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Stacy...@athensclarkecounty.com
Nov 30, 2016, 10:25:50 AM11/30/16
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A position is open for a School Garden
VISTA.
Thank you,
Stacy Smith
Education Specialist, Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful
725 Hancock Industrial Way
Athens, GA 30605
706-613-3501 x 309
www.keepathensbeautiful.org
www.facebook.com/kaccb
www.accgreenschools.org
Litter Hotline 706-613-3506
The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County is a public entity that is subject to Georgia’s Open Records law. Email messages are covered under such laws and may be released to other parties unless it contains information specifically protected by law.
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From: "Paul H. Matthews" <pmat...@UGA.EDU>
To: SERVIC...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU,
Date: 11/30/2016 09:47 AM
Subject: UGA VISTA Network positions available for Feb. 2017
Sent by: Service Learning Discussions <SERVIC...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
The University of Georgia Office of Service-Learning coordinates a network of AmeriCorps VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America), to support local community and campus partners to increase their capacity for bringing individuals and communities out of poverty. The University of Georgia VISTA Network is seeking several AmeriCorps VISTAs for a year of service, starting Feb. 21, 2017.
Applications for the below are due no later than January 4, 2017.
The AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) program places passionate individuals in a year-long, full-time position to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational capacity of organizations that improve health and educational services, reduce food insecurity, foster economic development, and otherwise assist low-income communities. AmeriCorps VISTAs are full-time, year-long volunteers and are compensated with a small living allowance (less than $1,000/month), health care benefits, a relocation allowance, and an end-of-term education grant or stipend.
School Garden VISTA:
As part of a network of VISTAs, the School Garden VISTAs are placed at one of four middle schools in Athens-Clarke County, GA to develop and implement integrated programs incorporating gardening, nutrition, and sustainability to improve the diet and health of middle school children. Activities include establishing programs with children, university students, and school personnel to support and maintain school gardens, to enhance access to fresh fruits and vegetables, to reduce food waste, and to enhance sustainability, both during the school day, after school, and during the summer. The VISTA will recruit and train volunteers to assist with school gardens, develop and implement garden, nutrition, and sustainability programs at a middle school, support food waste reduction and promote increased use of fresh produce in the school cafeteria, collaborate with others in school garden network, track/evaluate efforts, and build capacity for program sustainability. Priority will be given to individuals who are recent graduates, have gardening experience, have an academic interest and background in related issues, and have previous volunteer experience with school children. Ability to collaborate with diverse constituencies, work independently, travel (within Clarke County), and utilize social media is required.
Apply by January 4 through the AmeriCorps portal at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=70452&fromSearch=true
Senior Hunger Coalition VISTA:
The Senior Hunger Coalition VISTA is placed at the Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) in Athens, GA and works with the various partners to build capacity within the Senior Hunger Coalition (SHC) efforts. Specifically, the VISTA will be a central communicator between Campus Kitchen, the Food Bank, UGArden, and ACCA in order to expand meal distribution to better meet the needs of current clients and to reach more under-served seniors in the area. The VISTA will help secure resources for SHC by raising awareness of senior hunger in the Athens area, writing grants, and organizing fundraisers. The VISTA will also help strengthen existing beyond-meal initiatives including Senior SNAP Outreach, Lunch Buddy, and a senior transportation effort, all of which target the root causes of senior hunger.
Apply by January 4 through the AmeriCorps portal at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=52783&fromSearch=true
UGA Law Clinic VISTA
The Law Clinic VISTA will be placed at the University of Georgia School of Law, and will work to enhance the ability of the law school’s 15 experiential learning clinics to better serve low-income people with critical legal needs in Athens, GA. The law school needs data management tools that can collect, analyze, and report information about its activities, allowing them to assess the impact of their work on clients, to identify gaps in services, improve outreach and education, and enhance their ability to secure funds to support their work. The VISTA will assess current data collection methods and propose improved methods for capturing, assessing, and reporting clinic activity; interview faculty and staff to determine data needs; and identify data management software, including law practice management tools, that will produce information to guide decisions both about individual clinics and the clinical programs as a whole. The VISTA will learn about each clinic; research database applications for the law practice clinics; develop protocols for data entry; train others on how to use the database; and report data to demonstrate impacts and outcomes from legal services provided to low-income clients. Candidates must comply with client confidentiality rules. Preferred qualifications are a background in data collection/management in social sciences; demonstrated interest in law, political science, social work, or public health/affairs; experience in public or non-profit administration and grant writing; ability to collaborate with diverse constituencies, work independently, and use database applications; a listening ear; and awareness of social, economic, and health-related issues arising from poverty.
Apply by January 4 through the AmeriCorps portal at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=70551&fromSearch=true
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Paul H. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Office of Service-Learning
University of Georgia
1242 ½ S. Lumpkin St., Athens GA 30602
706-542-0892 – pmat...@uga.edu – www.servicelearning.uga.edu
The Office of Service-Learning is jointly supported by the Offices of the Vice President for Instruction and the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.
Thank you,
Stacy Smith
Education Specialist, Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful
725 Hancock Industrial Way
Athens, GA 30605
706-613-3501 x 309
www.keepathensbeautiful.org
www.facebook.com/kaccb
www.accgreenschools.org
Litter Hotline 706-613-3506
The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County is a public entity that is subject to Georgia’s Open Records law. Email messages are covered under such laws and may be released to other parties unless it contains information specifically protected by law.
----- Forwarded by Stacy Smith/SOW/ACC on 11/30/2016 10:25 AM -----
From: "Paul H. Matthews" <pmat...@UGA.EDU>
To: SERVIC...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU,
Date: 11/30/2016 09:47 AM
Subject: UGA VISTA Network positions available for Feb. 2017
Sent by: Service Learning Discussions <SERVIC...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
The University of Georgia Office of Service-Learning coordinates a network of AmeriCorps VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America), to support local community and campus partners to increase their capacity for bringing individuals and communities out of poverty. The University of Georgia VISTA Network is seeking several AmeriCorps VISTAs for a year of service, starting Feb. 21, 2017.
Applications for the below are due no later than January 4, 2017.
The AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) program places passionate individuals in a year-long, full-time position to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational capacity of organizations that improve health and educational services, reduce food insecurity, foster economic development, and otherwise assist low-income communities. AmeriCorps VISTAs are full-time, year-long volunteers and are compensated with a small living allowance (less than $1,000/month), health care benefits, a relocation allowance, and an end-of-term education grant or stipend.
School Garden VISTA:
As part of a network of VISTAs, the School Garden VISTAs are placed at one of four middle schools in Athens-Clarke County, GA to develop and implement integrated programs incorporating gardening, nutrition, and sustainability to improve the diet and health of middle school children. Activities include establishing programs with children, university students, and school personnel to support and maintain school gardens, to enhance access to fresh fruits and vegetables, to reduce food waste, and to enhance sustainability, both during the school day, after school, and during the summer. The VISTA will recruit and train volunteers to assist with school gardens, develop and implement garden, nutrition, and sustainability programs at a middle school, support food waste reduction and promote increased use of fresh produce in the school cafeteria, collaborate with others in school garden network, track/evaluate efforts, and build capacity for program sustainability. Priority will be given to individuals who are recent graduates, have gardening experience, have an academic interest and background in related issues, and have previous volunteer experience with school children. Ability to collaborate with diverse constituencies, work independently, travel (within Clarke County), and utilize social media is required.
Apply by January 4 through the AmeriCorps portal at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=70452&fromSearch=true
Senior Hunger Coalition VISTA:
The Senior Hunger Coalition VISTA is placed at the Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) in Athens, GA and works with the various partners to build capacity within the Senior Hunger Coalition (SHC) efforts. Specifically, the VISTA will be a central communicator between Campus Kitchen, the Food Bank, UGArden, and ACCA in order to expand meal distribution to better meet the needs of current clients and to reach more under-served seniors in the area. The VISTA will help secure resources for SHC by raising awareness of senior hunger in the Athens area, writing grants, and organizing fundraisers. The VISTA will also help strengthen existing beyond-meal initiatives including Senior SNAP Outreach, Lunch Buddy, and a senior transportation effort, all of which target the root causes of senior hunger.
Apply by January 4 through the AmeriCorps portal at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=52783&fromSearch=true
UGA Law Clinic VISTA
The Law Clinic VISTA will be placed at the University of Georgia School of Law, and will work to enhance the ability of the law school’s 15 experiential learning clinics to better serve low-income people with critical legal needs in Athens, GA. The law school needs data management tools that can collect, analyze, and report information about its activities, allowing them to assess the impact of their work on clients, to identify gaps in services, improve outreach and education, and enhance their ability to secure funds to support their work. The VISTA will assess current data collection methods and propose improved methods for capturing, assessing, and reporting clinic activity; interview faculty and staff to determine data needs; and identify data management software, including law practice management tools, that will produce information to guide decisions both about individual clinics and the clinical programs as a whole. The VISTA will learn about each clinic; research database applications for the law practice clinics; develop protocols for data entry; train others on how to use the database; and report data to demonstrate impacts and outcomes from legal services provided to low-income clients. Candidates must comply with client confidentiality rules. Preferred qualifications are a background in data collection/management in social sciences; demonstrated interest in law, political science, social work, or public health/affairs; experience in public or non-profit administration and grant writing; ability to collaborate with diverse constituencies, work independently, and use database applications; a listening ear; and awareness of social, economic, and health-related issues arising from poverty.
Apply by January 4 through the AmeriCorps portal at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=70551&fromSearch=true
--
Paul H. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Office of Service-Learning
University of Georgia
1242 ½ S. Lumpkin St., Athens GA 30602
706-542-0892 – pmat...@uga.edu – www.servicelearning.uga.edu
The Office of Service-Learning is jointly supported by the Offices of the Vice President for Instruction and the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.
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