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NLADA Community Partnerships VISTA - Field PA
 
 
 
Because the quality of justice in America should not depend on how much money a person has, NLADA leads a broad network of advocates on the front lines to advance justice and expand opportunity for all by promoting excellence in the delivery of legal services for people who cannot afford counsel. This new VISTA project, Defending Communities in Service, will build sustainable community relationships and data systems and practices that allow participating public defender offices to more holistically support communities in need. During the first year of this project VISTAs will build capacity within their host organizations focused on two separate tracks of service: Community Partnerships or Data Systems. The Community Partnerships VISTAs (that's you!) will serve as the driving force connecting their hosting Public Defender office to other justice system stakeholders, community organizations and service providers, strategic leaders, and to other relevant local National Service operations. These connections will help the public defenders to more effectively provide wraparound services to their clients and to more clearly understand and communicate the overall local services landscape upon which their clients rely. All NLADA VISTA project members will explore opportunities to utilize technology and automation to create communication and data-sharing channels between public defenders and human services organizations designed to last beyond the period of their projects, with minimal maintenance required.
 
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Member Duties : In the first year, our VISTA identified which service providers address the problems returning citizens encounter when coming back to their communities; created a referral process that will efficiently link returning citizens with appropriate resources, and a reentry guide for staff. The VISTA also helped put together reentry simulations, which give participants an understanding of what challenges returning citizens face when trying to reintegrate back into their communities. The VISTA is now planning our first pop-up re-entry clinic, scheduled for the end of July. This will be the second year of our partnership with NLADA VISTA Program. The focus of this second year will be fourfold: Train staff on pre-entry client assessments and the reentry guide. Establish pop-up reentry clinic and resource fairs. Develop an evaluation system to measure whether a referral is helping our returning citizens’ access resources and programming. Identify funding opportunities for a reentry staff member.
 
Program Benefits : Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Living 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 . 
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Homelessness ,  Ex-Offender Reentry ,  Public Safety ,  Entrepreneur/Business ,  Community Outreach ,  Neighborhood Revitalization . 
 
Skills :
Recruitment ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Communications ,  Team Work ,  Public Speaking ,  General Skills ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Leadership ,  Writing/Editing ,  Law ,  Social Services ,  Community Organization ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
NLADA Community Partnerships VISTA - Field PA
Program Start/End Date
08/19/2019  -   08/18/2020
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  21    Maximum:  None
Program Locations PENNSYLVANIA   Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/13/2019  To  08/19/2019 
Contact Keisha Hudson
2 E Airy St
Norristown   PA   19401
610-278-5186
khudson@montcopa.org
www.nlada.org/VISTA
Listing ID 89274

       

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