Applications will be accepted until October 8, 2012 for the WV Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA based in Beckley, WV. Specific to Bridgemont Community and Technical College, the VISTA will collaborate with colleges and with communities to build capacity, sustainability, and partnerships for the Experience West Virginia Initiative.
The Experience West Virginia Initiative is a unique educational program for families and friends of Boy Scouts during the 2013 National Jamboree, being hosted by colleges located in Southern West Virginia. The VISTA will help campuses and communities prepare for Experience West Virginia and the national Jamboree by developing partnerships, creating service opportunities for students, and providing training opportunities.
This AmeriCorps VISTA position will focus on three main goals during the term of service from November 13, 2012 to November 13, 2013: To strengthen organizational and/or human capacity on low-income communities by engaging campus volunteers; to assist low-income communities and organizations striving to address the causes and impacts of poverty through the acquisition and management of funding resources; and to create methods for improving community service quality by campus volunteers at community organizations and to strengthen connections between low-income communities and existing organizations and agencies by working to deepen campus community partnerships with a special focus on partnerships that focus on the economic, health and education or revitalization of communities.
For more information about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit this page.
