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AmeriCorps*VISTA member with the Chain Reaction Youth Corps
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Location:
Pencascola , Florida, 32501, United States
Organization:
Florida Alliance for Student Service AmeriCorps*VISTA Initiative
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Start date:
July 17, 2009
Sex:
All are welcome
Language(s):
English
Last updated:
May 26, 2009
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End date:
July 16, 2010
Age:
Seniors (65 and over), Adults (18-64)
Area of Focus:
Community Development, Community Service and Volunteering, Education and Academia, Voting, Democracy, and Civic Engagement
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Description:
Become an AmeriCorps*VISTA member with the Chain Reaction Youth Corps in Pensacola, FL!
Chain Reaction provides several services for our teenage members and to the community. Chain Reaction, recruits teenagers to volunteer in their community, identifies and develops volunteer opportunities for teenagers through non-profit organizations, hosts monthly meetings to train teenagers on how to become successful volunteers, sends weekly e-mails to members on volunteer opportunities, tracks all volunteer hours for each Chain Reaction member, and develops and sponsors Youth-led service projects for the community. The focus is on providing teenagers with appropriate service opportunities as well as providing a forum where they can become involved in solutions to community issues in a meaningful way. As the VISTA you will be working hand and hand with the Chain Reaction Director. You will be responsible for recruiting teenagers at local middle and high schools to join Chain Reaction, participate in preparation and running monthly meetings to train teenagers on how to become successful volunteers, send weekly e-mails to members on volunteer opportunities, tracks all volunteer hours for each Chain Reaction member, and develop Youth-led service projects for the community. You will also be involved in training teen member on ageing sensitivity, leadership plenty, volunteering 101 and SLIC (service learning impacting citizenship.
The FASS AmeriCorps*VISTA Initiative is a service program that aims to empower students through volunteerism and service-learning to create positive change in our communities. VISTA members earn benefits, including: housing a living allowance, health insurance, student loan forbearance, and a $4,725 education award to apply toward tuition, student loans, or future graduate studies. Applicants from out of state are eligible for a relocation allowance. If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our website at www.fsu.edu/~vista or contact Tara Glynn at (850) 488-3143.
How to Apply:
Contact Tara Glynn at (850) 488-3143 or tglynn@admin.fsu.edu. For more information on the FASS VISTA Initiative please visit www.fsu.edu/~vista.
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/149448-76/c
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