AmeriCorps Member; North Central Regional Planning and Development

Note:
This is a full-time ACC Ameri Corps position with the North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission

The American Connection Corps (ACC), an Ameri Corps program of Lead For America (LFA), is a service fellowship program aimed at helping communities build the digital connectivity necessary to expand opportunity and economic mobility, ranging from healthcare access to quality employment.

ACC Members spend a year serving with locally-rooted organizations, helping address the digital divide and strengthen access to opportunity. Through their service, they gain hands-on experience, build in-demand skills, and explore career pathways while making a tangible impact in their communities.

The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the six-county region of Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, and Potter. We are proud to be recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s seven Local Development Districts.

Our mission is to strengthen our communities and economies through strategic planning, funding support, and program delivery. We work collaboratively with municipalities, businesses, partners, and residents to turn ideas into action and make meaningful progress in our region.

The Ameri Corps Member will support community outreach, resource navigation support, and regional planning activities across North Central Pennsylvania’s six-county region, with a strong emphasis on improving access to healthcare, public transit, digital connectivity, and essential community services.

The Member will work collaboratively under staff guidance and supervision with local governments, nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers, transportation agencies, and community stakeholders to identify barriers impacting underserved populations and support community-informed efforts that improve quality of life and regional resiliency.

The Ameri Corps Member will help advance equitable access to transportation, healthcare, and digital connectivity services for underserved populations throughout North Central Pennsylvania, with a focus on strengthening rural community resiliency and quality of life.

The ACC Member will:

• Under staff guidance, will support communication and collaboration among local governments, healthcare providers, transportation agencies, broadband providers, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and other regional stakeholders to support community development and regional planning initiatives.
• Conduct community outreach, stakeholder engagement, and public participation activities to identify barriers affecting underserved populations and gather input for planning, community engagement, and service delivery.
• Support initiatives that improve access to transportation, healthcare, broadband, and other essential services for rural residents, seniors, individuals with disabilities, low-income households, and other vulnerable populations.
• Dedicate at least 50% of position activities to broadband expansion, digital inclusion, and digital equity efforts throughout North Central Pennsylvania.
• Research, assess, and document regional needs related to broadband availability, healthcare access, transportation services, and community resiliency to support planning and Ameri Corps approved service activities
• Assist with the support and execution of approved service activities and community initiatives that advance digital connectivity, healthcare access, transportation mobility, and community development goals.
• Provide information, resource navigation support, and community education activities related to broadband, healthcare, transportation, resiliency, and other regional resources and opportunities, provided the Member does not engage in grant writing, fundraising, donor cultivation, preparation of funding proposals, or activities prohibited under Ameri Corps requirements.
• Assist staff with organizing and supporting stakeholder meetings, workshops, public engagement sessions, and collaborative planning activities to advance regional priorities.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret demographic, economic, and service-related data to support planning initiatives, approved reporting requirements, and program evaluation activities under staff oversight.
• Prepare reports, presentations, outreach materials, service summaries, and activity updates to communicate approved service activities, outcomes, and community priorities.
• Support implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), regional resiliency initiatives, and other strategic planning efforts through approved service activities under staff direction.
• Promote awareness of available community resources, services, and programs.

All activities performed by the Ameri Corps Member will occur under staff supervision and within the approved Ameri Corps…