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Creighton Community Foundation HandsOn AmeriCorps VISTA Member

Sustainability can alter the vibrancy of low-income inner-city communities forever - come help build a transformed community! The succesful applicant will develop and launch a 1/2 acre culinary garden program with a sustainable recipe for on-going volunteer support and community participant recruitment and engagement. Creighton Community Foundation labors to bring resources to bear upon life needs and whole person development of people and children within some of the poorest neighborhoods in urban Phoenix. 
We are HandsOn Greater Phoenix's AmeriCorps VISTA program. All of our VISTA positions are for one year here in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. VISTAs who move over 50 miles qualify for a relocation allowance as well as a settling in allowance. All of our VISTAs receive a modest living allowance of around $1,000/month, plus federal loans qualify for forbearance. After the completion of ones year of service they also qualify for around a $6,000 education award that can be used towards federal loans or for further education. To find out more about our benefits please follow this link: https://www.vistacampus.gov/in-service/benefits-service
APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL FILLED; PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST CONSIDERATION
Position Qualifications: 
Requirements:
  • Must be 18 years of age
  • Must be able to pass a Federal Background check
  • Must be able to work in the United States
Preferred qualities:
  • A passionate interest in food and sustainability initiatives in an urban context.
  • An ability to pursue and dynamically engage people from all walks of life.
  • The ability to construct a plan from an end goal, including on-going steps involving many volunteers and partners.
  • A crazy orientation toward getting things done.
  • A creative orientation with digital tool skills (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, etc.), writing, and/or marketing helps.
  • Bachelor's degree