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Bay Aging Community Housing Strategist AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 as a national service program designed specifically to fight poverty in America. In 1993, VISTA was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs under the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). AmeriCorps VISTA Members make a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of organizations that fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic development, and otherwise assist low-income communities.



Virginia Housing Alliance VISTA Project

Virginia Housing Alliance’s (VHA) VISTA project is a statewide project that works to expand affordable housing opportunities and end homelessness throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. VHA’s VISTA project aims to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, suitable living environments, and expansive economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. The VHA VISTA project provides the human capital necessary to deliver on the ground support to agencies developing, providing, or otherwise supporting homeless response systems and expanding affordable housing. VISTA Members will be placed in 14 agencies across the state, providing key leadership, guidance, and direction to help VHA’s local partners achieve greater impact for their clients.





Bay Aging Community Housing Strategist

Virginia Housing Alliance’s (VHA) VISTA project is a statewide project that works to expand affordable housing opportunities and end homelessness throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. VHA’s VISTA project aims to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, suitable living environments, and expansive economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons. Bay Aging, a non-profit formed in 1978, serves the 10 counties of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia through three major service divisions: Bay Housing, Bay Health, and Bay Transit. Bay Aging is designated as an Area Agency on Aging, Community Action Agency, and Lead Agency of the Northern Neck Middle Peninsula Housing Coalition. While serving neighbors from all facets of the community, Bay Aging’s services for older adults are critical as four out of the five counties with the oldest population are located in Bay Aging’s service area. The VISTA member will establish a cohesive coordination centered around housing opportunities for low-income families, older adults, and people with disabilities. In addition, the VISTA member will work to expand program opportunities, evaluate growing community needs, propose program enhancements to create efficiencies, conduct marketing and outreach, and eliminate community and agency silos.

Member Duties : At Bay Aging, the VISTA member will explore new multi-family and single family housing production opportunities, including grants, partnerships, and fee for service opportunities. The VISTA will assist in the opening of Bay Aging’s newest Low Income Housing Tax Credit property (Daffodil Gardens Phase II) dedicated to serving older adults, which is set to open Spring 2022. With the new property, the VISTA will be creating operation-compliance policies and procedures, developing resident processing documentation, and producing marketing/outreach materials that reach underserved and “least likely to apply” populations. Additionally, the VISTA will be involved in identifying stakeholder engagement opportunities, analyzing databases used by housing programs to locate potential opportunities to integrate with other services, and support the expansion of new services through research into proven best practices.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible, Training , Health Coverage*, Living Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend. 

Terms : Car recommended. 
 
Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Housing , Homelessness. 
 
Skills : Social Services , Education , Communications, Fund raising/Grant Writing, Non-Profit Management, Urban Planning, Writing/Editing, Team Work, Community Organization, General Skills, Recruitment.


Position Contact Info

Please contact the VHA VISTA Program Manager, Hannah Moore, at hmoore@vahousingalliance.org or at 910-258-2420 with any questions.