VISTA Volunteer-Capacity Building & Community Engagement

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Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education award

Housing

Health Coverage

Relocation allowance

Job summary

The VISTA Volunteer program seeks a creative communicator to design toolkits, write policy briefs, and expand partnerships for housing justice initiatives. You’ll empower local leaders, manage social channels, and help build capacity within the Bring America Home NOW (BAHN) effort.

This full‑time role emphasizes outreach, digital content creation, and training next‑generation leaders with lived experience in housing instability.

Qualifications

• Creative visuals for flyers and toolkits.
• Experience managing social channels and content calendars.
• Strong writing for diverse audiences, including officials and community members.
• Ability to outreach and build professional relationships.
• Commitment to safe, affordable housing as a right.
• Valued lived experience with housing instability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design Action Toolkits for local communities to host events and engage officials.
• Write concise policy briefs on housing, civil rights, and health.
• Expand network with shelters, food banks, and social justice groups.
• Host webinars with Field Offices to use toolkits and briefs.
• Build partner tracking systems and outreach materials.
• Develop training materials and handbooks for sustainability.

Skills

Creative design

Social media

Strong writing

People skills

Poverty focus

Lived experience

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The VISTA Volunteer connects local networks to national policy actions by supporting NCH to build toolkits, educational resources, and partnerships. You will empower local leaders in housing justice and expand BAHN.

Key Responsibilities

• Toolkit & Resource Creation
  • Design Action Toolkits: Build guides for local communities to host rallies, contact officials, and lead BAHN initiatives.
  • Simplify Complex Ideas: Turn complex policies into accessible public flyers and guides.
  • Build Digital Libraries: Create an online hub for partners to access graphics, talking points, and training materials.
• Policy Briefs & Research
  • Write Policy Briefs: Draft concise summaries on housing, civil rights, and health.
  • Spot Local Trends: Monitor municipal housing approaches and report effective solutions.
  • Share Fact Sheets: Produce quick-reference sheets for housing leader‑representative meetings.
• Community Outreach & Partnerships
  • Expand Network: Invite local shelters, food banks, and Social Justice groups to join BAHN.
  • Support Local Leaders: Partner with individuals with lived experience to lead outreach and recruitment.
  • Host Webinars: Organize workshops with Field Offices on utilizing toolkits and policy briefs.

Qualifications

• Creative Visual Storyteller: Skilled in design tools like Canva/Adobe Creative Suite to create flyers, resource packets, and toolkit guides.
• Social Media Manager: Experienced in managing communities on Instagram, Facebook, and X (Twitter), creating content calendars, writing captions, and analyzing post performance.
• Strong Writer: Able to write clearly for diverse audiences, including officials and community members.
• People Person: Comfortable conducting outreach and fostering professional relationships.
• Passionate In Alleviating Poverty: Committed to the principle that safe, affordable housing is a basic human right.
• Lived Experience: Personal experience with housing instability/homelessness is highly valued, though not required.

Member Duties

Overall Project Goal The VISTA Volunteer will build organizational capacity, volunteer networks, and communications for the Bring America Home NOW (BAHN) Initiative to address root causes of poverty and homelessness.

Key Responsibilities & Objectives

• Grassroots Network: Build partner tracking systems and outreach toolkits to recruit nonprofit and housing allies.
• Speaker Bureau: Standardize training and booking for the Faces of Homelessness speaker program.
• Digital Engagement: Create digital media assets, action kits, and metrics to expand public outreach.
• Sustainability: Develop operational handbooks and train staff to ensure long‑term program continuation.

Key Focus Area Highlights

A VISTA Volunteer supports the BAHN core pillars: Housing & Health Justice: Promoting housing and healthcare as basic human rights. Economic & Civil Rights: Champion living wages and protecting unhoused individuals from criminalization.

Program Benefits

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Housing
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• LETA (Lived Experience Training Academy)
• Relocation Allowance
• Stipend
• Training
• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/

Terms

Permits attendance at school during off hours, Permits working at another job during off hours.

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development
• Community Outreach
• Education
• Health
• Hunger
• Homelessness
• Housing

Skills

• Communications
• Community Organization
• Computers/Technology
• Public Speaking
• Recruitment
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Writing/Editing
• General Skills
• Team Work

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

VISTA Volunteer-Capacity Building & Community Engagement

Program Start/End Date

11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

CALIFORNIA , GEORGIA , OHIO , WASHINGTON Atlanta , Los Angeles/Orange County , Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton

Languages

English

Spanish is a plus

Spanish is a plus

Accepting Applications

From 09/18/2026 To 04/30/2027

Contact

Francis Kalombo Ngoy
2201 P St NW
Washington DC 20037
5164177972
[e-mail]
https://nationalhomeless.org/