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Serve New York VISTA 2019: Fruit Belt Community Land Trust

Serve New York mobilizes AmeriCorps VISTA members to serve organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions focused on expanding educational opportunities, ensuring economic opportunity for all, and creating healthy futures for the residents of NY. The goal of Serve New York is to strengthen communities across the state and to allow organizations within them to better provide services to impoverished individuals and families. The Serve New York program has partner organizations in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Bath, Ithaca, Geneva, and White Plains. While serving, members receive support from the VISTA team at The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc. The support includes monthly training, a social network of fellow members, and daily support from VISTA leaders.

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Member Duties : Through collective ownership of land in the Fruit Belt, FB Community Land Trust will foster democratic participation in community wealth building strategies, including affordable housing development, cooperative businesses and other values-aligned development, which build a community-controlled economy, strengthen the distinct qualities and historical character of the Fruit Belt, and serve the common good. The VISTA Community Development Specialist will be tasked with helping to develop the institutional capacity, infrastructure, and sustainability of the Fruit Belt Community Land Trust. This will include creating policy and procedure manuals for employees and potential FBCLT occupants, exploring funding opportunities, creating CLT specific pre-purchase curriculum, and assisting the Executive director with day to day operations of the CLT.

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


*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 .

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Neighborhood Revitalization , Housing , Community Outreach .

Skills : Team Work , Community Organization , Communications , Computers/Technology .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Serve New York VISTA 2019: Fruit Belt Community Land Trust

Program Start/End Date
08/05/2019 - 08/03/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	NEW YORK

Accepting Applications
From 04/12/2019 To 07/12/2019

Contact	Matt Chavez
173 Elm St
Buffalo NY 14203
7164188500
mchavez@tscwny.org
tscwny.org

Listing ID	89225


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