Carbon County Outreach VISTA

All United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) AmeriCorps VISTA assignments will expand capacity towards population level goals across the region. UWGLV strives to create population level change in the areas of education, healthy aging, and community stability to ensure individuals who experience crises have the supports they need to rebound. The UWGLV VISTA project focuses on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address concerns and through working with UWGLV staff they support the efforts across all four-issue areas. VISTAs address issues at the programmatic and systemic levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes by utilizing the collective impact framework.

Benefits
Living Allowance
Education Award
Healthiest You Telehealth
Student loan forgiveness program
Non-Compete Eligibility for Government Jobs

Responsibilities
The Carbon County Outreach AmeriCorps VISTA will strengthen community stability by mapping and assessing local resources, building cross-sector partnerships, and collecting and analyzing data to support long-term solutions related to food security, housing, and ALICE households. The VISTA will map food pantries and meal resources across Carbon County and explore opportunities for coordination, collect and analyze data on housing availability, affordability, and blighted properties, and build relationships with local nonprofits, schools, government, and faith-based organizations to strengthen collaboration. Through identifying gaps in community resources and elevating data-driven insights, this role will help inform United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley s investment planning, bold goal focus areas, and future grant development, laying the groundwork for sustainable, community-wide impact.

Requirements
Willing to serve full time for a modest living allowance of $24,962 annually and education award.
At least 18 years old
Have a HS diploma or G.E.D.
Able to report in person for work in Lehigh, Northampton or Carbon counties.
Able to secure clearances to work with vulnerable populations (Act 153).

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