentoring, enrichment and social activities, summer programming, college & career readiness support, and a post-secondary scholarship. All students served are low-income, and although “I Have a Dream” does not target a specific ethnicity, most of its Dreamers (88%) are Latino. Low-income youth are at a severe disadvantage academically; many of these students face language and cultural barriers to education and are at greater risk of dropping out of high school. In St. Vrain Valley and Boulder Valley school districts, 16,254 students qualify for the Free & Reduced Lunch program. In 2015, only 77% of these low-income students graduated high school; in contrast, “I Have a Dream” consistently graduates 90% of its students. Since 1990, when “I Have a Dream” started with one class of 36 students, it’s launched 17 classes serving more than 800 Dreamers, reaching family members and guest participants (Dreamer’s friends and siblings) to impact over 3,000 people. “I Have a Dream’s” program currently operates in eight learning centers throughout Boulder County located at either the student’s school or their low-income housing site in Boulder, Longmont, and Lafayette. The Weld County class is an expansion of these services, providing at-risk and underserved youth at Thunder Valley K-8 school with dropout prevention and college and career preparation programming.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA Member will build capacity for “I Have a Dream” by creating and maintaining relationships in the area, which will help bring in funding, increase volunteers, and foster partnerships. Member Duties Include: · Increase awareness of “I Have a Dream’s” program through regular outreach; · Development of marketing materials and relationship building; · Support evaluation reporting and material development; · Support fund development through grant writing, event planning, and cultivating individual donors. · Help support, train, and orient site volunteers · Strengthen resources for the “I Have a Dream” Carbon Valley Dreamer class, particularly in fundraising and volunteer recruitment.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*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 :
Community and Economic Development ,  Education ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Social Services ,  Recruitment ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Leadership ,  Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  Youth Development ,  Education ,  Writing/Editing ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Communications ,  social media, Adobe Suite ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  General Skills ,  Public Speaking . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
“I Have a Dream” Outreach and Development VISTA
Program Start/End Date
03/12/2018  -   03/11/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations COLORADO  
Languages
Spanish Preferred
Accepting Applications
From  11/01/2017  To  02/23/2018 
Contact Lindsey Bennett
814 9th St
Greeley   CO   80631
9703534300
lindsey@unitedway-weld.org
Listing ID 77372

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