AmeriCorps* VISTA
Corporation for National and Community Service, New York State Office
PROJECT BRIEFING SHEET
AmeriCorps*VISTA Applicant Organization and Service Location
City of Rochester
30 Church Street, City Hall, Room 205A
Rochester, NY 14614-1284
Contact Person/Program Director: Steven Schwab
Phone Number: 585-428-6282
schwabs@cityofrochester.gov
Corporation for National and Community Service - New York State Office
Leo O’Brien Federal Bldg., Suite 900
1 Clinton Square
Albany, NY 12207
Contact: Robin R Corindo
Telephone: 518-431-4216
Approved Level of AmeriCorps*VISTA Members (up to): 10 standard slots + 1 standard Leader slot
Program Start Date: September 30, 2007
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Literacy Program Summary
The mission of the Mayor of Rochester’s Literacy Initiative is to energize the community to actively work towards making Rochester the most literate mid-sized city in the country. To do this, one VISTA Member will be place in each of the ten library branches to network community organizations around local literacy programs. VISTA Members will also establish local Advisory Councils that will ensure the programs are sustained.
Service activities of AmeriCorps*VISTA Members
VISTA Members will work in four phases: developing an inventory of the neighborhoods around each branch, identifying and establishing partnerships, creating or replicating successful programs, and implementing and measuring those programs.
VISTA Members will develop teams of trained and knowledgeable volunteers within each community, led by neighborhood library advisory groups, that will market each branch, plan and develop focused literacy programs, and replicate already successful programs such as the Safe to be Smart and Summer Reading programs. By doing all of this, the VISTA Members in partnership with the libraries, will place focused and diverse literacy programs in low-income communities. |
