ICHD Womens Economic Empowerment Vista Position

ICHD Women's Economic Empowerment VISTA Position The Power of We AmeriCorps VISTA Program focuses on building the capacity of Ingham County organizations in the areas of education, economic opportunity, and access to care. The program emphasizes the importance of professional development and personal growth, while creating an exceptional AmeriCorps VISTA experience for our members during the service term. Each member in our program is passionate about some area of community development and is aware of the importance of the work that they are doing for our Ingham County community. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here. Member Duties : The AmeriCorps VISTA Member will assist staff at the Women's Center in Lansing, MI in offering job training and support to survivors of domestic abuse. This will include: Strengthen current job training offerings with a focus on trauma-informed curriculum and resources, build out new curriculum and programming; Develop and implement community outreach strategies to spread awareness of programs and increase collaboration with local partners; Research sustainable funding sources for programming by building list of possible grants and completing relevant research to apply to grants, as well as planning fundraising events throughout the year; and more tasks built around your interests. Applications are rolling, please apply if you are interested. Program Benefits : Training , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service . Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours . Service Areas : Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development . Skills : General Skills , Public Speaking , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Education .