AmeriCorps VISTA --Resource Development

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CAFI Agency Capacity Building VISTA Program supports effective initiatives that help CAFI address poverty and access to the resources within this services area. Also, VISTA will complement our efforts to alleviate poverty by engaging volunteers and community members and greatly expanding fundraising capacity. Community Action for Improvement, Inc. (CAFI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966 and headquartered in LaGrange, Georgia. The agency has provided services to low-income families or individuals experiencing homelessness or who are at-risk of homelessness for over 50 years, serving a five-county service area in Georgia. Counties served are Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup. CAFI's mission, adopted in 1976, is to enhance the quality of life of individuals and families by providing services and resources that will facilitate the building of self-esteem and self-sufficiency through the active involvement of the total community. Since 1966, CAFI has provided service connection, Weatherization, Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, and Homelessness Prevention and Housing Stability Program to Georgia residents seeking a hand-up, not a hand-out. CAFI has strategically provided services in community education, advocacy, and direct services to more than one million individuals. The agency has strived to offer programs and services that empower the community and citizens within its five-county service area to become self-sufficient and emerge from economic despair.

Member Duties : The Resource Development VISTA will help CAFI improve our sustainability. By helping to identify potential funders, the VISTA will enable CAFI to diversify revenue and increase our budget so that we can serve more people in the region.

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Living Allowance . *For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare

Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :
Veterans , Neighborhood Revitalization , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Housing .

Skills :
General Skills , Public Speaking , Business/Entrepreneur , Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , Communications , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Urban Planning , Community Organization , Team Work , Non-Profit Management .


To Apply, please go https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=92590&fromSearch=true