Digital Inclusion Program Assistant VISTA

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The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) has provided federally subsidized housing to hundreds of thousands of extremely low- and low-income families in Jersey City. JCHA’s Resident Empowerment and Community Engagement (RECE) Department empowers residents and guides investment in social infrastructure, including increasing resident awareness of and access to free or reduced-cost internet, devices, and digital literacy training. The Digital Inclusion program provides digital literacy training, high-speed broadband internet, and access to on-site computer labs for public housing residents. RECE is seeking a motivated and passionate individual to build, strengthen, and leverage community partnerships to improve resident self-sufficiency in an increasingly digital world. The VISTA member will work with the Digital Inclusion Coordinator to introduce technology as a method of reducing social isolation among the resident population. This exciting opportunity will not only create new partnerships but also strengthen existing ones for the community to grow by closing the digital divide.

VISTA Responsibilities

The VISTA member will:

· Collaborate with the JCHA team to develop, implement, and coordinate site-based digital inclusion programming for residents.

· Conduct a community outreach campaign to engage with public housing residents for feedback about digital literacy.

· Develop creative and innovative modes of programming in partnership with community organizations and local governmental agencies that meet the digital inclusion needs of the JCHA resident population as expressed in outreach findings.

· Research and recommend grant funding opportunities that support ongoing and new digital inclusion programming.

· Engage with program participants to provide support, answer questions, and address concerns related to digital literacy.