Alonzo A Crim Center LGBTQ+ Street Outreach Job at AmeriCorps
The Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence's mission is to optimize the life opportunities of children and families in urban communities by ensuring the availability of a prosperous and equitable environment through community engagement, research and educational development, and support. The proposed VISTA project aligns with the individuals and families experiencing homelessness focus area. The VISTA project will seek to launch street outreach to homeless and runaway youth in downtown Atlanta, GA. By extension of launching street outreach the initiative will create, develop and provide LGBTQ+ sensitivity and trauma-informed care training to community-based outreach organizations, schools districts, community centers, religious organizations, and other entities that work with LGBTQ+ youth. In year 1 we expect to impact at least 2,500 youth experiencing homelessness. 18 VISTA members will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as creating volunteer pipelines, development databases, education/awareness campaigns, and online service registration systems for homeless and runaway youth over the course of 3-5 years.
Member Duties : Members will be responsible for: (1) creating a pipeline of student volunteers to conduct street outreach, develop and lead volunteer trainings, and create an education/awareness campaign to work with schools and community centers around Metro Atlanta, (2) creating development pipelines in the areas of corporate partnerships, foundations, individual donors, and special events, (3) creating social media and marketing campaigns in order to build brand and program awareness, (4) for acquiring resources to build street outreach kits (water, food, hygiene products, and blanks) to give to youth experiencing homelessness on the street, and (5) for creating online registration systems that our street outreach team can use to enter runaway and homeless youth for mental health, physical health, and housing services with city providers.
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Training .
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Children/Youth , Hunger , Education , Community Outreach , Health , Homelessness .
Children/Youth , Hunger , Education , Community Outreach , Health , Homelessness .
Skills :
Education , Conflict Resolution , Youth Development , Urban Planning , Team Work , Social Services , Teaching/Tutoring , Counseling , General Skills , Community Organization , Non-Profit Management .
Education , Conflict Resolution , Youth Development , Urban Planning , Team Work , Social Services , Teaching/Tutoring , Counseling , General Skills , Community Organization , Non-Profit Management .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Alonzo A Crim Center LGBTQ+ Street Outreach
Program Start/End Date
10/07/2022 - 10/06/2023
Work Schedule
Full Time
Education level
Associates degree (AA)
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
GEORGIA Atlanta
Accepting Applications
From 10/04/2022 To 10/14/2023
Contact
Brian Williams
30 Pryor Street SW
Atlanta GA 30303
4044138070
bawilli@gsu.edu
https://crim.education.gsu.edu
Listing ID
115120
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