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20 people are interested
Work with Stockton youth to create social change!
ORGANIZATION: Changeist
Please visit the new page to apply.
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20 people are interested
* THIS OPPORTUNITY IS FOR PEOPLE AGES 17 - 26 *
At Changeist, you will work on a diverse team to learn to design, implement and improve spaces for youth to learn and practice changemaking skills. Your role will be to recruit diverse youth and volunteers and help them find agency in some of the most challenging issues that we face today. You will do this by creating thoughtful, culturally responsive workshops and experiences to enhance learning. At the end of the program year, the youth you lead will feel more equipped and empowered to take on issues most important to them.
- Recruit middle school, high school, or college aged youth for a 6-10 month learning experience with high energy presentations
- Nurture and cultivate relationships with schools and community based partners to help youth access social justice practitioners and leaders.
- Designing curriculum and learning experiences (field trips) for participants to build community and learn about complex social justice issues
- Coach a small learning community of participants in civic reflection, enhancing their learning and experience
- Creating new programs that take place outside of Saturdays for alumni to further develop their leadership skills or learn about a new career pathway. (i.e. we’ve created a program called "Storyist" which is helping youth tell stories with photography and film)
- Analyze formative data to improve the quality of program week to week
- Lead special projects that will build on the current work of the organization
More opportunities with Changeist
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Changeist
Location:
811 W 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Changeist is to build a community of diverse young people that utilize their personal agency to create a more just society.
Description
Changeist convenes on Saturdays between January and July. Youth, ages 11-26, form diverse teams, serve a minimum of 100 hours, and complete team-based projects. Middle school-aged youth work through issues in monthly modules that incorporate interactive learning, active service projects, and individual and team reflection. During the final months of the program, our middle school teams work together to explore a topic of their choosing, developing service projects to address their issue. High school-aged youth are placed on teams that explore one issue in great depth throughout the year. During the final six weeks of the high school program, teams partner with local community organizations to complete capacity building projects. These externships provide more experiential, in-depth learning opportunities for our older youth, while providing nonprofit partners with the resources needed to take on an additional project of need. College-aged youth lead teams of middle school and high school youth, supporting the building of an effective team and program-wide culture, while gaining professional skills in youth development.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
110 North San Joaquin StreetStockton, CA 95202
DATE POSTED
August 12, 2021
SKILLS
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- 40-45 hrs/wk
- To be eligible you must be a U.S. citizen between the ages of 17-26 and have not completed more than 3 full years of service at another AmeriCorps program.