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'20-'21 Family Services Development Associate VISTA
 
 
 
The Child Care Action Council promotes & nurtures early learning communities where families & children thrive through services that help families equitably access quality child care & early learning opportunities. The VISTA will support capacity building for Margie’s Crisis Nursery, Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (KP&L), Raising A Reader (RAR) & BlockFest. The Crisis Nursery prevents child abuse & neglect by providing childcare vouchers to families experiencing a crisis. KP&L playgroups help children ages 0-5 & their parent(s)/family caregivers have more equitable access to resources, learn about early learning in a fun supportive group & encourage leadership, all factors that help participants emerge from poverty. We serve parents with potential for high risk pregnancy including teen parents, families where low income or mental health issues are present & Spanish speaking families. RAR fosters healthy brain development, parent-child bonding & early literacy skills critical for school and life success. RAR engages children, parents & teachers in early literacy strategies that help young children prepare for kindergarten. The relationship that comes from the family’s “book-cuddling” time creates a positive feeling in children related to reading. BlockFest, a research-based exhibit, raises awareness of early math & science learning by offering hands-on block play experiences to families with young children. BlockFest supports parents & children to form an emotional bond during the learning experience & has been shown to increase parent knowledge of early development in math/science education while also providing opportunities to increase social skills & literacy opportunities for young children. The VISTA will be a member of United Way of Thurston County’s VISTA team, made up of 19 other VISTA members & supported by the VISTA Leader, who coordinates professional development opportunities, provides individualized support & resources & supports the program’s success.
 
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Member Duties : Build CCAC's capacity through grant writing, marketing, outreach & development. The VISTA will build on the volunteer program put in place by the previous VISTA by developing new positions, creating job descriptions, and recruiting volunteers. The VISTA will foster the relationship between current volunteers and the agency. The VISTA will further engage the community by conducting outreach to community stakeholders and businesses to expand support and awareness of our early learning programs. This includes marketing/outreach of upcoming events, collaborating with program partners, developing new partnerships with businesses and writing grant proposals. The VISTA will also attend trainings to deepen their understanding of the projects and early childhood development to better market programs to the community and develop grant writing skills. Finally, the VISTA will develop and execute an outreach plan to strengthen community connections between CCAC programs & families.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Training ,  Mileage reimbursement ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Community Organization ,  General Skills ,  Social Services ,  Writing/Editing ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Computers/Technology ,  Team Work . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
'20-'21 Family Services Development Associate VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/17/2020  -   08/16/2021
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations WASHINGTON  
Accepting Applications
From  03/01/2020  To  06/01/2020 
Contact Fran Williams
3729 Griffin Ln SE
Olympia   WA   98501
3607898907
ccacwa.org
Listing ID 93826

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