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Stewards VISTA: Rock Creek Conservancy
 
 
 
Rock Creek Park is a 2,000-acre national park found in the heart of Washington, DC. Bisected by residential and commercial areas on all sides, the Eastern border of Rock Creek Park features some of the only residential neighborhoods in the northwest quadrant of Washington, DC that see residential poverty rates above 30%. Rock Creek Conservancy is the official Friends Group of Rock Creek Park and works in close concert with the National Park Service – Rock Creek Park to provide support around conservation, access, and education. Our goal is to restore Rock Creek and its parkland as a natural oasis for all individuals to enjoy. Rock Creek Park faces an enormous maintenance backlog and its proximity to such an urbanized area leaves it susceptible to threats of trash accumulation, invasive plant species proliferation, and stormwater runoff concerns. In support of these issues, Rock Creek Conservancy’s volunteer program engages over 3,000 volunteers each year on National Park Service land and the surrounding watershed. These stewardship opportunities engage volunteers in the protection of Rock Creek Park, but the Conservancy continues to see lower numbers of diverse communities joining our volunteering endeavors. Utilizing NPS's strong systems to support volunteer opportunities, the Stewards VISTA will create targeted programming to engage low income and diverse residents on the Eastern border of Rock Creek Park to reengage them around their natural resource that falls just next door. By making significant in-roads into local communities near Rock Creek Park, the Stewards VISTA will aim to broaden the public support behind Rock Creek Park as a resource, empower community members to support park improvements through stewardship both inside and outside park borders, and put the Park back in the community spotlight that localized neighborhoods want to advocate for and protect. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis, please do not wait to apply.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA will utilize Rock Creek Conservancy and NPS volunteering programming guides to develop targeted stewardship opportunities for low-income and diverse communities on the East side of Rock Creek Park. The VISTA will conduct a landscape study of other volunteer programs at urban park partner organizations that successfully engage low-income populations and conduct outreach to create recommendations for timing, types, and locations of volunteer service inside and outside of the park. Outreach to targeted communities to explain program goals and expectations and to recruit volunteers. The VISTA will support development and recruitment for our Rock Creek Conservation Corps, a program designed to offer summer employment to low-income and diverse DC high school students within the watershed. The candidate will be trained in invasive plant removal techniques as administered by NPS and track and input data on results of volunteer activities within our organizational structures.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*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 :
Environment ,  Children/Youth ,  Community Outreach ,  Education ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Public Speaking ,  Leadership ,  Education ,  Volunteering ,  Team Work ,  Community Organization ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Communications ,  Youth Development ,  Environment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Stewards VISTA: Rock Creek Conservancy
Program Start/End Date
09/04/2018  -   09/03/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   Washington/Baltimore  
Languages
English
Spanish, preferred
Accepting Applications
From  07/26/2018  To  09/28/2018 
Contact Caroline Smith
115 S Kanawha St
Beckley   WV   25801
3045331211
caroline@conservationlegacy.org
www.stewardslegacy.org/join
Listing ID 82992

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