Goodwill NNE VISTA Partnership
Position Summary
Position details
Our AmeriCorps VISTA members work to reduce poverty in their communities through indirect, capacity-building service at local non-profits. We are currently hiring for positions across Maine and New Hampshire with partners who focus on providing their communities with affordable housing, are building community through the arts, ensure seniors have access to transportation, provide educational and workforce support, and so many more important community focuses.
Our Program
Since 2015, the Goodwill NNE VISTA Partnership has sought to alleviate poverty in communities across Maine and New Hampshire from the most rural areas to the most populous cities. VISTA Members support capacity-building and organizational-development goals of local agencies, including schools and nonprofits, providing invaluable boosts to the wellbeing of communities through indirect service such as creating new programs, assisting with community assessments, fundraising and grant writing, communications work, increasing social media presence, and recruiting and managing volunteers among other projects.
The organizations we partner with focus on sustainable solutions for the issues that they see in their communities every day. Our partners provide solutions to important community issues including but not limited to affordable housing, support for seniors, food security, assisting New Americans, educational support, and accessible transportation while often relying on volunteers to make what they do happen. Our VISTAs help them to strengthen their organizational development so that they can continue to serve their communities on a greater level.
At present, our members are assisting with community assessments, fundraising and grant writing, increasing social media presences, recruiting and managing volunteers, and creating rideshare programs for seniors (just to name a few) in partner agencies situated from the Seacoast of New Hampshire to the border towns of Lubec and Limestone, Maine.
The Impact of VISTA
In 2025, 33 VISTA members built the capacity of 23 partner organizations, serving over 7,654 youth and 92 veterans, through:
- Recruiting over 425 new volunteers who contributed over 9,078 hours of service to their organizations,
- Raising over $722,971 in funds, &
- Leveraging over $1,053,164 in in-kind donations,
- Creating & improving 192 programs & processes,
- Developing & enhancing 388 Community Partnerships,
- Raising over $722,971 in funds, &
- Leveraging over $1,053,164 in in-kind donations.
Current Openings
The positive impact VISTA members offer their local communities is remarkable and continues to build year after year. Current open positions include:
- Program Development VISTA with 3Rivers in Westbrook, Maine
- Youth Services VISTA with Portland Housing Authority in Portland, Maine
- School Walking School Bus Coordination VISTA with the Reiche Community School and Reiche PTO in Portland, Maine
- Grants Specialist VISTA with Lights Out Gallery in Norway, Maine
- Resource Development & Volunteer Capacity VISTA with Homeless Services of Aroostook in Presque Isle, Maine
Benefits
- Bi-Weekly Living Allowance of $957.46/Biweekly
- Relocation Allowance of $750 plus $.40 per mile (for those moving more than 50 miles)
- Health Benefits
- Childcare Reimbursement if Eligible
- Student Loan Forbearance for eligible federal loans (interest paid by AmeriCorps)
- Training and Professional Development
- Life Navigator (on-staff licensed counselor for members)
- Choice of Segal AmeriCorps Education Award* ($7,395) or an end-of-term bonus ($1,800) upon term completion
- Non-Competitive Eligibility for federal employment for one-year post-term
- Extensive Training and Networking
*Individuals are limited to two full Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards in their lifetime
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You can also find descriptions of all Goodwill AmeriCorps Positions can be found at: goodwillnne.org/jobs/americorps/positions/.
Organization
Goodwill NNE AmeriCorps
Statewide, MEGoodwill VISTA Partnership
The Goodwill VISTA Partnership works to reduce poverty in communities across Maine and New Hampshire through indirect service, such as creating and running programs, fundraising and grant writing, communications work, increasing social media presence, recruiting volunteers, as well as assisting with community assessments, among other projects. Focus areas of partner agencies include public health, food security, environmental justice, educational support, youth development, housing, and more!