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Welcome to the AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps*VISTA Orientation

Welcome to the AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps*VISTA Orientation. Welcome and Introductions AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA at UCAN Review Where To Request the Application & Technical Assistance Information. Your World. Your Chance to Make It Better. AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps*VISTA at UCAN.

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Welcome to the AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps*VISTA Orientation

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  1. Welcome to the AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps*VISTAOrientation • Welcome and Introductions • AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA at UCAN • Review Where To Request the Application & Technical Assistance Information

  2. Your World. Your Chance to Make It Better. AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps*VISTAat UCAN

  3. AmeriCorps Rooted in America’s Tradition of Service • 1933: Civilian Conservation Corps • 1961: Peace Corps • 1964: VISTA • 1994: AmeriCorps • 2009: Serve America Act

  4. AmeriCorpsPart of a Larger National Service Family • AmeriCorps is one of three programs of the Corporation for National and Community Service. • Senior Corps: 450,000 Americans 55+ • AmeriCorps: 85,000 members • Learn and Serve America:1.5 million students inservice-learning

  5. AmeriCorps Fast Facts 637,000AmeriCorps members since 1994 774 Million Hours served by AmeriCorps members $1.77 BillionSegal AmeriCorps Education Awards earned by AmeriCorps members 2.4 MillionVolunteers mobilized by AmeriCorps members in 2009 3,300Number of organizations AmeriCorps members served with last year $6.3 BillionAmeriCorps funds invested in nonprofit and community groups since 1994

  6. AmeriCorps TodayMeeting critical needs across America • AmeriCorps members: • Teach and tutor students • Mentor at-risk youth • Build homes • Fight poverty • Conserve the environment • Provide health services • Respond to disasters • Recruit and managevolunteers • Much, much more…

  7. AmeriCorps TodayThree Programs AmeriCorps NCCC National Civilian Community Corps AmeriCorps State and National AmeriCorps VISTA

  8. AmeriCorps State and National • Largest branch of AmeriCorps • About 77,000 positions each year • Members serve with more than 1,840 organizations • Positions in education, environment, health, housing, disaster response, and more • Sponsors include Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America, City Year, American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Clubs, UCAN, and thousands of other nonprofits • Full-time and part-time positions

  9. AmeriCorps NCCC • Team-based residential service • Focus on disaster response, environment, housing, and youth • Teams travel to projects in neighboring states • Open to 18-24 year-olds • 1,100 positions each year • Members live on one of five campuses: Sacramento, CA; Denver, CO; Vinton, IA; Perry Point, MD; and Vicksburg, MS • Full-time 10-month service

  10. AmeriCorps VISTA • AmeriCorps’ poverty-fighting arm • Created in 1964 as part of War on Poverty • 7,200 positions each year • VISTAs collaborate with low-income individuals and communities to fight poverty • Focus on capacity building: raising funds, recruiting volunteers, and designing sustainable programs • More than 1,300 project sponsors • Full-time year-long service

  11. CNCS Matrix

  12. Why UCAN? • History of National Service at UCAN • The VISTA Team started in August 2003, as a collaborative project between • United Community Action Network (Mike Fieldman) • Phoenix School (Ron Breyne) • Battered Persons Advocacy (Vanessa Becker) • Riverside Center (Joe Rozack) • Umpqua Community Health Center (Linda Mullins) The United Communities AmeriCorps team began in September, 2009 under Program Director Sarah Davis.

  13. UCAN’s AmeriCorps ProgramsTwo Programs AmeriCorps*VISTA Coalition Team AmeriCorps State and National

  14. What Is the Difference? • VISTAs…. • Projects must address the causes of poverty • Members do Indirect Service • Sites can have a project for up to 3 years • Requires some college & members frequently relocate to serve • Cannot hold outside employment while they serve • Serve a full 365 days • Have a choice of $5,550 education award or $1,500 end of service stipend • Living allowance is $858/month

  15. UCAN’s VISTA Coalition 4 Focus Areas: • Development of Youth & Family Programs • Economic Development & Job Creation • Meeting Basic Needs • Outreach & Community Engagement 4 Program Goals: • Volunteer Mobilization & Community Engagement • Resource Development (Grant writing, donations, fundraising events, etc.) • Community Outreach & Education • Partnership Development

  16. Confidence Clinic CHESS Volunteer Program Cultural Outreach Community Education Food Shares Tribal Outreach UCAN South Development Since the beginning…

  17. Elkton Community Education Center Josephine Co. Libraries Pathways to Care Riddle School District Boys & Girls Club Project Literacy ADAPT PhoenixSchool Alder Creek Children’s Forest UCAN’s VISTA Coalition Today Umpqua CDC N. Douglas Betterment Glass Rail Outfit United Community Action Network UCAN Women’s Crisis Support Team Douglas. Soil & Water Conservation District.

  18. Having fun at Crater Lake Team Meetings/Trainings Stanton Park, Canyonville

  19. VISTA Project Application Timeline • Project Proposal applications will be available by January 15, 2011. • Requests for Proposals are due March 18. • Project approval notification will be April 1. • Approved projects can place members in either August 2011 or December 2011. • August member recruitment begins April 5th. December member recruitment begins August 15th.

  20. What is the Difference?? • AmeriCorps members do Direct Service • Sites reapply annually • Focus on local recruitment – no relocation funds • Members can work or go to school while serving • 17 and older can serve • Members serve 9-11 months • Fundraising is limited to 10% of their service term • More focused on member development • 10% - 20% of their term will be spent on training/development

  21. Since the beginning …

  22. Serving America Having fun! Team Training

  23. Compelling Needs • Identified Compelling Needs • Education-based activities for youth that instill an interest in and love of education • Greater access to and larger number of available human needs services including, but not limited to: • Food • Health & Nutrition education • Housing • Mentoring • Self-sufficiency • Job-skills development • Development of community through volunteerism and connections between different age groups

  24. UCAmeriCorps • Application Timeline: • January– RFP application released and informational meetings held • April 15 – Proposals due from potential host sites • May 20 – Host Sites announced • June – Recruitment officially begins • July – Host Site Orientation • August 31 – Cash match due • September – Members start!

  25. “We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” -Marian Wright Edelman

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