[YL] AmeriCorps*VISTA Youth Entrepreneurship positions in Missouri

[Henness, Steven A.]

POVERTY BITES.  ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A YOUNG PERSON.
TAKE A BITE OUT OF POVERTY.
 
The 4-H Center for Youth Development at the University of
Missouri-Columbia invites applicants for AmeriCorps*VISTA positions to
work with select regional communities and campus centers on rural youth
entrepreneurship.
 
VISTA members will live and work in communities that are partnering with
the University to create regional pipelines for young people interested
in starting new ventures.  VISTA members will work in one of four
specializations: 1) Youth Enterpriser Education; 2) Youth Enterpriser
Mentoring; 3) Youth Enterpriser Financing; or 4) Youth Enterpriser
Networking.
 
Sample activities might include:

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	developing locally and regionally relevant youth
entrepreneurship curriculum materials
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	organizing youth revolving loan funds
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	recruiting and training business mentors from the community
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	forming 4-H youth entrepreneurship clubs
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	starting local not-for-profit corporations

VISTA members will work with a local team and be part of a statewide
network of professionals working in entrepreneurship and enterprise
development.  
 
Positions are ideal for recent college graduates, or persons looking to
move into a youth development, business education, workforce
development, or community and economic development career.
 
Background:  The Extension Youth Enterprisers Program is a partnership
between the University of Missouri's Community Enterprise &
Entrepreneurial Development (CEED) Program, the 4-H Center for Youth
Development, and select communities across the state. The program is
working to build the capacity of select communities for supporting
entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy. Targeted
participants include middle and high school age youth who are interested
in entrepreneurship as a profession, or who have ideas and plans for new
ventures. The goal of the project is to create regional pipelines of
support for youth entrepreneurs, and to strengthen communities in
building an infrastructure for revitalizing their rural economies.
 
What are some other great reasons to spend a year in Missouri?

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	Two major metropolitan areas--Kansas City and St. Louis.
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	Ozark outdoors, Mark Twain National Forest, and some of the most
stunning blue fresh water springs.
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	225 miles of Katy Trail for hikers and bikers across the state.
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	Baseball, blues, and barbecue!
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	Historical footprints of Lewis and Clark, Walt Disney, J.C.
Penney, Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain, and a host of other notables.
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	Country festivals named after nearly every fruit, nut, and
vegetable known to man. 
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	Interstate crossroads within a day's drive of numerous
Midwestern cities . 
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	University of Missouri-Columbia--premier land-grant research
institution with 30,000 students. 

VISTA members receive a living allowance, health insurance, childcare
assistance, relocation allowance, training, and are eligible for a
$4,725 education award to apply toward student loans and/or tuition and
educational expenses in the next 7 years.
 
For more information: contact Steve Henness, VISTA Program Coordinator,
573-884-6618, hennesss at umsystem.edu <mailto:hennesss at umsystem.edu> .
 
To apply on the web: visit https://recruit.cns.gov
<https://recruit.cns.gov> , Find a Program, Missouri, AmeriCorps*VISTA,
Extension Youth Enterprisers--Univ of Missouri 4-H.  Positions start
July/August 2006.
 
 
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