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CCMA Fostering Terp Success

Through partnership and collaboration, we will implement an innovative three-year project to address the needs of University of Maryland students who have experienced foster care, homelessness, or lack a support network. The CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA member will build capacity for the Fostering Terp Success initiative and implement a comprehensive strategy to remove barriers for students, help them persist through graduation, and build opportunities for their future.The Fostering Terp Success CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA member will work to complete three main goals over the three-year period for this project. The first goal is to establish sustainable training and outreach efforts for Campus Coaches, Campus Advocates, and peer mentors. This will be accomplished by reviewing current practices, researching best practices at other programs across the country, and creating a mentoring tool-kit and ongoing support and professional development for peer mentors, coaches, and advocates. The second goal is to strengthen existing partnerships and establish new community and off-campus collaborations. This will be accomplished by maximizing our partnership with Fostering Change Network, as well as establishing a connection with Prince George’s County Department of Social Services to identify key mechanisms to support Fostering Terp Success students, particularly related to homelessness. The third goal is to assess the Fostering Terp Success trainings, programs, and resources and evaluate the impact of this initiative on Fostering Terp Success students. This will be accomplished through the creation and utilization of formal survey instruments, and gathering frequent and ongoing feedback from Fostering Terp Success students, Fostering Terp Success Working Group, Campus Coaches, Campus Advocates, Fostering Change Network, and other key stakeholders.

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Member Duties : The Fostering Terp Success CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA member will complete the three main goals outlined above to support the Fostering Terp Success initiative. By the end of the project, the member will have produced a mentoring tool-kit; created training modules and ongoing education initiatives for Campus Coaches and Campus Advocates; established peer mentoring and a student board; maintained current and established new partnerships with off-campus/community collaborators; and conducted continual assessments that provide longitudinal data regarding the effectiveness of Fostering Terp Success resources and services, impact on retention, and success to degree completion. These resources will be coordinated by the Fostering Terp Success program after the grant ends through the leadership of trained student leaders/student board members, Working Group members, and other key collaborators.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage* , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance .


*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 , Car recommended .

Service Areas : Education .

Skills : None



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
CCMA Fostering Terp Success

Program Start/End Date
07/08/2019 - 07/06/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MARYLAND Washington/Baltimore

Accepting Applications
From 01/25/2019 To 06/30/2019

Contact	Brian Watkins
8400 Baltimore Ave
College Park MD 20740
301-314-8440

Listing ID	85850


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