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* MEO Soft Landing in Missoula
 
 
 
Soft Landing Missoula (SLM) helps Missoula, Montana, to be a welcoming, supportive and informed community that can assist refugees to integrate and thrive. SLM is committed to providing community education and outreach to make this endeavor as positive as possible for Missoulians and the refugees joining our community. SLM provides ongoing support to refugees by helping them meet their needs as they settle into our community.Since SLM began accepting refugees a year ago they have helped 1 to 2 families a month enter the community. An AmeriCorps VISTA member is needed to develop SLM's Food Entrepreneurship program, which is intended to provide refugees the economic means out of poverty through job training and placement. This VISTA project will form partnerships with local businesses to market the skills of the refugees will ensure a successful integration of new citizens into the community of Missoula who are able to make their own money and afford to pay for housing, food, health care and education.
 
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Member Duties : Research and establish economic partnerships between local restaurants and other for-profits to establish support network of employers to place refugee families with jobs that speak directly to the needs of the clients as well as the needs and resources of the community. The development of this program will ensure that refugees have opportunities for job placement, and therefore resources to get out of poverty. This project will seek to bring refugees out of poverty by creating partnerships with local businesses who seek to market the unique skills of the participants. One of the possibilities is a partnership between local restaurateurs who would work to sponsor new chefs at different events to highlight potential for gainful employment or business ownership.
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Entrepreneur/Business . 
 
Skills :
Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Computers/Technology ,  Writing/Editing ,  Recruitment ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Public Speaking ,  Communications ,  Leadership ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
* MEO Soft Landing in Missoula

Program Start/End Date
01/22/2019  -   01/21/2020

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations MONTANA  

Accepting Applications
From  11/02/2018  To  01/22/2019 

Contact Jordyn Rogers
2022 Central Ave
Great Falls   MT   59401
406-403-8154
jnrogers@greenpath.com

Listing ID 77397


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