Current Program Opportunities
Everett Station District Alliance
Convergence Collaborative Coordinator VISTA
Everett, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
This project will reduce poverty by taking a long-term, systemic approach to building a community with abundant housing for people of the full range of incomes for our county, in a neighborhood with high levels of transit service and in need of improved pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. The member will ensure this organizational capacity will be built out by recruiting and managing the stakeholders to serve on these work groups and committees.
Darrington Food Bank Volunteer Recruitment & Community Outreach VISTA
Darrington, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
The influx of those being served has tripled and due to the high unemployment rate and the continuation of the pandemic, we anticipate food insecurities to continue to increase over the next few years; thus, strategic programming must be made a priority to serve all of those in need. The goal of this VISTA project is to identify effective volunteer recruitment while setting policies and procedures, increase community awareness and create a sustainable funds development plan for the foodbank. These three initiatives will build the capacity of the Darrington Foodbank through partnerships with other local organizations, creating a network of volunteers, and bolstering its’ funding resources.
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Glacier Peak Institute Outdoor Curriculum Coordinator
Darrington, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
The goal of the VISTA project is to strengthen Glacier Peak Institute’s capacity to serve youth through curriculum development and coordinating; supporting programs increasing rural youth’s access to hands-on STEM education and healthier lifestyles in the outdoors. By 2023 we want to double the number of youth served and improve the quality of our in-school programming. In order to meet these goals, we need to create a foundation of programming embracing Growth Mindset principles, community needs and STrEaMs education empowering youth. Generating and planning curriculum will enable us to expand our programming into other rural communities.
Community Nutrition Specialist
Darrington Foodbank - Darrington, WA
Start Date: Announcing Soon
In collaboration with the Darrington Public School District's food and nutrition program, this project will enhance healthy future options while educating students, the community, and partners with healthy food options and awareness. This project aims to have students and others understand the holistic value of healthy eating while utilizing the resources on hand. Many students and their families do not have the resources or knowledge to adequately prepare sustainable meals.
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Glacier Peak Institute Economic Strategist VISTA
Darrington, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
This VISTA role will create employment opportunities for local youth by repurposing the Forestry Service’s barn into a working bicycle repair shop. This will be accomplished through strengthening and enhancing economic opportunities and capacity for Glacier Peak Institute (GPI) and the Darrington community area in order to support the at-risk youth in the community. This VISTA member will continuously work to secure funds to support GPI’s STEM education and recreational programs. This VISTA member will implement the strategic priorities from GPI’s 2021-2026 plan and the economic development plan from the Economic Strategy Grant from 2020.
Resource Mobilization VISTA
Arlington, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
The NW VISTAS work to end poverty by building capacity for nonprofit and government programs focused on housing, workforce development, public health, and/or environmental stewardship. Village Community Services (VCS) serves as the lead host agency for the NW VISTAS program. Village Community Services’ mission is to support people of diverse abilities in achieving personal potential at home, work and in community life. VCS’s programs leverage people’s strengths and abilities helping them to overcome significant barriers to life success. Program beneficiaries include people with intellectual, developmental, physical, or mental health challenges, and/or people who have been seriously impacted by the experience of generational poverty, adverse childhood experiences, drug addiction, brain injury, abuse, neglect, war, and more.
SNOTRAC Mobility Justice VISTA
Everett, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
The Snohomish County Transportation Coalition (Snotrac)’s vision is that by 2050 all people in Snohomish County—no matter their abilities or background—are able to easily access social, health, and economic services with a well-coordinated network of transportation services connecting all communities throughout the region. To accomplish this vision, Snotrac advocates for improvement in transportation service and solutions through community engagement, coordination of resources, and strategic partnerships. Snotrac is especially mindful of addressing the transportation needs of the following population groups: people of color, foreign nationality, English as a second language, low income, youth, seniors, disability, and veteran status. This VISTA will build the organizational capacity to track our performance to achieve our strategic plan, establish an equitable engagement best practices handbook for municipalities and partner organizations, grow and deepen partnerships; and advance policy development best practices to achieve mobility justice.
Village Community Services Housing Trust Developer VISTA
Arlington, Washington, USA
Start Date: July 31, 2023
The Village Housing Trust is an affiliate of Village Community Services that develops and manages affordable permanent housing and related resources for adults with disabilities. Village Community Services’ mission is to support people of diverse abilities in achieving personal potential at home, work, and in community life. VCS’s programs leverage people’s strengths and abilities helping them to overcome significant barriers to life success. Program beneficiaries include people with intellectual, developmental, physical, or mental health challenges, and/or people who have been seriously impacted by the experience of generational poverty, adverse childhood experiences, drug addiction, brain injury, abuse, neglect, war, and more.
NW VISTA Leader
Arlington, Washington, USA
Start Date: Announcing Soon
The VISTA Leader will build the NW VISTA program capacity to recruit, enhance, and support the work of VISTA members, involve the community in the project to address the most pressing needs, enhance the awareness of the HopeWorks VISTA project and VISTA, and monitor the project to meet performance standards and suggest improvements.
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