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Community-Based Research Liaison VISTA

Making Connections for mental health and wellbeing among men and boys is a national initiative to transform the social determinants of health that negatively impact mental wellbeing, especially for men and boys of color, veterans, LGBTQ communities and their families. Twelve communities across the United States are developing and activating strategies to enhance their sociocultural, physical/built, economic and educational environments. The Movember Foundation is funding the work; the Prevention Institute is providing coordination, training and technical assistance; and a team from the University of Southern Florida is evaluating our progress and outcomes as a coalition. 253 Making Connections Initiative (253 MCI) is one of those community coalitions advancing this work. 253 MCI is a partnership between Hilltop Urban Gardens, Centro Latino, Tacoma Urban League, Northwest Detention Center Resistance, Consultants for Indian Progress, people of color resident-owned small businesses and the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department. Our partnership employs a community-driven process to address individual and community level trauma among men and boys of color and LGBTQ people of color. The VISTA Community-Based Research Liaison will serve as a bridge between grassroots organizations led by people of color, non-profits that serve people of color, small businesses and TPCHD. The end product of the VISTA service will be the successful implementation and sustainability of an food sovereignty and agro-ecological coalition approach to addressing the economic and social determinants of health in our communities that produce food insecurity, poverty, hunger and obesity.

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Member Duties : To help coalition to increase community-owned economic opportunities to address the social determinants of health and to advance the coalition’s goals of 1) strengthening community resilience; 2) strengthening social connections; and 3) increasing access and utilization of quality resources in our focus communities. VISTA member will attend key community meetings, attend any people’s movement assemblies, measure the geographic scales and social impact of the growing urban farm network and First Foods and Medicines gardens, support the coordinator and evaluation team to track development and support the sustainability of workplan initiatives.

Program Benefits : Stipend , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Laptop & cell phone; business mileage .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Environment , Community Outreach , Hunger , Ex-Offender Reentry , Neighborhood Revitalization , Health , Children/Youth , Community and Economic Development , Entrepreneur/Business , Housing .

Skills : Community Organization , Communications , Non-Profit Management , Recruitment , Fine Arts/Crafts , Writing/Editing , Environment , Conflict Resolution , Team Work , Public Health , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Youth Development , General Skills , Community-driven .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Community-Based Research Liaison VISTA

Program Start/End Date
08/30/2018 - 08/29/2019

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Associates degree (AA)

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	WASHINGTON Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton

Accepting Applications
From 05/07/2018 To 07/04/2018

Contact	Tomas A. Madrigan, Ph.D.
3629 S D St
Tacoma WA 98418
2538883218
tmadrigal@tpchd.org
www.tpchd.org/index.php

Listing ID	80949


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