Casa de Amigos of Midland Volunteer ENG Coordinator VISTA

Casa de Amigos of Midland Volunteer ENG Coordinator VISTA

The mission of Casa de Amigos is to improve the quality of life throughout the community by helping people help themselves. Casa de Amigos program areas are Health/Wellness, Youth and Adult Education, and Social and Senior Services. Stakeholder families and clients are of varied ethnicities, cultures and languages; the majority are below the poverty level, and their ages span from infants in the Child Enrichment Center, to senior adults receiving daily hot meals and attending thriving Senior Centers.

All of Casa de Amigos' program areas address poverty related needs, for example, family food insecurity, lack of health insurance, unemployment and underemployment, limited English speaking and financial literacy skills, academically at-risk youth, and senior nutrition and wellbeing. Casa de Amigo's programming includes running a Mobile Food Pantry, serving meals in their Senior Center, and providing healthcare at their clinic to uninsured adults, after school tutoring, and summer camps.

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Member Duties :
The mission of Casa de Amigos is to improve the quality of life throughout the community by helping people help themselves. The Volunteer Engagement Ameri Corps VISTA member will increase Casa De Amigo's capacity by recruiting and managing volunteers to expand the reach of their impact. The VISTA member will build long-term sustainability by cross-training staff and volunteers on the volunteer recruitment and retention strategies the VISTA creates.

The Volunteer Engagement VISTA will enhance volunteer recruitment and engagement efforts to increase volunteerism to expand the reach of Casa de Amigo of Midland's anti-poverty programming. The member will serve to enhance infrastructure to recruit and on-board volunteers to increase reach of Casa de Amigos of Midland programming. The member will also enhance volunteer experience to increase volunteer retention rates for Casa de Amigos of Midland.

The VISTA member will serve on average 4 days a week in-person, and 1 day a week virtually.

Program Benefits :
Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Living Allowance .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :

Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Community and Economic Development .

Skills :

Writing/Editing , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Recruitment , Leadership , Communications , General Skills , Education , Team Work , Community Organization , Public Speaking .