New York Campus Compact (NYCC) has been partnering with CNCS since 2003 in order to assist member campuses in increasing the number of faculty, students and community members making a difference through volunteer service and service-learning. VISTAs have played pivotal roles in helping colleges and universities to address community needs, develop leadership among their students and improve collaborations between the institution and the community. The NYCC VISTA program enables colleges and universities to better respond to pressing issues facing low-income communities by improving the quality of and capacity for service programs that mobilize intellectual, human, and material resources to address community-identified issues of concern.
Member Duties: This is a general posting. We have 14 positions opening up throughout the state for this cycle. Please refer to http://www.nyccvista.org/available-positions.html for more detailed position descriptions.
Program Benefits:
- Childcare assistance if eligible
- Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
- Education award upon successful completion of service
- Health Coverage
- Relocation Allowance
- Stipend
- Training
- VISTA Living Allowance – $11,124 (upstate) to $17,412 (downstate), some host sites also offer on-campus housing or housing stipends
Service Areas:
- Community Outreach
- Children/Youth
- Community Building/Renewal
- Community Service/Volunteering
- Education/Academia
- Poverty, Hunger
- Urban and Rural Issues
- Senior/Retirement Issues
- Veterans’ Issues
Skills:
- Community Organization
- Education
- Public Speaking
- Recruitment
- Teaching/Tutoring
- Writing/Editing
- Youth Development
Applications for NYCC’s AmeriCorps VISTA Program can be found at http://My.AmeriCorps.Gov
- click on the “Search Listings” Link (below password box)
- Program Name: NYCC (or the school where you want to serve)
Once you have completed an application at My.AmeriCorps.Gov, please send a cover letter and résumé to nycampuscompact {at} gmail(.)com.
Cover letters and résumés should be sent in either Word or PDF format with the following title:
Last Name, First Name Cover Letter OR Last Name, First Name Resume
