<p>Carbon County Outreach VISTA-UWGLV</p> <p>United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) is committed to improving lives and community conditions. We strive to create population level change in the areas of education, community stability, and healthy aging and ensure individuals who experience crises have the supports they need to rebound. We focus on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address these concerns and through staff of UWGLV who lead efforts across all three-issue areas, we address issues at the programmatic and systemic levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes. We utilize the collective impact framework as a method for this problem solving of complex social issues and we embrace and promote practices as an asset towards creating positive change. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.</p> <p>Member Duties : 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.</p> <p>Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Relocation Allowance , Training , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage* .</p> <p>Terms :</p> <p>Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended .</p> <p>Service Areas :</p> <p>Health , Housing , Ex-Offender Reentry , Children/Youth , Veterans , Community Outreach , Homelessness , Education , Neighborhood Revitalization , Community and Economic Development , Hunger , Public Safety .</p> <p>Skills :</p> <p>Public Health , Public Speaking , Computers/Technology , Conflict Resolution , Communications , General Skills , Social Services , Youth Development , Non-Profit Management , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Writing/Editing , Teaching/Tutoring , Recruitment , Team Work , Education , Counseling , Leadership , Community Organization , Urban Planning .</p>