Tribal Resilience VISTA Positions Available

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Resilience AmeriCorps VISTAs work on serve low-income communities across the country by developing plans and implementing projects that increase resilience-building capacity.

Throughout one year of service, VISTAs will work to build capacity in Native American communities to develop and preserve their housing stock in a climate and culturally resilient manner, prepare their staff to handle emergencies, and ensure their residents remain safe. Successful applicants will travel to the Native American Resilience AmeriCorps Academy for training.

Applications are due Monday, November 28th, 2016 by 5pm MST.

If you are interested in this program, please visit http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-initiatives/resilience-americorps-tribal-communities/find-resilience.

Tribal Resilience AmeriCorps VISTA at Blackfeet Reservation: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=69990&fromSearch=true

Tribal Resilience AmeriCorps VISTA at Fort Belknap Reservation: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=69991&fromSearch=true

Tribal Resilience AmeriCorps VISTA at Rocky Boy Reservation: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=70040&fromSearch=true

 

If you have any questions about the positions, call Rosie Goldich, Project Coordinator, at (406) 265-3699 or email at rgoldich@opportunitylinkmt.org.

Rural Networks for Wealth Creation: Impacts and Lessons Learned for US Communities

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This document provides detailed guidance on how to form and maintain successful networks for strategic collaboration. The resource contains accounts of communities in different areas of the US that have formed networks of organizations to accomplish positive development and economic wealth within their rural communities. 

Rural Networks for Wealth Creation

Still Living without the Basics – Water/Sanitation

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Over 1.7 million people within the United States are living without basic plumbing facilities. Explore this document from the Rural Community Assistance Partnership that outlines the current water and sanitation situation in the U.S. and provides implementation examples for improving access to water and sanitation services in rural areas.  

Still Living Without the Basics