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M:STL-St. Francis Xavier College Church Communications VISTA

St. Francis Xavier College Church’s Social Ministry is the service and justice arm of the Catholic parish on Saint Louis University’s campus. Social Ministry works to fill unmet needs of people experiencing poverty and homelessness, specifically through our ID and Birth Certificate Program and our Xavier Winter Inn emergency shelter. Our ID and Birth Certificate Program, the cornerstone of our Social Ministry, began in 1993 and offers twice-weekly walk-in hours to facilitate access to Missouri State ID cards and birth certificates. Volunteers work one-on-one with low-income program guests to overcome financial and logistical barriers to obtaining IDs and/or birth certificates. These documents are needed for employment, housing, social services, and a host of other resources; people with low incomes and limited resources face both financial and logistical challenges to obtaining official identification. In 2018, the ID and Birth Certificate Program served 3,281 program guests, assisting with 2,396 Missouri State ID cards and 2,726 birth certificates, of which 976 were for children under 16. Xavier Winter Inn began in 2011 as part of a larger network of emergency winter shelters with a goal of providing hospitality and a warm place to stay to people experiencing homelessness. Over the most recent winter from 2018-2019, Winter Inn provided emergency shelter to 126 men over 9 nights. Both of these programs work with people with low incomes who are often experiencing homelessness. The ID and Birth Certificate Program also commonly works with people who were recently incarcerated.

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Member Duties : The Communications Development Specialist VISTA member will build the capacity of St. Francis Xavier’s Social Ministry by continuing and improving the internal and external communications strategy for its direct service programs benefiting low income clients in St. Louis City and County, Missouri. As a result of the VISTA member’s service, St. Francis Xavier will build up its internal program processes and sustain communication with supporters, resulting in better service delivery to clients so that they can overcome obstacles to transitioning out of poverty.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Training , Living Allowance , $150 housing subsidy at select locations , Housing , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development .

Skills : None



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
M:STL-St. Francis Xavier College Church Communications VISTA

Program Start/End Date
02/16/2021 - 02/15/2022

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MISSOURI

Accepting Applications
From 11/05/2020 To 01/22/2021

Contact	Christine Dragonette
3628 Lindell Blvd
Saint Louis MO 63108
3149777309
christine@sfxstl.org

Listing ID	94836


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