Capacity Building at DIVINE Institute
ORGANIZATION: Literacy Minnesota
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All applicants must apply through the AmeriCorps website:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=87647&fromSearch=true
About the project: D.I.V.I.N.E. Institute serves a unique mix of public school students who have complex educational histories and barriers to academic success. Our mission is to elevate the interpersonal development of youth through literacy and enrichment initiatives which foster life-long learning. We provide educational programming and residential services to school-aged youth who are at risk for educational truancy, school drop-out. We collaborate with city, county and state service providers and the departments of children and family services to provide services to high need girls aged 12-17. We are in a tremendous growth period and need you to help add to the high energy innovation we use to serve our students by reducing disparities in educational development. We have currently grown out of our two locations and are planning to move into new space within a very dynamic community in Minneapolis. The community needs continue to grow as schools and educational providers are searching for solutions to the egregious disparities in educational outcomes for students of color and Black students in Minnesota specifically. To support this growth this year we are embarking on a $5million capital campaign to house expanded programming in another location. We are improving current programming, and expanding to include additional services. We want to improve our outreach and impact within the communities we serve and we want your ideas and experiences especially if you have experience in and value promoting healthy communication, supporting women in leadership, building the capacity of communities of color and utilizing technology in new and exciting ways.
Main duties: Develop your public service and community leadership while meeting the educational development needs of high risk youth in the Twin Cities. This project will help you develop or improve project management, professional writing, community organizing and communication skills. As a Literacy Leader VISTA, you will strengthen and build community partnerships to expand service delivery and opportunities for collaboration. You will enhance our capital campaign by developing new outreach materials and grants processes and systems. And you will expand our volunteer programs through training curriculum enhancement and new volunteer pipeline development.
Requirements:
- Must be 18+ years old
- Must serve full time for one year starting in August
- Must be a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee, or have DACA status
Benefits:
- $472 bi-weekly stipend
- $6,089 education award or $1,800 cash upon completion
- Professionally marketable job skills
- Professional development
- Community networking
- Health care allowance
- Relocation allowance (if moving 50+ miles)
- Childcare assistance
- And more
*Position is part of the Literacy Leadership cohort of Minnesota Literacy Council. Applications reviewed on rolling basis until positions are filled, through June 30. www.mnliteracy.org/americorps-vista.
MN Literacy Council fosters an organizational culture that is welcoming and inclusive to all. See our full diversity and inclusion statement here: https://mnliteracy.org/about/diversity-inclusion
All applicants must apply through the AmeriCorps website:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=87647&fromSearch=true
*For application help, contact Courtney at czaato@mnliteracy.org
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About Literacy Minnesota
Location:
700 Raymond Ave, Suite 180, St. Paul, MN 55114, US
Mission Statement
Literacy Minnesota is the only statewide, nonprofit, volunteer literacy organization in Minnesota. As a leader and advocate for literacy, Literacy Minnesota provides a variety of cost-effective literacy-based services designed to help achieve the personal, educational and economic goals of Minnesotans.
Description
Founded in 1972, Literacy Minnesota is Minnesota's only non-profit, volunteer-based, education provider that operates statewide. Through a network of over 100 community and school-based programs, we provide free classes for individuals lacking the most basic reading, writing and English-speaking skills. We serve both native-born Americans and refugees and immigrants.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
838 Stellar PlaceSt. Paul, MN 55117
DATE POSTED
June 12, 2019
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Organization
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Must be able to commit to service full-time for one full calendar year, starting August 5, 2019.
- For application help, contact Courtney at czaato@mnliteracy.org