Tucson Community Schools Initiative Positions
1700 hour positions (September 2019 - August 2020; 40 hours/week)
- Integrate conflict resolution mediation into community schools with the Center for Community Dialogue
- Coordinate and motivate peer tutors and develop service projects at Desert View High School
- Support students in achieving their goals using holistic methods at Tucson high schools
900 hour positions (September 2019 - August 2020; 20 hours/week)
AmeriCorps State Positions
Prescott
1700 Hour Positions (40 hours/week)
Tucson
1700 Time Positions (40 hours/week)
- Connect underserved communities to primary care with the UA's Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Coordinate Imago Dei Middle School's food pantry and increase its capability to serve the community
- Improve volunteer retention at the International Rescue Committee
- Connect refugee households with health and employment resources at the International Rescue Committee
- Implement new data management strategies at Higher Ground
- Create and facilitate STEM and arts curriculum for students at Higher Ground
900 Hour Positions (20 hours/week)
- Teach and promote sustainable desert gardening and agriculture with City High School
- Help adults re-enter the workforce in Goodwill's adult re-entry program
- Engage students in school gardens and teach sustainable gardening with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
- Conduct outreach among high school refugee students on Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest's youth education and leadership programming
- Connect refugee households to childcare and early child education with the International Rescue Committee
- Assist refugee households in securing housing with the International Rescue Committee
- Engage parents in Student Wellness Center activities at Higher Ground
- Serve with Student Wellness Center youth and assist them in their progress at Higher Ground
- Facilitate fun social-emotional learning activities at Higher Ground's Student Wellness Center
450 Hour Positions (12-15 hours/week)
- Tutor adult English language learners at Literacy Connects
- Tutor elementary students to improve reading skills at Literacy Connects
300 Hour Positions (8-10 hours/week)
- Compile and share the most up-to-date behavioral health resources for refugee youth as a Behavioral Health and Well-Being Coordinator for Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
- Connect refugee high school students with tutoring and mentoring recourses as a Tutor and Mentor Coordinator with Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
- Engage youth in fun activities designed to provide social-emotional learning at Higher Ground
- Assist households in enrolling at the Student Wellness Center and help with document digitization
AmeriCorps VISTA Positions
Prescott
- Build capacity to connect high school students to post high school pathways of success with the Yavapai County Education Service Agency
- Develop and bolster funding sources for Prevent Child Abuse Arizona
- Implement a sustainable Farm to Table program with Prescott Unified School District
Tucson
- Boost volunteerism to connect children with needed care supplies at the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona
- Grow community connections and donations to the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
- Evaluate and engage families and youth in career prep, higher ed access, and financial literacy at Imago Dei Middle School
- Engage classroom volunteers in innovative financial literacy programming with Junior Achievement
