Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center Development & Outreach VISTA

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WDRC Development & Outreach VISTA

Our services focus on both conflict prevention and conflict intervention and include mediation, training, facilitation, coaching, supervised visitation, and community education for youth, adults, families, organizations, and businesses throughout Whatcom County.

The goal of this VISTA project is to increase low income clients’ access to conflict prevention and intervention services by building and promoting awareness of the organization, helping to secure vital financial resources, and ensuring the efficiency and efficacy of systems used to do so. In building on the work of the previous VISTA position, this role will deepen our outreach to underserved communities in rural areas, non-English speakers, and those who belong to specific demographic or cultural groups. Similarly the Development and Outreach VISTA will help to grow funding for projects and programs that specifically benefit low income individuals and help to increase the accessibility of our programs.

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About VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA members spend at least one year in full-time service (35 hrs per week) addressing the needs of low-income communities. All projects focus on building permanent infrastructure in nonprofit organizations to help them more effectively bring individuals and communities out of poverty. When VISTA members complete their service, they leave behind lasting solutions to some of our country's toughest problems. VISTA volunteer benefits:
·        Stipend
·        Relocation Allowance
·        Loan Forbearance
·        Medical Allowance & Food Benefits
·        End of Year Service Award OR Education Award
·        Non-competitive Eligibility for Federal Employment
·        Work experience
·        Being a Part of a Large Anti-poverty Movement