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Description
Interested in youth programming? Want to make a difference? Use your experience, creativity and knowledge to build a stellar environmental mentoring program in Portland! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to gain experience in the environmental nonprofit world of Portland, OR!
Position Summary:
Work with Northwest Service Academy (NWSA) staff to pilot the EnviroMentors Project, an environment-based mentoring program designed to serve middle school students in Portland, Oregon who are at-risk of dropping out of school.
This pilot project will match 25 dedicated AmeriCorps members as mentors with 25 disadvantaged youth. Mentors will spend one-on-one time with students on a weekly basis and will provide opportunities for youth to address locally relevant environmental needs. Through hands-on environmental service-learning, role modeling and relationship building, EnviroMentors will empower youth to recognize their own potential and abilities and remain motivated to stay in school.
Benefits: $991/month, professional development opportunities, $4,725 scholarship, health insurance, loan forbearance and childcare assistance.
Service Dates: October 11, 2006 - September 11, 2007
Project Location: 55 SE Main Street Portland, OR 97214
Interested?
Email your resume (include the names & contact information for three references).
Want more info? Download a position description at our website.
Questions about the position? Contact: Emily Goodman.