Alma College is located in the city of Alma, Gratiot County, in the center of the lower peninsula of Michigan. Alma has a 21.8% poverty rate (U.S. Census Bureau, 2022). Local poverty manifests itself in a wide range of community needs, including food insecurity, homelessness, and lack of access to post-secondary education or training for high school graduates as well as adults with disabilities. Other issues that connect with poverty is the lack of resources available for the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities and lack of access to artistic experiences. Finally, there are some serious pollution situations in Gratiot County, e.g., a Superfund Site as well as continuing pollution of the Pine River. Alma College's planned program strategy will take a two-pronged approach, addressing components of local and regional poverty; our strategy will focus initially on the cities of Alma, St. Louis and Ithaca and expand more broadly into surrounding communities as capacity permits.
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Member Duties : * Get to know the community organizations – will assist all organizations but can focus on one or two in detail if they feel strongly connected to their cause * Assist organizations who want help with communication * Explore ways to market organizations through social media * Collaborate with the VISTA focusing on Volunteer Recruitment to use social media to recruit students * Collaborate with the VISTA focusing on Volunteer Recruitment to reach out to Alma College faculty to help arrange service-learning opportunities * Reach out and make connections with additional community organizations whose focus is on alleviating poverty * Engage in training opportunities related to communication * Keep in contact with the Alma College Center for College and Community Engagement (3CE) Co-Directors to report daily activities
Program Benefits : Stipend , Living Allowance , Recreation Center Pass , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Education award upon successful completion of service , Housing .
For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits .
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Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended .