Economic Opportunity Projects
Institution Name: Alvernia University
Host Site Supervisor: Megan Adukaitis; megan.adukaitis@alvernia.edu
Description: The Greater Reading Non-Profit Career-Readiness Partnership aims to increase connections between local non-profit organizations and Alvernia University to provide low-income students career-readiness skills through real-world experiences such as internships and other community- based learning experiences. The AmeriCorps *VISTA member will serve as a liaison with non-profit organizations embedded in the Greater Reading community to help develop internships and high impact community based learning experiences with the hope that these experiences will turn into full-time, entry-level positions.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Megan Adukaitis; megan.adukaitis@alvernia.edu
Description: The Greater Reading Non-Profit Career-Readiness Partnership aims to increase connections between local non-profit organizations and Alvernia University to provide low-income students career-readiness skills through real-world experiences such as internships and other community- based learning experiences. The AmeriCorps *VISTA member will serve as a liaison with non-profit organizations embedded in the Greater Reading community to help develop internships and high impact community based learning experiences with the hope that these experiences will turn into full-time, entry-level positions.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Dickinson College
Host Site Supervisor: Laura Megivern, megiverl@dickinson.edu
Description: The VISTA will develop systems for managing the lab (including volunteer recruitment and management, scheduling, and tracking maintenance needs); document unmet needs and demand for training and resources; and, recruit and schedule college and community stakeholders to develop and deliver clinics and programs that enhance computer skills, job search effectiveness, resume writing, and employee soft skills. Working with the Northside Learning & Action Network, an established coalition of Dickinson faculty and community stakeholders, the VISTA will coordinate a needs assessment to direct future engagement with senior citizens, English language learners, and individuals re-entering the community post-incarceration.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Laura Megivern, megiverl@dickinson.edu
Description: The VISTA will develop systems for managing the lab (including volunteer recruitment and management, scheduling, and tracking maintenance needs); document unmet needs and demand for training and resources; and, recruit and schedule college and community stakeholders to develop and deliver clinics and programs that enhance computer skills, job search effectiveness, resume writing, and employee soft skills. Working with the Northside Learning & Action Network, an established coalition of Dickinson faculty and community stakeholders, the VISTA will coordinate a needs assessment to direct future engagement with senior citizens, English language learners, and individuals re-entering the community post-incarceration.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Elizabethtown College (Job Readiness)
Host Site Supervisor: Leigh Ann Farling; farlingl@echoslancaster.org
Description: The VISTA will target under-resourced members of the Elizabethtown and Mount Joy areas to strengthen their resources and challenges through improving job readiness skills. Our VISTA will be joining a unified city-focus Lancaster County’s Mayor’s Commission to Combat Poverty who has defined poverty as “the condition of living with an income less than the Federal Poverty Thresholds for one’s household size.”
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Leigh Ann Farling; farlingl@echoslancaster.org
Description: The VISTA will target under-resourced members of the Elizabethtown and Mount Joy areas to strengthen their resources and challenges through improving job readiness skills. Our VISTA will be joining a unified city-focus Lancaster County’s Mayor’s Commission to Combat Poverty who has defined poverty as “the condition of living with an income less than the Federal Poverty Thresholds for one’s household size.”
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Elizabethtown College (ECHOS)
Host Site Supervisor: Deb Jones; jonesd@echolancaster.org
Description: The VISTA will utilize the systems and relationships that were developed and nurtured during years one and two of the VISTA program to finalize sustainable solutions and resources to ensure the longevity of an expanded multi-community homeless service agency. These focus areas build long-term solutions to existing anti-poverty programs by expanding community partnerships and strengthening community network of agencies and community resources. The VISTA’S role will focus on finalizing the key collaborators with ECHOS to ensure continuous community outreach and coordination for the winter shelter after the VISTA program no longer partners with ECHOS.
Status: Apply Now!
Host Site Supervisor: Deb Jones; jonesd@echolancaster.org
Description: The VISTA will utilize the systems and relationships that were developed and nurtured during years one and two of the VISTA program to finalize sustainable solutions and resources to ensure the longevity of an expanded multi-community homeless service agency. These focus areas build long-term solutions to existing anti-poverty programs by expanding community partnerships and strengthening community network of agencies and community resources. The VISTA’S role will focus on finalizing the key collaborators with ECHOS to ensure continuous community outreach and coordination for the winter shelter after the VISTA program no longer partners with ECHOS.
Status: Apply Now!
Institution Name: Messiah College
Host Site Supervisor: Ashley Sheaffer; asheaffer@messiah.edu
Description: The VISTA will work closely with the Messiah College Agape Center team to identify college programs, classes and resources that could connect to and support the project. They will also educate the campus on issues and barriers facing refugees and immigrants, as well as recruit and connect student volunteers to these programs.
Status: Not Available
Host Site Supervisor: Ashley Sheaffer; asheaffer@messiah.edu
Description: The VISTA will work closely with the Messiah College Agape Center team to identify college programs, classes and resources that could connect to and support the project. They will also educate the campus on issues and barriers facing refugees and immigrants, as well as recruit and connect student volunteers to these programs.
Status: Not Available
Institution Name: Slippery Rock University
Host Site Supervisor: Alice Delvecchino, Alice.delvecchino@sru.edu
Description: The VISTA assigned to the Institute for Nonprofit Leadership will Conduct research on concerns and best practices regarding re-entry, recovery, individual and community resilience, and workforce development. Engage Slippery Rock University students/faculty as well as other community members as volunteers and mentors to assist in building the capacity of county organizations that address re-entry, recovery, individual and community resilience, and workforce development. If you have excellent research and organizational skills, the passion to make a difference and want to join a team of government, nonprofit, university and community champions committed to finding a way to address poverty among those persons most impacted by this epidemic, thank this is the position for you!
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Alice Delvecchino, Alice.delvecchino@sru.edu
Description: The VISTA assigned to the Institute for Nonprofit Leadership will Conduct research on concerns and best practices regarding re-entry, recovery, individual and community resilience, and workforce development. Engage Slippery Rock University students/faculty as well as other community members as volunteers and mentors to assist in building the capacity of county organizations that address re-entry, recovery, individual and community resilience, and workforce development. If you have excellent research and organizational skills, the passion to make a difference and want to join a team of government, nonprofit, university and community champions committed to finding a way to address poverty among those persons most impacted by this epidemic, thank this is the position for you!
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: University of Pennsylvania
Host Site Supervisor: Elizabeth Cannon, cannone@upenn.edu
Description: The CCNYPA*VISTA will play a critical role enhancing HIAS PA’s capacity to support newly-arrived refugees and asylees as they prepare for, find, and sustain their very first jobs in America. The CCNYPA*VISTA will also play a role in helping Penn students engage with the Refugee Employment Team at HIAS PA, by supporting volunteer outreach, coordination, and training and education of Penn students.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Elizabeth Cannon, cannone@upenn.edu
Description: The CCNYPA*VISTA will play a critical role enhancing HIAS PA’s capacity to support newly-arrived refugees and asylees as they prepare for, find, and sustain their very first jobs in America. The CCNYPA*VISTA will also play a role in helping Penn students engage with the Refugee Employment Team at HIAS PA, by supporting volunteer outreach, coordination, and training and education of Penn students.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Washington & Jefferson College
Host Site Supervisor: Kellin Cavanaugh, kcavanaugh@washjeff.edu
Description: The VISTA will extend the organizational reach and ability of the Washington CDC to respond to the community members’ requests for assistance with initiating homeownership and home stabilization. The VISTA will focus on data inventory management, property management and record keeping for duplication and expansion of the rehab initiatives. The VISTA will also seek support and collaborative opportunities from other community organizations.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Kellin Cavanaugh, kcavanaugh@washjeff.edu
Description: The VISTA will extend the organizational reach and ability of the Washington CDC to respond to the community members’ requests for assistance with initiating homeownership and home stabilization. The VISTA will focus on data inventory management, property management and record keeping for duplication and expansion of the rehab initiatives. The VISTA will also seek support and collaborative opportunities from other community organizations.
Status: Filled!