Step Up's VISTA project is organized around three strategic pillars: Resource Innovation, Scalable Reach, and Brand Prominence. Each pillar addresses a specific organizational barrier limiting Step Up's ability to reach low-income girls and young women at scale: insufficient fundraising infrastructure, insufficient community infrastructure to enter new markets, and insufficient visibility to ensure young people in those markets know Step Up exists. The project will seek to build the organizational capacity, community infrastructure, and fundraising systems needed to expand Step Up's programming into new markets, develop a partnership model for young women and teen girls, schools and districts and elevate Step Up's national visibility to ensure young people in low-income communities across the country can access the mentorship and career readiness resources they need to move out of poverty and into economic self-sufficiency.
Member Duties : Mentor Recruitment: build and implement local mentor recruitment strategies — employer outreach, professional association partnerships, and volunteer pipeline development; Young Adult Recruitment: Develop and implement strategies to recruit young adults to Step Up programming — community outreach, referral partner networks, and intake processes; Teen Recruitment: Develop sustainable teen recruitment systems for Step Up campuses, including school counselor engagement strategies, student outreach resources, contact-tracking tools, and in-school recruitment procedures for continued staff use; Community Expansion Research: Research rural and small communities near existing markets; identify NGO, small business, and civic partners critical to Step Up expansion
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Stipend , Training .
Terms
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .
Service Areas
Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Children/Youth .
Skills
Communications , Community Organization , Leadership , Public Speaking , Recruitment , Writing/Editing .
SUMMARY
Program Type
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Recruitment & Partnerships VISTA
Program Start/End Date
02/08/2027 - 02/07/2028
Work Schedule
Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
CALIFORNIA , GEORGIA , ILLINOIS , NEW YORK , TENNESSEE , TEXAS Atlanta , Chicago , Dallas/Ft. Worth , Houston/Galveston , Los Angeles/Orange County , New York City (inc. Long Island CT NJ NY) , San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From 10/13/2026 To 12/11/2026
Contact
Menon Menon
510 S Hewitt St
Los Angeles CA 90013
3124514870
maya@suwn.org
www.suwn.org
Listing ID
131236