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SLATE-Z Resource Development VISTA
 
 
 
Founded in 2014, the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z) is a cross-sector collective impact partnership of 55 organizations working to revitalize South LA by moving residents to economic opportunity. As a place-based initiative, SLATE-Z is home to nearly 198,000 residents in parts of Vernon Central, South Park, Florence, Exposition Park, Vermont Square, Leimert Park, and Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw. The name “Transit Empowerment Zone” was chosen out of a desire to capitalize on opportunities that ongoing public transit expansion brings for neighborhood revitalization. In June 2016, SLATE-Z received a federal designation from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development in recognition of its comprehensive plan to tackle the area’s 46% poverty level. The SLATE-Z partnership is governed by a Steering Committee that includes representatives of elected officials, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Five issue-based Work Groups – comprised of the 55 Implementation Partners - design & implement collective impact projects to 1) move residents into living wage jobs; 2) increase economic activity; 3) improve educational opportunities; 4) reduce violent crime; and 5) increase access to public transit. The SLATE-Z partnership has a backbone organization, which is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Partners and based at Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC), SLATE-Z’s lead agency. The role of the backbone organization is to organize partners to fulfill SLATE-Z’s goals – by facilitating the 5 Work Groups; coordinate various aspects of the initiative such as data sharing & analysis; and work with LATTC to administer Promise Zone Preference Points and other federal benefits in SLATE-Z. The goal of this project is to build the capacity of the SLATE-Z partnership to develop and implement strategies that advances the goals in SLATE-Z’s 10-year plan through participation in the 5 issue-based Work Groups.
 
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Member Duties : The key objective of the Resource Development VISTA is to support SLATE-Z’s activities in garnering financial resources needed to fulfill its 10-year plan. Resource Development VISTA Responsibilities: Research & identify relevant federal/state/private grant opportunities; Answer Promise Zone (PZ) Preference Points inquiries, conduct due diligence on grants requests & prepare PZ Certification forms & letters of support; Track SLATE-Z’s grant activities on a spreadsheet; Schedule calls/meetings with partners on funding opportunities & obtain proposal copies, award letters and progress reports on grants; Create a template & prepare 1-page summaries of SLATE-Z grant applications; Research funding opportunities to distribute in a weekly bulletin & maintain a resource list; Coordinate capacity building programs (i.e webinars/trainings on grant proposals). The Resource Development VISTA will also be assigned to support coordination of at least one of SLATE-Z’s five issue-based Work Groups.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Cell Phone/Travel Reimbursement ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Public Safety ,  Community Outreach ,  Homelessness ,  Housing ,  Health ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Ex-Offender Reentry ,  Veterans ,  Entrepreneur/Business ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  Leadership ,  Communications ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Community Organization ,  Computers/Technology ,  Social Services ,  Team Work ,  Urban Planning ,  General Skills ,  Public Speaking ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Recruitment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
SLATE-Z Resource Development VISTA
Program Start/End Date
11/13/2018  -   11/12/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Associates degree (AA)
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   Los Angeles/Orange County  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  09/13/2018  To  10/15/2018 
Contact Layah Willis
2115 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles   CA   90007
213-763-7281
willislr@lattc.edu
Listing ID 79511

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