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AmeriCorps VISTA Initiatives,[object Object],Presenter: Ben Shapiro, Mentoring and Parent Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA, Central Lakes College Upward Bound,[object Object]
What will we cover today?,[object Object],What are VISTAs?,[object Object],What do VISTAs do?,[object Object],How do I apply for a VISTA?,[object Object],What has the VISTA done for our program?,[object Object],Goal: Programs will find new ways to bring in programs and individuals to their programs.   VISTAs create capacity to organizations and can bring in aspects to our programs.  ,[object Object]
What are AmeriCorps VISTAs?,[object Object],http://www.americorps.gov/about/newsroom/psas_vista_program_high.asp,[object Object],Volunteers in Service to America,[object Object],Created in 1964 as part of War on Poverty,[object Object],Private citizens can contribute on a voluntary basis to meet the challenges confronting low-income communities.,[object Object],The skills and energies of AmeriCorps VISTA members are used most effectively when the members live and work in the low-income communities they serve.,[object Object],The full-time personal involvement of AmeriCorps VISTA members brings an added dimension to local public and private nonprofit organizations that work to develop lasting solutions to the problems of low-income communities.,[object Object]
AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsor,[object Object],A federal, state, or local government agency,[object Object],A government of an Indian nation,[object Object],A private non-profit organization that is committed to creating solutions to problems affecting low-income communities,[object Object],The sponsoring organization is responsible for developing a project plan,[object Object],The sponsoring organization manages AmeriCorps VISTA resources - grant money and the members themselves - and provides the support necessary to achieve project goals.,[object Object],The sponsoring organization shares the cost of AmeriCorps VISTA members by committing to pay all or part of their members' living allowances.,[object Object]
VISTA Work Plan,[object Object],  Engage residents of the low-income community to ensure that it is responsive and relevant to the low-income residents served,[object Object],Leverage community resources (including part-time community volunteers) from public and private sectors,[object Object],Expand the capacity of the community and organization to sustain the project when AmeriCorps VISTA members finish their terms of service,[object Object],..ISTA Descriptionroject Plan Form vs 3.doc,[object Object]
AmeriCorps VISTA Role,[object Object],VISTA members make a full-time, one-year commitment to alleviate poverty in a particular community,[object Object],Focus on building the capacity of individuals, organizations, and communities as a whole to set and attain their goals and respond to problems confronting communities in need,[object Object],A member assignment does not include the delivery of individual services to a limited number of clients, that is, "direct service," or activities more appropriately performed by the sponsoring organization's administrative support staff.,[object Object],An AmeriCorps VISTA member is not an employee of the sponsoring organization. An AmeriCorps VISTA member is a federal resource on loan to a local organization,[object Object]
Role Continued,[object Object],The member living allowance is at the poverty level.,[object Object],A member may not receive any additional monetary compensation beyond the standard allowances for services rendered as an AmeriCorps VISTA member.,[object Object],Members remain available for service, without regard to regular working hours, at all times during the member's service, except for periods of approved leave. (10 sick days and 10 vacation days),[object Object],Members serve one year, but maybe invited to extend up to three years,[object Object]
How do I get a VISTA?,[object Object],The project application details the specific problem the project will address in the low-income community, provides a set of goals and objectives for the overall project, and includes a project plan that describes the activities the member will undertake.,[object Object],The performance measures portion of the application is the basis of subsequent Project Progress Reports, which are used by Corporation staff to monitor the achievement of project goals.,[object Object],The assignment description portion of the application is used to recruit and assign AmeriCorps VISTA members and to summarize their required duties and skills.,[object Object],..ISTA Descriptionista project application form.doc,[object Object]
Supervision ,[object Object],Your day-to-day tasks on the project,[object Object],The relationship of your tasks to the work of staff members of the sponsoring organization,[object Object],The sponsoring organization staff 's understanding of your role,[object Object],The target community's expectations of you and for the project,[object Object],The resources, facilities (e.g., reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities), and supplies needed for your assignment,[object Object],Duties cannot supplant those of paid staff or existing volunteers,[object Object]
Other Projects,[object Object], Develop a system to assist immigrant/refugee community members meet the child care needs of their community,[object Object],Greater diversity among Catholic Charities volunteers as it relates to age and ethnicity,[object Object],Development and implementation of an After-Care program for former residents of domestic violence shelter and transitional house.,[object Object],Donor program development & website development,[object Object],Developing our volunteer program,[object Object],Recruiting volunteers and spreading community awareness ,[object Object]
My VISTA Experience,[object Object],This year I was put in charge of two programs,[object Object],The creation of a parent advisory board,[object Object],The creation of a mentoring program,[object Object],Mentoring turned into three programs, academic year mentoring, summer program mentoring and job shadowing mentoring,[object Object]
Parent Advisory Board ,[object Object],Researched other parenting committees,[object Object],Wrote a parent letter and survey with return envelopes- received 12 responses,[object Object],Created a Ad and bylaws to be sent out with the newsletter to find potential parents,[object Object],Called selected parents that Upward Bound staff thought would be good board members,[object Object],Had first meeting at Saturday Academy  ,[object Object]
Academic Year Mentoring ,[object Object],Researched other programs,[object Object],Surveyed students on mentoring,[object Object],Created Strategic Plan for program that would include mentoring in student communities,[object Object],Changed plan in order to allow more college students to be mentors,[object Object],Recruitment of mentors-E-mailed students, partnered with Senior Center, Social Work Department and Student Support Services,[object Object],Interviewed mentors and checked their background,[object Object],16 students were matched with 14 mentors for four Saturday Academies ,[object Object],Students and mentors meet at lunch and had a meal conversation,[object Object]
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Summer Program,[object Object],Peer Mentoring program to help with retention for summer program ,[object Object],Wrote up plan similar to academic mentoring program,[object Object],Matched new summer students with returning summer students,[object Object],Job shadowing/work study will help bring more upper classmen students,[object Object],Researched other programs,[object Object],Decided to have job shadowing for Bridge students only,[object Object],Met with professionals in the area,[object Object],Students will meet for 40 hours and produce a paper on the career they choose  ,[object Object]
Questions?,[object Object],Benjamin Shapiro,[object Object],AmeriCorps VISTA,[object Object],501 W College Drive,[object Object],Brainerd, MN 56401,[object Object],218-855-8293,[object Object],bshapiro@clcmn.edu,[object Object]

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