The Healthy Aging VISTA will support the “Take a Senior Out” program and grow awareness about social isolation and the impact it has on the health and well-being of older adults. The VISTA member will identify cultural opportunities for targeted groups of seniors to participate in activities. They will develop a schedule of activities and coordinate resources for participants and volunteers of the “Take a Senior Out” program. They will work on recruitment and training protocol for volunteers for the program. They will work to build relationships with organizations participating in the program to assess their readiness for replication and help identify funding resources. The VISTA will assist the seniors with determining what activities are important to them while encouraging them to promote their health and well-being.
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has begun our search for our 2019-2020 AmeriCorps VISTAs! The deadline to apply is 7/1/2019.
Please consider this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission, gain valuable work experience and receive a small living allowance all at the same time.
The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has committed to a goal of increasing the number of students reading on grade level by 2022. To reach this goal we will mobilize and coordinate a host of community partners to join the movement, align their efforts, raise the quality of strategies and programs delivered and value and celebrate a collective impact with students and families. We will accomplish this goal by leveraging individual, programmatic and systemic changes intentionally brought about through the implementation of the United Way Community School Model.
An AmeriCorps VISTA assignment is unpaid and lasts for one year. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a combination of community service and/or equivalent college experience. They receive an end-of-service stipend or education award, health coverage, training, a relocation allowance, a living allowance and childcare assistance if eligible. The work is full-time; VISTAs are permitted to do paid part-time work during their assignment to supplement their income.