VISTA Project Goal

You will develop a home repair program to help lower income homeowners complete needed home repairs. Gain valuable experience while expanding Habitat’s ability to help more families in Racine & Kenosha Counties

Project Objectives

PROGRAM PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES – Working with staff, develop the full process of a home repair project, from intake to completion to ensure standards are met and maintained, and to enable to the program to run as efficiently and effectively as possible.

1. Review the organization’s existing resources, and identify additional needs of the repair program. Research best practices and sources for obtaining those resources.

2. Create a resource development plan to meet the program’s needs and fit within the organization’s framework as a whole. Create a timeline and tracking mechanisms. Craft consistent messaging and branding for the repair program to use in grant applications, fundraising appeals, volunteer recruitment initiatives, etc.

3. Implement program. Track progress and make adjustments as needed.

4. Collect all materials, create templates and calendars for future efforts, and document related processes and procedures, integrating them into the Repair Program Operating Manual where needed. Identify (and train) who will be responsible for overseeing the program’s fundraising and volunteer needs once the VISTA’s term of service is complete.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT – With staff, identify what’s needed (funds, volunteers, materials, etc) to run the repairs program and develop a plan to meet those needs.

1. Review the organization’s existing outreach plan and history of community engagement. Research best practices for connecting with various audiences. Identify potential community partners, such as schools, faith organizations, senior centers, veteran organizations, other nonprofit service providers, etc.

2. Based on the research, develop a community outreach initiative and related communications plan. Create print and digital materials and a project timeline. Identify metrics to measure success.

3. Implement the plan, which could include social media, sending out press releases, attending community events, door-to-door outreach, etc. Track progress and make adjustments as needed.

4. Collect all materials, create templates and calendars for future efforts, and document related processes and procedures, integrating them into the Repair Program Operating Manual where needed. Identify (and train) who will be responsible for overseeing the program’s outreach and communication once the VISTA’s term of service is complete.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION – Work with staff and stakeholders to create and implement an outreach and communication plan to connect with homeowners in need of repair services and to build support for the organization’s new repair program.

1. Review the organization’s existing outreach plan and history of community engagement. Research best practices for connecting with various audiences. Identify potential community partners, such as schools, faith organizations, senior centers, veteran organizations, other nonprofit service providers, etc.

2. Based on the research, develop a community outreach initiative and related communications plan. Create print and digital materials and a project timeline. Identify metrics to measure success.

3. Implement the plan, which could include social media, sending out press releases, attending community events, door-to-door outreach, etc. Track progress and make adjustments as needed.

4. Collect all materials, create templates and calendars for future efforts, and document related processes and procedures, integrating them into the Repair Program Operating Manual where needed. Identify (and train) who will be responsible for overseeing the program’s outreach and communication once the VISTA’s term of service is complete.

Start October 19. VISTA positions are filled on a rolling basis. Apply today!

About HFH of Racine & Kenosha Counties

Serving Racine County (south of Milwaukee) and Kenosha County (north of the Illinois border), Habitat for Humanity of Racine & Kenosha Counties is the result of the merging of two separate affiliates originally started in 1988. Habitat for Humanity believes in a world where everyone has a decent, affordable place to live. Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, community, and hope. Learn more at https://www.habitatrkc.org/

Benefits

In addition to the standard VISTA benefits, HFH of Racine & Kenosha Counties offers a 30 hour/week, hybrid schedule.