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3 people are interested
All Ways Up Foundation VISTA Leader Position
ORGANIZATION: ALL WAYS UP FOUNDATION
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3 people are interested
The All Ways Up Foundation is sponsoring a multi-site VISTA project that will focus on college access and success for low-income youth. The project will include seven sites and we are looking for a Leader to coordinate and oversee the project. To be considered, the applicant MUST HAVE SERVED WITH AMERICORPS OR THE PEACE CORPS FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR.
The Leader will start prior to any of the VISTAs. For the first three months, the Leader will: 1) help recruit, screen, and train the new VISTAs, 2) assist the AWU in developing an orientation and training for the Executive Directors at each site and the site Supervisors, and 3) survey alumni from each site and work towards building an Alumni Advisory Board. Ongoing activities will include: 1) coordinate VISTAs and develop monitoring, reporting, and project management systems, 2) provide opportunities for VISTAs to network, 3) assist VISTAs in accessing other avenues for staff development and training, 4) assist in planning five in-service trainings, 5) train VISTA members on the organization's reporting requirements and assist with reporting needs, 6) process other VISTA paperwork as necessary, and 7) convene periodic meetings of the Alumni Advisory Board. In addition the Leader will work to enhance the stability and sustainability of the Project.
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About ALL WAYS UP FOUNDATION
Location:
15301 VENTURA BLVD STE B570, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403, US
Mission Statement
ALL WAYS UP helps first-generation and low-income youth get to AND through college. By providing scholarships, support for other non-profit organizations and an annual leadership summit, we are working to bridge the gap between ambition and opportunity to break the generational cycle of poverty.
Description
ALL WAYS UP started by offering a scholarship to any high school graduate who lived in Section 8 housing and enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university. These students were given scholarships of up to $2,500 a year to ease the financial burden of college. After seeing the impact of this initial effort, ALL WAYS UP soon began to offer Section 8 residents other services, including summer camp scholarships for children and home ownership down payment grants for couples and families saving every spare penny to buy their first home.
As ALL WAYS UP began to evolve, it discovered another way to create positive change:
To partner with community-based, non-profit organizations that were running programs for low-income, hard-working, motivated participants.
In 2012, ALL WAYS UP broadened its charity partner outreach by launching the Bridging the Gap Awards (BGA), a grant that assisted smaller-sized non-profits working hard to help low-income residents all around the country. Through partnerships with these grass-roots charities, ALL WAYS UP has expanded its giving programs to include college scholarships and an annual UP Through Education Summit for students entering their first year of college. To date, through the BGAs and other initiatives, ALL WAYS UP has funded more than 40 community partners and approximately 200 education scholarships.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5800 Hannum AvenueSuite 100Suite 100Culver City, CA 90230
DATE POSTED
September 14, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Project Management
- Multi-Tasking
- Group Facilitation
- Management
- Professional Development
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Living stipend and education award provided