Service Opportunities
VISTAs in the Piedmont offers individuals the opportunity to gain professional experience in the nonprofit sector as they spend a year dedicated to service.
The community project is a unique aspect of the V.I.P. program that allows VISTAs to work together as a team. Each member spends 10% of their service participating in a supplemental project designed to foster collaboration and problem-solving for community-wide issues related to financial stability or behavioral health. The VISTA members gather one half day each week to share the different perspectives and experiences gained through their work at their individual sites and work together on their community projects.
Accepting applications for the 2020 - 2021 service year beginning March 1, 2020.
About United Way of the Piedmont:
United Way of the Piedmont is a private, nonprofit organization governed by a local board of volunteers.
Our services cover Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties.
MISSION: Connect, engage and inspire people to transform our community.
VISION: Live united as an educated, financially stable, and healthy community.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity
United Way of the Piedmont, the VISTAs in the Piedmont program, and all service sites are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are committed to engaging VISTA members in our collective work without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity and expression, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, familial status, or socio-economic status.
Should you require any accommodations to complete the application process or successfully complete a service year, please notify Heather Lother, VP of Engagement, at hlother@uwpiedmont.org or 864-707-2748 directly.
The community project is a unique aspect of the V.I.P. program that allows VISTAs to work together as a team. Each member spends 10% of their service participating in a supplemental project designed to foster collaboration and problem-solving for community-wide issues related to financial stability or behavioral health. The VISTA members gather one half day each week to share the different perspectives and experiences gained through their work at their individual sites and work together on their community projects.
Accepting applications for the 2020 - 2021 service year beginning March 1, 2020.
About United Way of the Piedmont:
United Way of the Piedmont is a private, nonprofit organization governed by a local board of volunteers.
Our services cover Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties.
MISSION: Connect, engage and inspire people to transform our community.
VISION: Live united as an educated, financially stable, and healthy community.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity
United Way of the Piedmont, the VISTAs in the Piedmont program, and all service sites are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are committed to engaging VISTA members in our collective work without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity and expression, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, familial status, or socio-economic status.
Should you require any accommodations to complete the application process or successfully complete a service year, please notify Heather Lother, VP of Engagement, at hlother@uwpiedmont.org or 864-707-2748 directly.
2020 - 2021 Service Opportunities
VISTAs in our program serve at one of several community sites focusing on one or more of the following capacity-building activities:
- Marketing and social media management
- Fundraising through events, donor development, and grants
- Developing programs to increase financial stability and access to healthcare
- Building partnerships in the community
- Recruiting and managing volunteers
- Program assessment and management
Open 2020 - 2021 Sites
AccessHealth Spartanburg
Program & Engagement VISTA
The VISTA will expand current communication efforts, increase efficiency of the client enrollment process, identify gaps in care and available community assets and resources, and secure additional funding for AccessHealth Spartanburg (AHS) in order to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for low-income adults.
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Start date TBD based on applicant availability
Program & Engagement VISTA
The VISTA will expand current communication efforts, increase efficiency of the client enrollment process, identify gaps in care and available community assets and resources, and secure additional funding for AccessHealth Spartanburg (AHS) in order to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for low-income adults.
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Start date TBD based on applicant availability
Filled 2020 - 2021 Sites
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate
Match Program & Volunteer Engagement VISTA The VISTA will help support our mission by helping to build and increase service capacity and helping to make quality improvements to provide enhanced services for the low-income youth and families served. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Children's Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee, & Union Counties Community Engagement VISTA Help increase our capacity to serve all children in need by increasing community engagement and awareness, developing new fundraising initiatives, and improving our current system of volunteer management. The VISTA will expand the current social media and website outreach, and develop new fundraising strategies. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Community and Volunteer Outreach VISTA Help improve Access to Care for children battling cancer by engaging more volunteers, building peer support through peer-family events, generating awareness through the CCP Kidz in Lids program and recognizing supporters through social media outreach all to ensure children access to care, and families not falling into the downward spiral of poverty. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled City of Spartanburg Community Development VISTA The VISTA will develop a comprehensive equity plan, accelerate the development of a Highland Master Plan to revitalize a low-income neighborhood with resident input, and increase community awareness and engagement. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled EMERGE Family Therapy Center & Teaching Clinic Community Engagement VISTA Help improve health outcomes of low-income, underinsured children, adults and families by building our capacity to provide affordable behavioral health care. The VISTA will expand communication efforts, manage a volunteer program, and communicating the story of EMERGE through a variety of processes (writing press releases, capturing data outcomes, building alumni connections, etc.) View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Greer Relief Community Outreach & Development VISTA Provide program sustainability by cultivating and promoting the RENEW (Reaching Every Neighbor Every Way) program to low-income individuals and families, with the goal of increasing participation and attendance. The VISTA will build support for the RENEW program, promoting growth of current events with the goal of raising enough funds to hire a Stability Navigator. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled GoForth Recovery Engagement & Fundraising VISTA The VISTA will build the capacity and efficiency of GoForth Recovery to provide substance use recovery treatment to homeless and near-homeless men. The VISTA will increase the available resources through grant writing and improve processes such as intake, volunteer management, and partnership development. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Middle Tyger Community Center Financial Stability Program & Engagement VISTA Help ensure that the families Middle Tyger Community Center (MTCC) serves are offered opportunities, support, and resources that help them toward financial stability by recruiting and training volunteers, implementing the Getting Ahead program while developing community partnerships that builds the capacity for the continued sustainability of the program. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled ReGenesis Health Care Community Health VISTA The VISTA will work to develop a community health worker program, through research, collaboration with Nursing and Population Health teams, drafting a framework, and developing materials. The VISTA will conduct data analysis to identify areas of growth and challenge by creating, tracking, analyzing, and reporting on management data. The VISTA will also conduct community outreach to close health disparity gaps. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled |
Spartanburg Academic Movement
Collaborative Action & Engagement VISTA Help support the upward economic mobility of children and families across Spartanburg County by strengthening academic achievement. This will be accomplished by engaging collaborative action groups to close equity gaps in three of the Spartanburg Academic Movement’s (SAM) learning outcomes: kindergarten readiness, high school graduation, and college enrollment. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Spartanburg Housing Authority Financial Self-Sufficiency Program VISTA Help build capacity of the Spartanburg Housing Authority by creating neighborhood programs that enable access to community agencies and build opportunities for financial self-sufficiency. This VISTA will also identify capacity-building opportunities for volunteers and develop resources to help SHA residents move out of poverty. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Spartanburg Interfaith Housing Network (SPIHN) Housing & Volunteer Resource VISTA Help create affordable housing options for homeless individuals/families in order to reduce their period of homelessness. The VISTA will seek funds for transitional housing, recruit new Host Churches to provide nighttime shelter, develop volunteer recruitment and retention efforts, and identify resource programs and funding opportunities for the Spartanburg Opportunity Center (homeless day center). View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled St. Luke's Free Medical Clinic Volunteer & Data Collection VISTA Help increase our capacity to provide quality healthcare to underserved Spartanburg County residents by streamlining our volunteer and data collection procedures. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled The Bridge at Green Street Housing & Homelessness Prevention VISTA The VISTA will continue to develop a site plan and architectural design plans for individual tiny houses specifically for the Northside neighborhood and for a target population of homeless single women. You will work to implement an approach to recovery from homelessness. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled Upstate Warrior Solution Community Engagement VISTA The VISTA will support Upstate Warrior Solution’s efforts to help increase financial stability among veterans. They will increase engagement with partner organizations through graphic design, marketing, and social media outreach. They will also conduct program assessments and build partnerships to better serve veterans. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled United Way of the Piedmont Community Engagement VISTA The VISTA member will support and increase the capacity of the United Way of the Piedmont (UWP) Engagement team to increase the number of community nonprofits implementing effective volunteer practices and increase the number of community volunteers successfully placed by UWP. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled United Way of the Piedmont Donor Communications VISTA The VISTA member will effectively engage donors to increase financial resources, and contribute to social media marketing to build brand awareness to ensure UWP has resources to help eliminate poverty. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled United Way of the Piedmont - Gifts in Kind Center Member & Volunteer Experience VISTA The VISTA will focus on developing and improving processes and procedures to communicate with member nonprofits and partners. The VISTA will also focus on increasing the diversity of the volunteer corps that runs the facility, and work to establish a volunteer leadership corps to provide day-to-day leadership and training to new or temporary volunteers. View VISTA Assignment Description Position Filled |