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Youth-Driven Service-Learning Center Community Coordinator: 2 positions
Youth Organized for Disaster Action (YODA) Coordinator

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Youth-Driven Service-Learning Center Community Coordinator

Positions available: 2
Location:  Philadelphia PSLA office and area schools.

Description:
Youth-Driven Service-Learning Centers (YDSLCs) are located in middle and high schools.  YDSLCs are "hubs" of service-learning that help connect teachers, students, and community members in an effort to foster successful service-learning and community building partnerships.  The YDSLC Community Coordinator VISTAs will spend the majority of their time working in a school YDSLC, as well as the surrounding community. 

VISTA Responsibilities include:

• Engage more teachers in utilizing service-learning methodology in their classroom, and in utlizing the resources of the YDSLC
• Outreach into the community to get citizens and local organizations involved with the students, teachers, and Youth-Driven Service-Learning Centers at the school.
• Work with student leaders to facilitate the goals of the Youth-Driven Service-Learning Center and to promote service-learning activities in the school.
• Act as a liaison between the Youth-Driven Service-Learning Center and Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance.  Engage the students and teachers in city-wide, state-wide, and national conferences and initiatives.
  

Youth Organized for Disaster Action (YODA) Coordinator

Positions available:  1
Location:  Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning, office in Levittown, PA

Description:
Youth Organized for Disaster Action (YODA) presents an opportunity for students to contribute to national homeland security efforts.  Students will be engaged in service-learning activities that encompass mitagition and prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.  Schools will apply for and receive grants to organize YODA teams, focusing on curriculum links, teacher professional development, and student participation. 

Responsibilities include:

• Develop marketing and outreach strategies for YODA program.
• Assist schools in identifying local homeland security organizations and emergency management units
• Develop online YODA resources to provide successful program models, progress updates, and replication handbooks
• Assist YODA teams in development and distribution of family disaster plans and emergency kits to the community.