The mission of the AmeriCorps Urban Safety (AMUS) is to implement and support community initiatives to increase public health and safety. Beginning in Fall 2022, members will earn a bi-weekly stipend for a service term of 18-34 hours per week. Members will receive a full orientation to the AMUS Program and its initiatives, as well as training and experience in survey and community needs assessment methods, public health and safety, leadership, and community organizing. Service initiatives are designed to assist residents, as well as city, state and federal agencies in reducing the impact on residents’ home health and well-being in emergent situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as more enduring hazards such as the presence of lead and other contaminants in household water supplies. Members will implement and support response strategies designed to provide awareness, education, and access to resources to reduce or eliminate threats to public health and safety. Member activities will include community organizing, event coordination, and the use of surveys, leafleting, community meetings, and social media to gather data, communicate vital information, and implement response strategies. Target neighborhoods are defined by Detroit Police Precinct boundaries, Detroit City Council Districts, or Detroit Health Department / Michigan Department of Health and Human Services directives. Members, program staff and community partners collaborate to build strategies to engage and serve vulnerable and underserved communities.
Member Duties: Serve. Learn. Earn. Members will implement and support response strategies designed to provide awareness, education, and access to resources to reduce or eliminate threats to public health and safety. Members will participate in service initiatives designed to assist residents, as well as city, state, and federal agencies in reducing the impact on residents’ home health and well-being in emergent situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as more enduring hazards such as the presence of lead and other contaminants in household water supplies. Member activities will include community organizing, event coordination, and the use of surveys, leafleting, community meetings, and social media to gather data, communicate vital information, and implement response strategies. Members, program staff, and community partners collaborate to build strategies to engage and serve vulnerable and underserved communities.
Program Benefits: Education award upon successful completion of service, Health Coverage, Training, Childcare assistance if eligible, Stipend.
Terms :
Uniforms provided and required, Permits working at another job during off hours, Permits attendance at school during off hours, Car recommended.
Service Areas :
Disaster Relief, Health, Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Public Safety.
Skills:
Community Organization, Public Speaking, Education, Teaching/Tutoring, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Writing/Editing, Communications, Computers/Technology, Team Work, and Public Health.
