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VISTA Positions

All VISTA Members Receive:

-Monthly living stipend
       -$865 (upstate)
       -$949 (Dutchess and Orange Counties)
       -$1,129 (Bronx, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, and Rockland Counties)
       -$1,232 (Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties)
-Choice of $4,725 Education Award or $1,200 end of service stipend
-Health benefits including prescription drug coverage
-$500 Relocation allowance (if eligible)
-Life insurance
-Ongoing training and professional development
-$400/month childcare allowance (if eligible) 
-Student loan forbearance and repayment of interest accrued on eligible student loans
-Additional benefits vary by site

NOW HIRING:

NYCC/Cornell University
VISTA Leader

New York Campus Compact is looking for a dynamic VISTA Leader to join us this summer.  Located in Ithaca NY, home of Cornell University and Ithaca College, and nestled in the scenic Finger Lakes region,  NYCC is a growing operation which will provide a stimulating leadership and learning experience.  We are expanding our VISTA sites to 28, from New York City to Buffalo to the North Country.   VISTA Leaders will work with both new and renewing projects.  A variety of projects--literacy for elderly immigrants, inner-city schools, rural poverty, community development--are featured.  Each VISTA Leader will work from our Ithaca office, but travel to sites across  the state..  They will also:
 
    * Act as an advocate/mentor/coach for VISTA members
    * Plan and conduct ongoing training at sites and regional workshops
    * Act as liaison among the VISTA members, site supervisors and NYCC
    * Expand the NYCC support resources for VISTA's and their community partners--esp. resource development, impacts evaluation and sustainability

If you have at least one year previous VISTA experience, are a self-starter, are interested in developing leadership and management skills, would enjoy a university town as well as the outdoors, and like to travel, apply NOW!! (Housing stipend, food assistance, and travel are provided)

VISTA Positions 2008-2009

Thank you for your interest in our NYCC AmeriCorps VISTA program.
 We are no longer accepting VISTA member applications for the 2008-2009 service year.
We will begin taking applications for 2009-2010 in January 2009.
Please check back for a list of updated VISTA host institutions at that time.

Alfred University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The VISTA member will serve as Alfred University's Service Learning Coordinator connecting Academic Affairs and Student Affairs to create and promote programming that links community service to curricular learning objectives.  The position will build relations with community agencies and connect needs of the community to academic coursework that relates to these needs. A major component of this project will be assisting the 8 students living in the Horowitz Service Learning Center House in determining a service learning group project for the year and work with a faculty liaison to facilitate that project.  The VISTA volunteer will also establish the Service Learning Center as a gathering place for service-learning related activities and events for the campus community, not just for the house residents.  Ideally, the coordinator will help us identify and apply for sources of funding to grow the program.  This is the first year of our program, so the VISTA volunteer will gain experience from the ground up.  The VISTA volunteer will maintain office hours in the Career Development Center under the supervision of the Coordinator of Internships and Co-ops. Extensive student and faculty/staff outreach and collaboration are expected.  This position requires that the coordinator live in the Service Learning House with either college students.  Housing (Single room rate for 08-09 is $6378), $500 meal plan  (roughly 4 meals per week), fitness center pass and parking pass are included.


Binghamton University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

Binghamton is located in an urban area of southern New York that offers the excitement of city life within an hour of the Catskill Mountains and other outdoor recreation opportunities.  The VISTA member will work with the BU Scholars Program to develop and implement Service-Learning opportunities and assist with the logistical aspects of student placement.  Aside from service-learning, the VISTA member will organize other service projects on campus to promote civic engagement.  A $1,500 meal account, mass transit access, campus recreation pass and parking permit are provided.


Buffalo State College
AmeriCorps VISTA/Family Strengthening Coordinator
Start Date: January 2009

Buffalo State College has approximately 11,000 students and has the largest enrollment of SUNY's comprehensive colleges.  BSC is located in Buffalo's vibrant museum district, adjacent to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Delaware Park.  The campus is surrounded by trendy cafes, restaurants, shops, and Victorian style housing.  The primary activities of the VISTA will be to link BSC students, faculty, and staff with youth needs through exciting community partnerships.. This first is West Side Community Collaborative (WSCC) Youth Committee where the VISTA member will develop and implement Youth Committee projects.  The second is the Asarese-Matters Community Center, in which the VISTA member will identify appropriate ways to engage the campus and community in programming to benefit youth who attend the Center.  In addition to working directly with community sites, the VISTA member will act as a liaison between community organizations, faculty, VSLC Coordinator, and students to identify and troubleshoot potential concerns in program implementation by distributing, collecting, and aggregating data fathered from students including service logs and assessments.  The VISTA will also assist in all other aspects of youth initiatives in the program as well as recruitment, supervision, and recognition of the participants throughout the year.  A two semester meal plan, recreation pass, and parking pass are provided.


City College of New York
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at the City College of New York (CUNY) in central Harlem seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA will a passion for fighting poverty and a flair for cultivating student leaders.  We operate a number of student-directed service initiatives that fall under the umbrella of the Center's Service-Learning Program.  These include: the Harlem 40 Mentoring Program/Harlem 50 College Advisement Program in which CCNY student leaders help coordinate activities related to unique campus-based mentoring and college advisement program; the Community Engagement Fellowship Program which provides qualified undergraduates with financial support to design and carry out projects that unite public service and learning to address community needs in a sustainable way; and the Service-Learning Student Advocate Program which encourages students to take on leadership roles in advancing service-learning on campus.  The AmeriCorps VISTA member will support and strengthen the capacity of student  leaders engaged in these initiatives and assist them in their efforts to address local community needs.  The Colin Powell Center's 2008-2009 VISTA will receive a choice of a housing stipend or end of service scholarship of $12,000--in addition to the living allowance. Mass transit access is also provided.


Colgate University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

Colgate University, located in Hamilton, New York, seeks an Americorps VISTA Member who will provide support in advancing the missions of both the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) and the Upstate Institute. These established offices at Colgate seek to engage students and faculty in creating healthy communities and building capacity through active volunteerism (COVE) and through research (Upstate Institute). The VISTA Member at Colgate will endeavor to strengthen and sustain current COVE and Upstate service-learning and outreach initiatives in the Utica, New York, area, located 45 minutes north of Hamilton. While a small city, Utica is racially and ethnically diverse and, like many urban areas in the region, has been challenged by the loss of employers and population. The city is also home to a large refugee resettlement agency resulting in the need for English language training. The VISTA Member will work to (1) continue to build Colgate’s outreach programs in Utica and (2) oversee the logistical issues in sustaining multiple programs in this location. The VISTA Member will work to (3) further develop a new faculty initiative to promote mentoring programs for college preparation among high school students from poor households in Utica and (4) provide support to faculty who are integrating service learning into their course curriculum. On-campus housing, meal plan, recreation pass, and parking pass is provided.


SUNY-ESF
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The VISTA member will be responsible for continuing in its facilitation of a campus Office of Civic Engagement in order to connect community-identified needs to the curricula of SUNY-ESF. Our goal is to bring ESF’s energy and expertise in the fields of science, engineering and sustainability to benefit the Syracuse community as we seek to make ESF more proactive and responsive to community needs.  As Coordinator of the office, the VISTA Volunteer will cultivate multiple community partnerships as on-going service-learning collaborators and educate community members and ESF faculty about service-learning and help to develop and implement strategies to employ service-learning.  Along with education, the VISTA member will continue to coordinate and facilitate workshops on service-learning, as well as service-learning volunteer activities. The relationships built by the Coordinator will focus on those agencies, neighborhoods, and populations that, without volunteer assistance, would otherwise not have access to the help and good work provided by an initiative such as this. In addition, SUNY ESF students put in close to 65,000 hours of service a year; the VISTA member will continue to enhance service opportunities for our students through the engagement and advertisement of volunteer activities in and outside the classroom.  Housing, food assistance, campus recreation pass, and parking permit are provided. 


SUNY Fredonia
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The VISTA member will serve in the SUNY Fredonia Office of Volunteer and Community Services to link community needs with campus resources. He/she will help design and coordinate programs for SUNY Fredonia students to serve as positive role models to low-income youth and develop programs to help guide and inspire youth to pursue higher education and thereby leading them out of poverty.  By building relationships with student clubs and residence halls, the VISTA member will recruit student volunteers and foster leadership development among students through work with the SUNY Fredonia Leadership Corps members and professional staff.  In addition, stronger relationships will be built with current community partners such as the Volunteer Program Coordinators at the United Way of Northern Chautauqua County, the Boys and Girls Club of Chautauqua County, and local nursing homes for the elderly. Coordination and follow-up on student group-community partnerships will ensure that needs of both parties are being met and will assess outcomes. On-Campus housing, $4000 meal plan, and parking permit are provided.


SUNY Geneseo
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The SUNY Geneseo VISTA will serve as a professional staff member in the Center for Community.  The VISTA will continue the third year of the development of a mentoring program with SUNY Geneseo students and area high school students to encourage low income students to go to college. The VISTA will serve as a member of the Livingston County CARES administrative team working on the development of the new non-profit humanitarian community-based organization.  The VISTA will be involved in establishing CARES administrative policies and procedures, working on grant proposals, conducting fundraising activities, recruiting students and community volunteers, and marketing programs and projects.  The VISTA will also coordinate and participate in CARES volunteer work trips.  The VISTA will have an office adjacent to the GOLD Leadership Center and will work with the Director of Leadership Education, Development and Training to continue the integration of volunteerism and service into the GOLD Leadership Development Program at the College. Housing, meal plan, campus recreation pass, and parking permit.


Hamilton College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

Help Hamilton College establish its first (long-awaited) Community Outreach and Opportunity Project (COOP) which will bring together the service of culture at Hamilton through: a) volunteer initiatives in the local community, b) alternative service break trips, c) service internships at non-profit organizations, d) tutoring /mentoring experiences with local school systems, and e) pre-orientation and orientation service experiences. The VISTA member will be a prominent person in the Utica, NY non-profit community, working closely with our community partners to help strengthen Hamilton's relationship with them.

The Community Outreach Coordinator will have office space in the COOP and will develop relationships on campus with various student leaders and administrators supporting the various volunteer service and internship activities which make up the work of the COOP.
The position requires a person who has strong relation-building skills, enjoys relating to lots of different kinds of people, and who wants to make a difference in economic and racial injustice in the Utica area. Housing, partial meal plan, campus recreation pass and parking permit are provided.


Hamilton College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

This VISTA member position is the third year of a service learning project that has focused on community development and financial literacy. The VISTA will work toward sustainability for a VITA (Voluntary Income Tax Assistance) Project that has engaged students in volunteer work to complete income taxes for low income families and community-based research to tabulate and report on the results of a survey of the same families.  The project is a partnership with the Mohawk Asset-Building Coalition in Oneida County and will continue to expand outreach to the very lowest income families in the County, a number of whom have decreased accessibility due to lack of English language proficiency.  The Community Garden Project began this year and will be supported by at least two service-learning classes over the course of the coming year, recruiting students and faculty to work with former refugees of the former Soviet Union and Somalia.  The VISTA will work with the residents at the housing project in an ongoing needs assessment to create a sustainable, workable garden for families and to link to the college resources through service-learning and CBR courses.  An addition to the project this year will be to connect the refugee garden to the Hamilton College community garden and other community gardens in the region.  The VISTA will work with the community groups in both projects and the college community to connect and strengthen the resources and relationships between both sets of stakeholders. Housing, campus recreation pass and parking permit are provided.


Hamilton College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

This VISTA member will have a new position focused on 1) increasing the number of service-learning courses offered at Hamilton College that address positive youth development and family literacy and 2) deepening the impact that student volunteers have in West Utica with youth and families.  This is a project that brings the college’s presence to the West Side of Utica, which has long overdue attention recently from the City of Utica’s government and non-profit agencies.  This VISTA position will develop a project with community volunteers and educators to better support parents and students in a neighborhood with many problems and few services.   He or she will work to increase opportunities for youth and families by recruiting, training and placing Hamilton student volunteers; recruiting faculty and making class presentations for student participation in tutoring/mentoring activities in academic settings for youth and after hours for a family literacy program, or in community-based research courses for data collection and analysis of student or community needs; and by participating in the community planning committee and identifying needs that could be filled by additional student volunteers (eg. designing newsletter, flyers, other marketing materials, etc.)  The VISTA’s activities on campus will include arranging and monitoring communication and feedback systems between the community and the campus and between the service learning office and students and faculty, tracking service-learning faculty, courses, placements, and hours, and publicizing the work that Hamilton does in the community to on-campus and off-campus/community audiences. Housing, campus recreation pass and parking permit are provided.


Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, NY, seek a dynamic, resourceful individual committed to civic engagement to join the experienced Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning staff as a VISTA at a liberal arts institution named “A College With a Conscience” by the Princeton Review.   Located in the heart of the Finger Lakes region, Geneva’s demographic characteristics, challenges and strengths resemble those of a large city.  The primary goal of the VISTA will be to build capacity to assist in meeting the self-identified needs of the greater Geneva community through the coordination of efforts that match college students with community agencies/organizations to better prepare HWS students to realize the positive educational potential of civic engagement and leadership opportunities.    Specifically, s/he will be charged with facilitating the progress and growth of the Community Advisory Committee, serving as an advisor to service clubs and programs and a liaison between these groups and community partners, supervising two Bonner Leaders (300 hour AmeriCorps members) and promoting and updating published materials.  Assistance offered by the Colleges includes a furnished one bedroom apartment in an off-campus student apartment building with cable, local phone, utilities and internet access: a partial meal plan, attendance at a regional conference(s), access to audit a course, participation in a service trip(s) and full access to campus resources and facilities.


Lehman College, City University of New York
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

Lehman College of the City University of New York is an urban commuter campus serving the Bronx, New York.  Under the supervision of the Coordinator of Community Service, Service Learning and New Student Programs, the VISTAs main objective will be the enhancement of the Lehman L.I.F.E. (Leaders Involved for Everyone) alternative break program, aimed at combating global poverty and addressing the needs of an underserved community in the Bronx. The VISTA member will connect with a variety of agencies in the Metro-New York Area and globally to create connections for future projects. The VISTA member will create a solid model for the Lehman L.I.F.E. Alternative Break Program as well as organizing, planning and implementing all aspects of the Alternative Spring Break Programs.  Overall, the VISTA member will maintain professional relationships with community agencies, faculty, staff and students and serve as a resource in regards to community service opportunities. A meal plan, mass transit access, campus recreation pass, and parking pass are provided.


Marymount Manhattan College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

VISTA member works with faculty, students, and staff to strengthen campus-community partnerships, promote community service and service-learning activities at MMC, and encourage new ways to increase collaboration with community partners. VISTA will implement infrastructure for service-learning and for a student-run, college-access program, including training and assessment. On/Off campus housing, $2000 meal plan and an unlimited metro card are provided.


Morrisville State College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

Morrisville State College is part of the State University of New York and is set in a rural village amidst the rolling hills of central New York about 30 miles from the cities of Syracuse and Utica. Morrisville is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Member to coordinate and enhance community service efforts of Morrisville State College students, faculty, and staff. The VISTA member will have the opportunity to address issues of poverty and disadvantage in a rural community by researching and identifying local community and working with campus community to coordinate and initiate service opportunities. In addition to this first year project, the VISTA will research and develop policies and procedures for campus community service initiatives.  A 1-bedroom apartment, $1,200 meal plan stipend, parking pass, and a yearly fitness center pass are provided.


Nazareth College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The primary goal of the VISTA member at Nazareth College will be to partner with and improve the service capacity of community anti-poverty/anti-hunger organizations in coordination with the Nazareth College civic engagement efforts.  There are two major service activity focus areas:
For the on-campus work the VISTA member will identify, assess and develop Nazareth College’s role in reducing poverty and supporting anti-poverty/anti-hunger efforts in the larger community. The VISTA member will work in conjunction with students, faculty and staff to facilitate and coordinate many of the diverse anti-poverty activities that take place on the campus and assist in developing recommendations for civic engagement for the whole college. For the community collaboration work the VISTA member will work in conjunction with college personnel to coordinate student and faculty involvement in one of the 25 identified grassroots anti-poverty organizations in the greater Rochester area. Housing ($6000), a meal plan ($1000), mass transit access, campus recreation pass, and parking permit are provided.


SUNY Oswego
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

SUNY Oswego’s AmeriCorps VISTA member will work to alleviate poverty in the city of Oswego through supporting and developing programs through the college’s Center for Service Learning and Community Service.  A strong focus will be on reaching out to faculty and getting new service-learning courses started, specifically ones to address poverty in Oswego, in various academic departments at the college.  This will include researching service-learning resources, speaking with faculty members, and coordinating meetings with community partners and faculty.  The VISTA will also recruit, train, supervise, and work to sustain student group leaders who will coordinate service programs in the community at sites already identified, including Mentor Oswego, Adopt-a-Grandparent, Habitat for Humanity, and Special Olympics. Finally, the VISTA will organize meetings with current and potential community partners, the Coordinator of Service Learning and Community Service, faculty members (if appropriate), and students.  The purpose of these meetings will be to hear the needs of the poverty-serving agencies in the community and develop the most effective way students and representatives of the college can help alleviate the problem. On campus housing and parking permit are provided.


SUNY Potsdam
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

SUNY Potsdam is a small, public liberal arts college nestled in a vibrant rural community located in northern New York State between the Thousand Islands and Adirondack Mountains.  Many students and staff are attracted to our proximity to the Adirondacks and the opportunities for hiking, camping, canoeing, skiing, etc.  We are also near two major North American urban centers (Ottawa and Montreal).We have a small, but growing service-learning program and a long history of student involvement in community service.  We seek a VISTA volunteer to help us take our program to the next level and help us get more students involved in volunteerism, service-oriented academic internships, and service-learning. Our campus VISTA will work with the Experiential Education Office to (1) enhance existing partnerships and develop new partnerships with community agencies focusing on poverty and poverty-related problems (2) develop a handbook and training workshop to assist community partner agencies with effective program development and implementation, and (3) establish school-based Big Brother/Big Sister programs in two new school districts in our area.  If you enjoy working with community agencies and enjoy a college campus environment, then come join our SUNY Potsdam team! On campus housing, 14 meal weekly meal plan, parking permit, campus recreation pass are provided.


Purchase College
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

This position serves as an advocate for student involvement and leadership via formalized extracurricular activities, particularly in the form of participation in service and volunteerism activities.

This position primarily manages the Project Focus Partnership Program. Project Focus seeks to develop strong community partnerships with area middle and high schools to celebrate and promote a collective mission of youth empowerment.  The objective within these partnerships is to establish a mentoring connection between the youth and the specially trained college volunteers.  This objective is accomplished through workshops with personal and leadership development themes that foster self-confidence and skills realization. Ultimately, the youth will set tangible goals and identify means to reach them, one of which is attaining a college education.  By doing so, they will be constructing individual and collective avenues to better opportunities.

This position also serves as the contact for compiling a listing of area options and developing small and large scale projects. This position works closely with various faculty and staff to develop and implement programming and services designed to challenge and engage students in tangible leadership and skills development that are meant to maximize potential. In 2008-2009, it will be entering its third year in collaboration with the AmeriCorps VISTA program. VISTAs are compensated with a full meal plan, one-bedroom furnished apartment (please note that electronic equipment is NOT included), faculty/staff parking permit and the stipend. Applicants must be willing to undergo a background check involving their driving record.


Rochester Institute of Technology
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The VISTA position at the Rochester Institute of Technology is unlike any other in the state.  At the heart of the project is a year-round learning community created and reinforced by both RIT faculty and local organizations.  Through this community, teens from the northeast neighborhoods of Rochester work directly with students from RIT. Individuals from both groups gain invaluable experience in dealing with people from extremely varied backgrounds, and the responses to the program over the past years have been overwhelmingly positive.  The third year VISTA will be primarily responsible for cementing these relationships, thus enabling long term sustainability of the project. 

One of the most interesting facets of this learning community involves the Vineyard, a 2.7 acre farm located in the heart of north-east Rochester.  Here both city youth and RIT students not only learn about health and nutrition, but are involved in the entire process of growing fresh fruits and vegetables.  From planting to harvest, the VISTA augments the learning community with developmental workshops and projects, focusing on youth leadership potential to help create the leaders of the future.  Nowhere else can a VISTA cultivate a tomato bed in the morning, and a mind in the afternoon.  A campus recreation pass and a Grant Writing Workshop ($850) are provided.


St. Lawrence University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

St Lawrence University (Canton, New York) seeks a VISTA member to assist in the planning and implementation of two campus community partnerships, one directed at establishing a multimedia literacy program and the second directed at coordinating services for the hungry in our community. The VISTA member will be working with the local public library, the local schools, and the professional staff of the Center for Civic Engagement (CCEL) on the literacy program while helping to coordinate the work of local programs and agencies (such as the United Methodist Church of Canton and Meals on Wheels) dedicated to addressing hunger in the area. Specific responsibilities include: collaborating with community partners and the CCEL staff to assess community needs and craft evaluation instruments for both programs; creating a training program and manual for the multimedia literacy program; collaborating with faculty to integrate the community programs into their courses; grant writing; and working with our development office to seek out sources of funding. Housing stipend, campus recreation pass and parking permit are provided.


Stony Brook University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

The SBU VISTA member will act as the team coordinator, providing training, technical assistance, resources and support to the SBU VISTA program participants. S/he will assist in organizing service activities and will help to promote and facilitate those activities as needed. The SBU VISTA member will also assist faculty in developing the service-learning components of curricula and provide support to other SBU initiatives and programs that benefit the VISTA project and members. Mass transit access and a parking permit are provided.


Syracuse University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

In 1992, the Syracuse University Senate adopted a mission and vision compact focused on promoting learning and a positive campus culture. The compact supported scholarly learning, endorsed a culturally and socially diverse climate, valued personal and academic honesty, and a safe and healthy environment for each member of the University community. Syracuse University continues to embrace those goals, and is guided by the principles contained in the statement. Through active engagement with practitioners and communities around the world, Syracuse University faculty and students learn, discover and create. As expressed in Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor's vision statement, the University is dedicated to faculty excellence and scholarly distinction, attracting and supporting enterprising students and a close interaction and engagement with the world—locally, nationally and globally. The Syracuse University NYCC VISTA member tasks and activities will be to: (1) Develop new CPCS Literacy Initiatives as well as provide support for the existing SU Literacy Corps (2) Maintain existing as well as create new partnerships with organizations that serve low-income/at risk children in Syracuse and Onondaga County (3) Recruit, train, place, manage, and supervise tutors and literacy volunteers in the SCSD and Syracuse City CBO’s. (4) Work with the CPCS certified trainer to develop and implement poverty training using the Bridges Out of Poverty model as well as develop, implement, and manage other literacy initiatives that address the low graduation rate of high school students in the Syracuse City School District. A campus recreation pass and parking permit are provided.


SUNY Upstate Medical University
Position has been filled for 2008-2009.

This VISTA member will have the unique opportunity to serve as the Community Outreach Coordinator at Upstate Medical University, the first medical school to join the NY Campus Compact, as we open our newly created office of Community Outreach and Global Health Education. The University is located in the city of Syracuse, adjacent to the scenic Finger Lakes region in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.  The Colleges of Medicine, Health Professions, Nursing, and Graduate Studies have a collective enrollment of 1400 students all of whom will become health care professionals.  Our university has a strong commitment to working with the large populations of underrepresented, disadvantaged, and underserved individuals in the community of Syracuse. Because our city is the destination for the resettlement of refugees from a number of different countries, the need to provide health education, health services and mentoring programs for the young people of all ages is compelling. The VISTA will serve as the liaison between the university and community, establishing sustainable and well defined programs with the Syracuse City Schools, the Syracuse Housing Authority, the Center For New Americans as well as with family oriented agencies and centers.  These initiatives should be designed with built in flexibility to insure that the disparate and changing needs of the low-income populations within the various neighborhoods are addressed consistently and effectively.    The position requires a person who has strong relationship-building skills, enjoys working with students, individuals of diverse socioeconomic and cultural background and community leaders.  Housing will be provided in the student residence hall together with a two-semester meal plan, access to campus recreation facilities and a parking permit.