The Housing Needs VISTA will work closely with program leadership and social workers to build infrastructure, develop curriculum, and improve data systems and processes. These activities will culminate in strengthened community engagement and improved service delivery for older adults and adults with disabilities at-risk or experiencing homelessness. The VISTA will engage with the target population and attend community meetings to understand the local context of social services. The member will be tasked with identifying improvements for client assessment tools and program procedures as well as present research findings to Eldercare staff to help better support current and future programming. The member will be tasked with developing new surveys and data measures that are specific to homelessness, so that we can more accurately reflect the needs of this population and the outcomes of services.
Service Activities
Recruitment , Social Services , Public Health , Communications , Community Organization , General Skills , Team Work , Computers/Technology , Veterans , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking
Community Need Addressed
Recent evidence from "The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness" suggests that people born between 1954-1963 have had an elevated risk of homelessness throughout their lifetime. Now they make up a disproportionate part of the homeless population. These realities make the Housing Needs for Older Adults project an urgent one.
Position Outcomes
Family Eldercare's Money Management Program offers services for older adults and adults with disabilities that transitions them from homelessness into stable housing and supports them to meet their basic living needs
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Health coverage, Living allowance, Non-competitive eligibility (federal jobs), Relocation allowance (if applicable), Stipend, Student loan forbearance, Training
Skills you will gain
Recruitment , Social Services , Public Health , Communications , Community Organization , General Skills , Team Work , Computers/Technology , Veterans , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Listen to and consider others' viewpoints
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Planning
Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time