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Summer Associate AFS Skeels VISTA

We are a multi-purpose non-profit community center, providing after school tutoring, mentoring, youth group, summer youth program, adult/senior citizens activities, and daily nutritional meals for seniors sixty and older, and twice weekly for non-seniors and a general place for participants to spend quality time. The VISTA Summer Associates will collaborate with community partners to find age appropriate activities to build social, emotional self-esteem, educational activities to help negate summer learning loss. A great numer of our youth are reading below their grade level struggling with reading comprehension, low math skills, low test scores on the Ohio Mandated Tests, and have behavior problems, which is causing them out of school suspensions. Staff and volunteers collaborate with teachers weekly to help keep the students on track


Member Duties : Assist in building the capacity of the Skeels Mathews Community Center’s youth programs that focus on addressing the mental, social, and educational needs and stigmas in the local African American Community among youth. The Summer Associate will develop, implement, and evaluate effective summer youth programming and develop a plan for sustainability. Meet with Program Manager to discuss Center’s Mission and the Project goals. Meet with partners to help identify age appropriate activities such as alcohol/drug prevention, sexual abuse, suicide prevention, bullying intervention, preventive delinquent behavior, and productive lifestyle habits. Meet Education Coordinators in local schools to identify age appropriate educational activities to help negate summer learning loss. Create a list of resources needed to complete activities and secure resources.


Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Stipend , Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service .


Terms :
None


Service Areas :
Community Outreach , Education , Health , Neighborhood Revitalization , Children/Youth .


Skills :
Leadership , Youth Development , Education .




SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA



Program

Summer Associate AFS Skeels VISTA



Program Start/End Date

06/01/2026 - 08/09/2026



Work Schedule
Summer



Education level

High school diploma/GED



Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None


Program Locations
OHIO Cleveland/ Akron


Languages
English



Accepting Applications

From 03/17/2026 To 05/08/2026



Contact
Sharon Sanders

4378 Skeels St

Ravenna OH 44266

330-297-0192




Listing ID
128894

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