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Youth Policy Institute Communications Associate
 
 
 
The LA Promise Zone Initiative is a collective impact project to fight urban poverty. The City of Los Angeles is the lead agency in this initiative and the Youth Policy Institute is the lead implementation partner. The YPI AmeriCorps VISTA Operations Team is housed within the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and located at the YPI Hollywood FamilySource Center in Hollywood. The LA Promise Zone was established in January 2014 and is a 10-year initiative. It is located in Central Los Angeles, covering the diverse communities of Pico-Union, Westlake, Wilshire Center, East Hollywood and Hollywood. These five neighborhoods lie just west of downtown Los Angeles. The area is one of the most densely populated in Los Angeles — housing 34,000 people per square mile, compared with an average density of 8,000 across the city. The LA Promise Zone is home to over 165,000 residents. Only 60% of students graduate from high school in four years and 35% of adult residents have less than a high school diploma. In the LA Promise Zone, is dedicated to boosting quality of life for residents and improving the places they call home. The LA Promise Zone, a collective impact initiative with 75 public, private and social sector organizations, is central to this effort — combating urban poverty by providing young people with a “cradle-to-college-and-career” pathway. This approach creates better educational outcomes for youth, and ripple effects of positive change for surrounding communities. The LA Promise Zone Strategic Plan goals center on economic development, education, public safety, and sustainable neighborhoods. VISTA members will have a unique opportunity to work building capacity to support the goals and developing an in-depth understanding of the challenges and opportunities of collective impact work working with a cohort of VISTAs, the City’s Mayor’s Office, with YPI, the HUD Community Liaison, and with the cohort of partner organizations.
 
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Member Duties : The YPI Communications Associate will have a key role in the development of the Promise Zone communication plan to build awareness about, and support for the LA Promise Zone. The Communications Associate will be responsible for developing engagement strategies to inform local residents about the Promise Zone and the Promise Zone Partnership, including the upcoming Promise Campaign. S/he will develop and build the Initiative’s social media presence, managing Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts. The LA Promise Zone Communications Associate will produce a monthly newsletter, and regularly refresh the Promise Zone website. As part of the LA Promise Zone Operations Team, the YPI Communications Associate will also support the activities of one of the LA Promise Zone’s standing working groups, task force groups and grant teams providing the research and administrative support needed to further the collective work of the LA Promise Zone Partnership.
 
Program Benefits : Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend . 
 
 
*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 :
None
 
Skills :
Ability to meet deadlines ,  Communications ,  Team Work ,  Writing/Editing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Youth Policy Institute Communications Associate
Program Start/End Date
07/13/2018  -   07/12/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   Los Angeles/Orange County  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/20/2018  To  05/01/2018 
Contact Polina Kratova
6464 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles   CA   90028
6197923004
vistacareers@ypiusa.org
Listing ID 79247

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