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731 E 8th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 865-7358
MISSION:To empower low-income Alaskans through advocacy, education, affordable housing anddirect services that respect our unique values and culturesVISION:Healthy People, Sustainable Communities, Vibrant Cultures.
Alaska Primary Care Association Youth Engagement VISTA Alaska Primary Care Association Youth ...
Rural Alaska Community Action Program, INC.
With a small team of staff, the AmeriCorps member will build a curricula for a youth engagement and workforce development program, deliver youth engagement sessions, and connect young adults to career and education tracks in health services. Serve in ...
With a small team of staff, the AmeriCorps member will build a curricula for a youth engagement and workforce development program, deliver ...
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Focus Community & Nonprofit Development + 2 more
Alaska Rural Public Health and Safety - Port Heiden Alaska Rural Public Health and Safety - Port ...
The AmeriCorps member will serve as a liaison with local emergency management and collaborate with the local civic leaders. Additionally, in order to alleviate poverty and build the capacity of the Native Village of Port Heiden the VISTA will ...
The AmeriCorps member will serve as a liaison with local emergency management and collaborate with the local civic leaders. Additionally, in ...
Focus Disaster + 1 more
Aluetian Pribilof Islands Association Greenhouse Project Aluetian Pribilof Islands Association Greenhouse ...
During the year of service, the VISTA will enhance the capacity of the organization by aiding in the development of a program that increases food security in Aluetian communities along the Berring Sea. Many of these communities suffer from high ...
During the year of service, the VISTA will enhance the capacity of the organization by aiding in the development of a program that increases ...
Focus Arts & Culture + 3 more
AmeriCorps VISTA Elder Mentor AmeriCorps VISTA Elder Mentor
The overall goal of the project is to increase access to engaging, culturally-relevant educational resources for students living in underserved communities by collaborating with Alaska educators to develop a learning toolkit designed for use by ...
The overall goal of the project is to increase access to engaging, culturally-relevant educational resources for students living in ...
AmeriCorps VISTA for the Rural Economic Development Project AmeriCorps VISTA for the Rural Economic ...
The AmeriCorps VISTA member will work with the RurAL CAP team and Native American Villages to create programs that have a direct positive effect on the villages’ local economy. These programs will be created by conducting a needs-based assessment of ...
The AmeriCorps VISTA member will work with the RurAL CAP team and Native American Villages to create programs that have a direct positive ...
Focus Community & Nonprofit Development + 4 more
AmeriCorps VISTA Member at Seeds of Change AmeriCorps VISTA Member at Seeds of Change
The VISTA project will help maintain and further expand the capacity of Seeds of Change to train, track, and recruit volunteers. Throughout the year of service, the VISTA member will also analyze the current Seeds of Change programming to ensure that ...
The VISTA project will help maintain and further expand the capacity of Seeds of Change to train, track, and recruit volunteers. Throughout ...
Focus Environment
AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate at the Anchorage Youth Courts AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate at the Anchorage ...
AYC will provide a four-week summer learning program in which 40 youth going into grades 9 and 10 learn about law and citizenship in an environment that incorporates principles of social and emotional learning. Mornings will be spent in small class ...
AYC will provide a four-week summer learning program in which 40 youth going into grades 9 and 10 learn about law and citizenship in an ...
Focus Education & Youth + 1 more
Building Wealth and Prosperity in Mountain View Building Wealth and Prosperity in Mountain View
For this project the VISTA will be working to implement resident-identified needs of increasing business activity, job opportunities and financial stability.
For this project the VISTA will be working to implement resident-identified needs of increasing business activity, job opportunities and ...
Focus Economic Security
CampFire ACM CampFire ACM
Jan 16, 2017 - Dec 5, 2017
Focus Education & Youth
Community Connections Fundraising Coordinator - Ketchikan Community Connections Fundraising Coordinator - ...
As a member of a small team, you will be responsible for increasing the financial sustainability of the organization.
Focus Community & Nonprofit Development
Covenant House VISTA Covenant House VISTA
The VISTA members will work with the Covenant House staff to help create effective change in the lives of homeless youth throughout the Anchorage community. This organization is dedicated to helping youth escape the cycle of poverty, by supplying ...
The VISTA members will work with the Covenant House staff to help create effective change in the lives of homeless youth throughout the ...
Focus Economic Security + 1 more
First City Homeless Services -Ketchikan First City Homeless Services -Ketchikan
The VISTA member will research and compile information about successful and unsuccessful homeless shelters in Alaska as well as in other states. Data/information such as demographics, initial startup costs, operating expenses, written ...
The VISTA member will research and compile information about successful and unsuccessful homeless shelters in Alaska as well as in other ...
Focus Community & Nonprofit Development + 1 more
Ketchikan Wellness Coalition Community Support Ketchikan Wellness Coalition Community Support
You’ll recruit new task force members and creatively involve them with the missions and activities of the adult-led task forces working on behavioral health, drug-use prevention, childhood nutrition, and cultural awareness. You’ll develop a strategic ...
You’ll recruit new task force members and creatively involve them with the missions and activities of the adult-led task forces working on ...
Volunteer Management AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Management AmeriCorps VISTA
Covenant House Alaska (CHA) has served homeless Alaskan youth with a sixty-bed crisis shelter and wrap around services that consists of street outreach, ongoing education, a drop in services center, an emergency shelter, and a primary care clinic. ...
Covenant House Alaska (CHA) has served homeless Alaskan youth with a sixty-bed crisis shelter and wrap around services that consists of ...
Focus Community & Nonprofit Development + 3 more
Burchell Resilient Alaska Youth AmeriCorps Member Burchell Resilient Alaska Youth AmeriCorps Member
The AmeriCorps Member will work collaboratively with a VISTA member and school staff to implement programs that benefit the Burchell student population.
The AmeriCorps Member will work collaboratively with a VISTA member and school staff to implement programs that benefit the Burchell student ...
Houston High State and National AmeriCorps Member Houston High State and National AmeriCorps Member
Most HHS students ride the bus to and from school with one-way distances reaching 40 miles. As such after school transportation is very limited for our student body. The AmeriCorps program will benefit the HHS community by providing tutoring and ...
Most HHS students ride the bus to and from school with one-way distances reaching 40 miles. As such after school transportation is very ...
Youth Outdoor Recreation and School Engagement Youth Outdoor Recreation and School Engagement
Term Dates: 1/16/17 - 12/15/17 Living Allowance: $1,310 / month Education Award: $5,730 Health Insurance Training
Focus Education & Youth + 2 more
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - Rural Energy and Community Engagement Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - Rural ...
The goal of this project is to increase access to affordable water, sewer, and health services in rural Alaska communities with high rates of poverty. Water and Sewer is very expensive to operate in rural Alaska, with user fees as much as $250 / ...
The goal of this project is to increase access to affordable water, sewer, and health services in rural Alaska communities with high rates ...
Focus Environment + 1 more
Bean's Cafe Process Enhancement VISTA Bean's Cafe Process Enhancement VISTA
The VISTA Member will be working as part of a collaborative team to implement new systems for client meal and referral tracking. Tracking unduplicated clients served with a transient population served is no small task, this will require networking ...
The VISTA Member will be working as part of a collaborative team to implement new systems for client meal and referral tracking. Tracking ...
Burchell High school Student Empowerment VISTA Burchell High school Student Empowerment VISTA
The VISTA member will work collaboratively with a state and national AmeriCorps member to design and implement a restorative justice program, a Young Parent Program, and develop infrastructure for increase post secondary opportunities for students.
The VISTA member will work collaboratively with a state and national AmeriCorps member to design and implement a restorative justice ...
Maniilaq Healthy Foods VISTA Maniilaq Healthy Foods VISTA
The VISTA member will work to improve public health for Maniilaq Association clients which include all of the communities in the Northwest Arctic Borough and the community of Point Hope through improving access to traditional foods, affecting ...
The VISTA member will work to improve public health for Maniilaq Association clients which include all of the communities in the Northwest ...
VISTA Leader VISTA Leader
The VISTA leader will support Anchorage and statewide VISTA members placed at community organizations. RurAL CAP currently has eight VISTA placements, but is always looking to expand. The VISTA leader will network with community partners to raise ...
The VISTA leader will support Anchorage and statewide VISTA members placed at community organizations. RurAL CAP currently has eight VISTA ...
Focus Arts & Culture + 5 more
YWCA Economic Empowerment VISTA YWCA Economic Empowerment VISTA
Member Duties : T he VISTA member will build capacity of the EJP through the creation of a train-the-trainer program that can be provided to partner organizations in rural Alaskan communities. This will greatly expand the geographic reach of the ...
Member Duties : T he VISTA member will build capacity of the EJP through the creation of a train-the-trainer program that can be provided ...
The Resilient Alaska Youth AmeriCorps Program seeks to build youth resiliency at 20 host organizations across Alaska annually through increasing 12-18 year old youth's connection to their culture and connection to supportive adults. Each fall, RurAL CAP recruits 15 AmeriCorps members from remote rural Alaskan communities to serve in their community. Additionally, RurAL CAP recruits nationally for five urban members for placement on the road system in Alaska to grow youth resiliency with five partner organizations.
The RurAL CAP VISTA Program seeks to place motivated national service volunteers to build partner organization capacity to serve low income people. The current program is recruits eight VISTA members and one VISTA leader annually in support of the effort. For more information about our current program year, please visit our website at vista.ruralcap.com .