MCNCE VISTA- Basic Needs & Civic Engagement Coordinator MT

In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Montana Technological University is a place of purpose, home to uncommon thinking, research, innovation, and ideas. Founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines, Montana Tech is a public university in Butte, Montana, with a focus on engineering, applied science, and health science. It is the only school in the United States with an underground mine on campus.

The university enrolls around 2,200 undergraduates, and maintains a 14 to 1 student to faculty ratio. The Basic Needs and Civic Engagement Coordinator is a full‑time Ameri Corps position hosted at Montana Technological University in Butte, Montana, through the Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement. The goal of this project is to strengthen basic needs security, civic engagement, and community involvement among students and the broader campus community.

The Ameri Corps member will develop and implement programs to advance basic needs access by overseeing campus food pantry operations and establishing a unified Campus Closet model. The member will strengthen institutional capacity to support student access to food, clothing, and essential resources, while also developing volunteer programs, establishing civic partnerships, and advancing community collaboration. Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement (MCNCE) serves as the intermediary for this project.

MCNCE is a coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to fostering civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across Montana. Led by CEOs from participating institutions, MCNCE works to improve community life and educate students on civic and social responsibility, preparing them to be thoughtful, compassionate, and engaged leaders.

• The Basic Needs and Civic Engagement Coordinator will develop and implement operational systems for the campus food pantry and unified Campus Closet, including inventory tracking and scheduling processes.
• The member will develop student leader training programs, implement workshops on food security, and create marketing strategies promoting civic engagement.
• The member will establish partnerships with local nonprofits and food banks, connecting students to essential services.
• By year's end, the member will have created data management systems, training guides, and sustainable partnership models that build organizational capacity to continue serving Montana Tech students beyond the service term.

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Stipend
• Training
• Living Allowance
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Health Coverage*
• Relocation Allowance
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• For details about Ameri Corps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours

• Education
• Hunger

• Leadership

• Ameri Corps VISTA

• MCNCE VISTA
  - Basic Needs & Civic Engagement Coordinator MT

• 09/08/2026 - 09/07/2027

• Full Time

• Some college

• Minimum: 18 Maximum:
  None

• MONTANA

• English

• From 07/20/2026 To 08/21/2026

• Lizzy Daly
• Davidson Honors College #020
• Missoula MT 59812
• daly
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