Tech Generation Educational Resource VISTA

Tech Generation Learning Center (TGLC) serves at-risk youth in the West Point, MS area by providing quality educational services and life enrichment activities. As the city faces an average poverty rate around 31.9%, afterschool and summer programming provided by agencies such as TGLC fight poverty by helping to ensure academic success and healthy living for its youth participants, which enable a successful transition for area youth into productive adults. The AmeriCorps VISTA will build capacity by establishing new partnerships with area colleges, leveraging additional resources, and improving Tech Generation's ability to offer STEM education to its youth participants.

Member Duties : The VISTA will primarily focus on improving educational outcomes for Tech Generation participants by indirectly supporting tutoring efforts and identifying additional enrichment or intervention materials to enhance students' learning experiences. The VISTA will also establish, strengthen, and expand relationships between the Tech Generation Learning Center and community organizations, educational institutions, and other major stakeholders.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance .

*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits .

Terms :
Car recommended .

Service Areas :
Education , Technology , Children/Youth .

Skills :
Youth Development , Conflict Resolution , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Writing/Editing , Teaching/Tutoring , Education , Team Work .