VISTA Research & Creative Development Coordinator

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. Community of Hearts is a volunteer‑led nonprofit serving low‑income seniors, families, and individuals in Kent County through mental health and wellness outreach. The organization brings mobile mental health programming, wellness education, and stress‑relief activities directly into neighborhoods with high poverty rates, reducing isolation and improving emotional stability.

The VISTA Research & Creative Development Coordinator will build internal capacity by developing research systems, communication tools, and organizational resources that strengthen long‑term program sustainability. The member will create databases for funding and partnerships, design outreach and communication materials, organize research on mental‑health and poverty trends, and help develop data‑tracking and reporting tools.

• Relocation Allowance
• Spa Services for Mental Health
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Living Allowance
• Choice of Education Award or End‑of‑Service Stipend
• Health Coverage*
• Housing
• Training

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The VISTA Research & Creative Development Coordinator member will curate an updated list of mental health organizations, hospitals, and businesses that will allow Community of Hearts to create a more robust quarterly Mental Health Resource Guide. This will allow volunteers to connect to, and share the correct mental health resources. The research/Creative Coordinator will develop an extensive list of local, statewide, and national mental health resources and organizations to cover the 200 mental health issues, enabling us to help ALICE populations navigate to the help they need across the 20 cities of Kent County.

Car recommended.

Health.

Computers/Technology.

• Program Type:
  Ameri Corps VISTA
• Program
  
  Title:
  
  VISTA Research & Creative Development Coordinator
• Program Start/End Date: 12/22/2025 – 01/11/2027
• Work Schedule:
  
  Full Time
• Education Level: High school diploma/GED
• Age Requirement:
  Minimum 18
• Program Locations:
  Michigan Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint
• Accepting Applications:
  From 12/22/2025 to 01/11/2027
• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Employment Type:
  
  Full-time
• Job Function:
  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Government Administration

Monica Sparks
2180 44th St SE
Kentwood MI 49508
616‑813‑9397
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www.communityofhearts.org