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Hicoria Pines Homes - Grants and Resource Development VISTA
Hicoria Pines Homes is a nonprofit housing organization dedicated to helping very-low and low-income individuals and families achieve housing stability, self-sufficiency, and economic mobility through the development of safe, sustainable, and attainable housing. HP Homes serves families, veterans, seniors, and underserved communities by helping them navigate the homeownership process, access USDA 502 Direct Loan opportunities, identify home repair resources, and connect with local, state, federal, and community-based support systems. HP Homes works directly in the areas of attainable home development, community revitalization, aging-in-place support, housing navigation, and homeownership readiness. The organization serves as a bridge between families, contractors, USDA Rural Development, local government programs such as SHIP, nonprofit partners, and other housing-related resources. HP Homes also supports families throughout the construction and homeownership process by helping coordinate documentation, project readiness, education, and long-term housing stability planning. Through its AmeriCorps VISTA program, HP Homes seeks to build long-term organizational capacity by strengthening internal systems, improving outreach and communication, expanding grant and resource development efforts, developing training materials, supporting data and technology systems, and creating repeatable processes that allow the organization to serve more families efficiently and effectively. The overall goal of the program is to reduce poverty by increasing access to safe housing, improving family stability, supporting wealth-building through homeownership, and strengthening the organization's ability to meet the housing needs of low-income communities across its service area.
Member Duties : The Grants and Resource Development VISTA will build HP Homes' long-term capacity by strengthening internal grant research, resource development, and funding management systems. The VISTA will research funding opportunities, develop grant tracking tools, create proposal templates, organize past grant materials, and document procedures that help staff identify, evaluate, and pursue sustainable funding. The VISTA will also help develop a resource development handbook, maintain a calendar of grant deadlines, summarize potential funding opportunities, and recommend systems to improve grant readiness and reporting. This role is focused on capacity building and will support HP Homes' ability to expand safe, sustainable, and attainable housing opportunities for low- and very-low-income families. All grant submissions, funding requests, and external communications will be reviewed and approved by HP Homes staff.
Program Benefits : Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .
Service Areas :
Neighborhood Revitalization , Entrepreneur/Business , Technology , Community and Economic Development , Education , Veterans , Homelessness , Housing , Community Outreach .
Skills :
Counseling , Leadership , Conflict Resolution , Recruitment , Public Speaking , Communications , Team Work , Non-Profit Management , Teaching/Tutoring , Education , Writing/Editing , Business/Entrepreneur , Computers/Technology , Fund raising/Grant Writing , General Skills , Trade/Construction , Community Organization , Veterans