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Codman Square Community Impact & Assessment Specialist VISTA

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CSNDC) is a community organization committed to developing affordable housing and fighting for racial and economic justice by building power of low/moderate-income communities of color in Dorchester. CSNDC’s VISTA project will support the establishment of an integrated one-stop center connecting the community with a range of economic and financial supports at the agency and will build capacity for the agency’s climate justice work. This initiative will benefit more than 1,000 low-income, BIPOC residents of Dorchester’s Codman Square neighborhood. The Community Impact & Assessment Specialist VISTA member will assess the landscape of financial empowerment, housing resources, workforce, and economic development and empowerment programs available to CSNDC’s constituents, improve tracking of referrals to external partners, and refine tracking of internal referrals that engage clients to improve overall community wellbeing.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : The Case Management Clearinghouse Program Design & Impact Assessment VISTA member will: 1. Assess local housing stabilization resources (rental/utility assistance), key public benefits, financial capability, and workforce programs available. 2. Create a community asset map, showing service providers in Dorchester and Boston, highlighting gaps in services, and supporting connections to local resources. 3. Research and make recommendations for strategies for warm handoffs to partner service providers and ongoing communication to maximize client support and create tools to track referrals from handoff through client outcomes. 4. Make recommendations for seamless information sharing between CSNDC departments to maximize support for clients. 5. Work with peer VISTA members to research and make recommendations to facilitate warm handoffs between CSNDC’s direct service and community organizing staff and develop system to track internal referrals engaged in community initiatives.

Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Education award upon successful completion of service , Monthly public transportation pass , Training , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

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

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

Skills : Team Work , Recruitment , Community Organization , Social Services , Computers/Technology , Public Health , General Skills , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Counseling , Non-Profit Management .



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SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Codman Square Community Impact & Assessment Specialist VISTA

Program Start/End Date

02/13/2023 - 02/12/2024

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Some college

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

MASSACHUSETTS Boston

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 06/15/2022 To 04/30/2023

Contact

Lynn Sanders

587 Washington St

Boston MA 02124

8572468212

lynn@csndc.com

https://www.csndc.com/

Listing ID

113002


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