AmeriCorps VISTA Project Sustainability Coordinator (Not Environment Focused)

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Member Duties : The SBNC Project Sustainability Coordinator will help establish a sustainable framework for ongoing engagement and participation of community members in ongoing planning, collective action, and implementation of educational initiatives; and develop a fundraising plan to support the mission of the community team, including identifying potential fundraising methods and grant opportunities, securing pro-bono services, and soliciting in-kind donations. This VISTA will build agency capacity by establishing funding streams to support the project as well as equipping the community team with the skills, tools, and resources to advocate for themselves, their children, and their community & achieve educational equity. Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage* , Relocation Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service . *For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits. Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours . Service Areas : Education . Skills : General Skills , Leadership , Public Speaking , Communications , Computers/Technology , Community Organization , Conflict Resolution , Team Work , Writing/Editing . Service Description : Strycker’s Bay Neighborhood Council is a grassroots, community-based organization serving the Upper West Side and Harlem. Our mission is to give families and children access to tools, resources, and knowledge that will empower them to break the cyclical nature of poverty and improve their quality of life. We serve as a neighborhood anchor that operates with an open door policy and with a staff that mirrors our community’s culture and lived experiences with an intimate knowledge of ongoing needs of low-income families, parents and children reaching for school success within a system and community not set up to meet their needs. Our services include after school programming, tutoring, summer camp, youth workforce development, eviction prevention assistance, and family support. While the Upper West Side as a whole is viewed as affluent, there is significant and overlooked poverty and inequity within its diverse neighborhoods. In our community, 7% of residents are Black and 15% are Latino; there are more than 32,000 children under age 18; 11.4% of families live below the federal poverty level and 25% are food insecure. Most vulnerable children here face the steepest barriers to accessing local educational resources. In addition, New York retains its place as the most segregated state for Black students, and second most segregated for Latinos. Dual segregation of low-income Black and Latino students has worsened in the past 10 years, with poor outcomes for so many.