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Youth Policy Institute Program 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 Program Associate will have a key role in implementing the LAPZ Strategic Plan objectives and activities that build out the LA Promise Zone strategies with timelines, quantifiable goals, activities, and partners. The YPI Program Associate will support the expansion of federal grant activities for grants such as the Promise Neighborhoods federal grant work and/or the Community Based Crime Reduction federal grant into the communities within the LA Promise Zone, The YPI Program Associate will conduct primary and secondary research to create a set of evidence-based policies and practices appropriate for addressing LA Promise Zone goals, and will help convene stakeholders in strategy development and action plans through the LAPZ working groups, task force groups and grant teams. The YPI Program Associate will draft and edit at least one policy briefing, reflecting the research that has been conducted during the year of service.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  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 . 
 
Service Areas :
Education ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Community Outreach ,  Public Safety . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  General Skills ,  Leadership ,  Communications ,  Education ,  Youth Development ,  Social Services . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Youth Policy Institute Program 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  06/01/2018 
Contact Polina Kratova
6464 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles   CA   90028
8183023273
Listing ID 79252

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