<p>Campus compact VISTA Michigan State U - Community Benefits</p> <p>The Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA program places AmeriCorps VISTA members in full service with our campus and community partners for a one-year period. During this year, members spend 35 hours per week on their host site's campus or with one of that campus's community partners to work on building systems and programs that support low-income college students and community members. The VISTA member's work is to build capacity, meaning that rather than directly serving the community, they're enhancing or creating systems, structures, and resources that support the direct anti-poverty work. Campus Compact functions as the central VISTA program hub, performing program administration, offering training and support to VISTA members and their projects, and connecting the work happening in individual projects both to similar work happening nationwide and back to AmeriCorps. For detailed program information and FAQs, please visit our website. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.</p> <p>Member Duties : Many communities are unaware of the opportunity for "local wealth building". To serve low-income communities, the VISTA member will continue efforts in researching, drafting, compiling, and evaluating Community Benefits plans for both rural and urban spaces in Michigan. Community benefits planning and ordinances are agreements between a private entity and a community organization on behalf of low-income community stakeholders, through which residents can negotiate specific interests and outcomes like jobs, health facilities, child care, etc. In year two, the VISTA will support the development of a community benefits facilitator program where facilitators serve as community leaders and resource coordinators. The VISTA will craft educational programming, host focus groups, facilitate networking opportunities, produce marketing materials, and share findings with the MSU team and facilitators. These efforts are to develop sustainable community organizing for each identified community.</p> <p>Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Additional host site benefits available! .</p> <p>Terms :</p> <p>Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .</p> <p>Service Areas :</p> <p>Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development .</p> <p>Skills :</p> <p>Communications , Writing/Editing , Community Organization , General Skills , Computers/Technology .</p>