College Possible is a growing nonprofit dedicated to coaching low-income students to-and-through college, breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering our workforce. Our rigorously-tested model earns top-of-field results that have helped 98 percent of students served earn admission to college and supported nearly 80 percent through graduation. A 2011 Harvard study found that the program more than doubles a student’s chance of enrolling in a four-year college. Our after-school services include (1) academic support through ACT/SAT test preparation; (2) college application assistance; (3) financial aid consulting; (4) guidance in the college transition; and (5) support toward college degree completion. As an AmeriCorps organization, College Possible is recruiting college graduates to serve for one year to help make a college degree and college success possible for low-income students. With positions ranging from working directly with students to writing grants to coordinating events, there are many opportunities offered. Not only do College Possible AmeriCorps members make a difference in their community, they gain valuable experience for their next job or graduate school endeavor.
Member Duties : To address the lack of knowledge surrounding college for low-income students and schools who lack a college going culture in the Philadelphia region by creating a strategy to raise awareness around this problem and to shed light on how College Possible is helping students to achieve their goals of a higher education on a daily basis. To ensure that all students and families served by College Possible Minnesota, in addition to key stakeholders, receive accurate and relevant communication regarding programming updates and College Possible community news in a timely manner. The VISTA will increase the capacity of the development and communications department by creating a sustainable messaging system disseminated through mass emailing and social media platforms with the goal of enhancing stakeholder engagement and raising College Possible’s profile in the Philadelphia region and beyond.
Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage* , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance .

SKILLS :

Team Work , Computers/Technology , Education , General Skills , Youth Development , Leadership , Recruitment , Business/Entrepreneur , Public Speaking , Community Organization , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Non-Profit Management , Social Services .

EDUCATION LEVEL

College graduate

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