[YL] Youth entrepreneurship VISTA positions

[Henness, Steven A.]

Happy holidays!
 
The Extension Youth Enterprisers Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia is seeking AmeriCorps*VISTA members to work with communities and University centers on rural youth entrepreneurship in 2007.   
 
VISTA members live and work in communities with a specialization in education, mentoring, financing, or networking.
 
Sample activities include:
 
--developing youth entrepreneurship curriculum materials for local and regional project
--organizing youth revolving loan funds
--recruiting and training business mentors from the community
--starting 4-H youth entrepreneurship clubs
--forming local not-for-profit corporations
 
VISTA members work with a local team and are part of a statewide network of up to 25 VISTAs and other 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.
 
What are some "down time" reasons to spend a year in Missouri?
 
--Two major metropolitan areas--Kansas City and St. Louis.
--Ozark outdoors, Mark Twain National Forest, and some of the most stunning blue fresh water springs.
--225 miles of Katy Trail for hikers and bikers across the state.
--Baseball, blues, and barbecue!
--Country festivals named after nearly every fruit, nut, and vegetable known to man.
--Interstate crossroads within a day's drive of numerous Midwestern cities.
 
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.
 
Applicants may consider timetables to begin service in April, July, August, or November 2007.
 
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, and "Extension Youth Enterprisers."