Position Available: AmeriCorps VISTA 

Reports to: Director of Community Impact

Category: VISTA

Location: White Plains, NY 

This is an AmeriCorps VISTA position. Information about this program can be found here: https://americorps.gov/.

Help build a future without hunger for families in Westchester and Putnam counties and enhance your leadership, program management, marketing, and fundraising skills. Join the United Way of Westchester and Putnam team today!  

UNITED, we can change lives. You could assist United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) in providing resources to support community needs while building the skills you need for future success.   

United Way of Westchester and Putnam ensures that residents in Westchester and Putnam counties have access to quality education, financial stability, good health, and essential services for basic needs.    

As an AmeriCorps VISTA, you have the power to make a significant impact on the lives of others in our local community.    

VISTA members will build the capacity and expand programming in our food security initiatives, including the 211 Helpline Resource Database, the Ride United Last Mile Delivery Program, Double Up Food Bucks, and external partnerships.   

These programs strive to increase food security for low-income residents, including the “working poor,” by empowering individuals with access to resources and knowledge.    

The employee culture at UWWP strives to be fun and focuses on service, kindness, and resourcefulness. Being a VISTA member is an excellent opportunity for someone to join a small, collaborative, and supportive team, working intelligently and diligently. A successful VISTA candidate is flexible, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and emotionally intelligent.    

As a result of the VISTA members’ efforts, UWWP will better understand the food security needs in Westchester and Putnam communities. It will also identify service gaps, best practices to enhance program impact, and how to leverage UWWP’s resources to improve the food security of individuals from vulnerable communities.     

With your help, we will transform the lives of the most vulnerable children and families in Westchester and Putnam Counties.  

Responsibilities: In coordination with the Director of Community Impact, and in collaboration with UWWP staff and partners, specific VISTA responsibilities include: (1) Program Development – expand Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) Program in Westchester and Putnam Counties. (2) Data Curation – improve and expand access to information through the 211 Helpline Resource Database. (3) Research and Grant Writing – identify potential funding sources for the organization to pursue. (4) Volunteer Recruitment – ensure programs have access to volunteers to expand and sustain programming. (5) Communications and Marketing – create content that can be used to promote the programs or to enhance their sustainability.     

Benefits: AmeriCorps VISTA offers childcare assistance if eligible, choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend upon successful completion of service, Health Coverage, Living Allowance, Relocation Allowance, and Training. 

UWWP offers ongoing technical training and support provided in-house, mainly by the Chief Impact Officer and the Director of Community Impact. The VISTA will also be directed and encouraged to seek out additional opportunities for professional development to enhance their role, including capacity-building training and webinars offered by external organizations.   

Please send a resume to [email protected].