Love Your Block - El Paso, TX

An initiative of the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, Cities of Services helps mayors build stronger cities by changing the way local government and residents work together. We help our coalition cities tap into resident insights, skills, and service to identify and solve critical public problems. Founded in 2009 by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cities of Service supports a coalition of more than 280 cities, representing more than 84 million people across the Americas and Europe. The Love Your Block program brings city leaders and residents together to build stronger neighborhoods, one block at a time. Typically, cities implementing Love Your Block invite community groups to identify priority projects and award mini-grants to support neighborhood-driven solutions that the community can implement. This program focuses on helping cities partner with community groups and activates resident volunteers to repair, remediate, or otherwise address blight in their neighborhoods. Blighted properties include, but are not limited to, single-family homes, apartment buildings, commercial buildings, vacant lots, parks, and other public spaces. VISTA members will help design and launch the first year of this two-year program in the City of El Paso. This position requires a high level of community interaction, calling on VISTA members to build relationships with residents and partner organizations. The AmeriCorps VISTA will be working out of El Paso, City Hall, and will follow the same remote work protocol as city staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Member Duties : Support the Love Your Block mini-grant application, selection, and implementation process for neighborhood revitalization projects in target low-income communities. Cultivate partnerships among stakeholders, including: community organizations, city agencies, nonprofit organizations, neighborhood associations, and block groups who can build capacity and serve as volunteers for target low-income neighborhood revitalization projects. Assist with the Love Your Block program strategic planning process through community engagement, program evaluation, and assessment of appropriate program metrics. Support a communications strategy that reaches residents of the program's target neighborhood as well as local, regional and national partners.

Program Benefits :
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Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Neighborhood Revitalization , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Housing , Health .

Skills : Communications , Social Services , Team Work , Local government , Urban Planning , Community Organization , Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , Recruitment , Public Speaking , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Leadership , General Skills .