MTCC Soft Landing Missoula Summer

at  AmeriCorps

Soft Landing Missoula is a community-based nonprofit committed to working with refugee and immigrant families as they build new lives in Missoula. We invest in the long welcome, celebrate milestones and culture, and create opportunities to share experiences as a way to build a community where we all can thrive. The Soft Landing Missoula youth program aims to create opportunities for success, emotional and physical wellbeing, and social engagement for refugee and immigrant youth. By developing and offering a range of services for youth and young adults, Soft Landing Missoula aims to create an environment and community space where these clients have access to academic, social, and recreational opportunities that support positive social determinants of health. SLM offers after school academic mentoring, college access support, and summer programming as well as social and recreational opportunities for elementary, middle, high school, and college refugee students. The goal of this project is to provide free and accessible educational and recreational activities for refugee youth throughout the summer! Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) serves as the intermediary for this project. MTCC is a CEO-led coalition of colleges and universities that support civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across the state. Every year we place cohorts of full-time, part-time, and summer AmeriCorps members with schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in Montana. The AmeriCorps projects we facilitate increase educational equity, break down barriers between higher education and community organizations, and address the root causes of poverty in communities across the state.
Member Duties : Join Soft Landing Missoula’s youth program team to provide free and accessible educational and recreational activities for refugee youth throughout the summer! Members will help plan and organize activities, recruit and work with volunteers, provide transportation and logistical support, and interact with and mentor refugee youth. Summer activities may include mountain biking, swimming, whitewater rafting, mentorship groups, science programs, English classes, and overnight trips! Learn more by visiting https://mtcompact.org/available-positions/
Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Training , Education award upon successful completion of service .

SKILLS :

Communications , Youth Development , Leadership , Conflict Resolution , General Skills , Education , Teaching/Tutoring , Public Speaking , Team Work .

EDUCATION LEVEL

High school diploma/GED

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