DIVA Moms- Minnesota Community Care
Support Black Women’s health and pre and post-natal healthcare in Saint Paul through a year of service with AmeriCorps!
Minnesota Community Care delivers clinical care, oral health, pharmacy services, health support services, research, teaching, health education, outreach, and social services for the people we touch. At MCC, we put the patient first, build resilience, champion equity, model integrity, uplift people, embrace respect, elevate excellence, and unleash creativity. Our communities are diverse; their stories construct the spirit of our organization. The central goal of your VISTA project is to help expand the reach of DIVA Moms and ACT throughout the Twin Cities. DIVA Moms is an African-American-led program designed especially for pregnant and postpartum U.S.-born African American mothers and ACT extends safe space to all Black women across the diaspora.
Member Duties:
- Build on the work of our 2020-21 VISTA in the area of Black Women’s health and pre and postnatal healthcare.
- Continue to strengthen our capacity in community engagement/outreach, communications, participant recruitment, and partnership development, as it relates to our DIVA program: Dynamic, Involved, Valued, African American Moms and ACT (Afrocentric Care Clinic and Team).
Benefits:
Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Health Coverage*, Relocation Allowance, Childcare assistance if eligible, Living Allowance, Training, Stipend, Education award upon successful completion of service.
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare
Terms: Permits working at another job during off hours, Permits attendance at school during off-hours.
Service Areas: Health
Skills: Public Health, Writing/Editing, Team Work.