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Thank you for your interest in the Americorps VISTA program at High Point University.
Please see the application links below to apply
Education Projects:
Community Engagement VISTA: will support Communities in Schools to support nine schools in helping to expand their capacity through conducting research, refining development efforts, engaging in web design, creating social media content and ensuring the recruitment and management of volunteers to mentor students.
Partnership VISTA: will increase the High Point Schools Partnership’s ability to build coalitions between local businesses and schools, engage area educators so they feel valued by the wider community, create more mentorship opportunities and collaborate with schools to better tell their stories.
Enrichment VISTA: will increase the effectiveness and the Mega Missions Ministries Community and the Writing Center through program development and expansion.
Health Education VISTA: will increase the effectiveness of PNAC of PNAC (Physical Activity, Nutrition, Academics & Character Development) and the D-UP (Develop Skills, Uprise Education, & Power Up for Life) through program development and expansion.
Persistence VISTA: will partner with the YWCA. The YWCA is committed to empowering women and ending racism. Two of their programs are focused on and the Latino Family Center. The VISTA will build the capacity of the Parents as Teachers program and Avance program to enhance the experience of local high school students.
Student Engagement VISTA: will partner with High Point University’s Center for Community Engagement to increase the capacity of student-led service with a focus on tutoring and mentorship programs.
Museum Volunteer Coordinator VISTA: will build up the HPU student volunteer base and provide training in how to best support the social/emotional and academic needs of kids who attend the Qubein Children’s Museum.
Immigrant and Refugee Youth VISTA: will work with World Relief of the Triad to support refugee and immigrants facing significant challenges as they try to adapt to America, reestablish community and friendships and adjust to new cultural expectations.
Mentorship VISTA: will build the capacity of the Carl Chavis Memorial YMCA, the Heritage Y within the community.
Neighborhood Engagement VISTA: will build the capacity of the Macedonia Family Resource Center to continue identifying the needs of the Macedonia Community, designing programs and implementing them to provide emergency services and educational tools to better the future of the people in need.
Healthy Futures Projects
Food Systems VISTA:
The Food Systems VISTA will develop better ways for neighborhoods in food deserts to increase access to fresh, affordable and healthy food. They will create educational opportunities for residents in the focus neighborhoods to learn cooking, budgeting, canning and/or other skills that promote food security. This VISTA will help expand the Food Recovery Network at High Point University.
Food Justice VISTA:
The Food Justice VISTA will work with the Greater High Point Food Alliance to create more just food systems through research, grant writing, policy development and capacity building.
Food Resilience VISTA:
The Food Resilience VISTA will work with Resilience High Point to conduct research, grant writing, and project development for innovative food system initiatives, like shared use kitchens, healthy corner stores and other projects that increase access and justice in neighborhood-level food systems.
Food Entrepreneurship VISTA:
The Food Entrepreneurship VISTA will support the work of Growing High Point (GHP) which includes Urban Farming, Community Gardens, a shared-use Food Hub and a mobile grocery store (Growdega) with a goal to transform under-resourced communities through community engagement, empowerment and entrepreneurship.
VISTA Leader
The VISTA leader will oversee professional development and the sustainability of the work. By engaging with individual VISTA members and their community partners, the Leader will provide guidance, encouragement and ensure progress is being made toward goals. Through interaction with the entire cohort of VISTA members, the Leader will develop the professional skills of the other VISTAs and ensure the whole program is working to alleviate poverty and build the capacity of the local community.
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