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1 person is interested
Reading Literacy VISTA (Full-Time, Includes Stipend)
ORGANIZATION: Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
If you have a passion for empowering youth to become proficient readers and enjoy being in multicultural communities; if you have great communication and digital technology skills, this is an opportunity to use and grow your skills as you strengthen and sustain our innovative literacy program for children of color...
...Serve with Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation (TCHDC) as a Reading Literacy VISTA in a unique tutoring project at our Liberty Plaza Resource Center. The Resource Center is a community center embedded within Liberty Plaza, an affordable housing community in St. Paul that is open to Liberty Plaza residents and the surrounding neighborhood.
As part of the VISTA program, you will receive a living stipend, healthcare allowance, and many benefits related to student loans and future education costs.
For more information on the Center and its programs, visit http://www.tchdc.org/tchdc-resource-centers
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About Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation
Location:
400 Selby Avenue Suite C, St. Paul, MN 55102, US
Mission Statement
Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation (TCHDC) provides high quality afforable rental housing to families, respectful of the neighborhoods in which the housing is located.
TCHDC Resource Centers are well-maintained, safe, cultural responsive and welcoming environments that supports the academic, economic, and social advancement of residents.
Description
Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation (TCHDC) is a not-for-profit developer (with 501c3 status) and owner of affordable rental housing for families in the eleven-county metro area of the Twin Cities - Minnesota.
Since the early 2000's TCHDC has provided year round out-of-school time programming for children in grades K-12 at it's two Resource Centers, Liberty Plaza in St. Paul and Calibre Ridge in Roseville. The Programs at Liberty Plaza are PLUS-TIme (Playful Learning with University Students) for children in K-4th grade and Youth VOICE for youth in grades 5-12th. The programs at Calibre Ridge are the Camp Fire Youth (k-5th) and Camp Fire Teen (6-12th) Programs. Over the years these programs have served over 2,000 children and youth who are members of families that live in TCHDC affordable housing communities.
The goals of our Resource Center programs and services are to:
1. Strengthen the economic self-sufficiency of resident families by supporting growth in employment and training services for adults
2. Improve academic achievement and self-confidence among children and youth
3. Help residents enhance the life skills necessary to be thriving member of society
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
290 Arundel Ave.Saint Paul, MN 55103
DATE POSTED
March 30, 2016
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Organization
- Literacy / Reading
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 40 hours a week for 1 year