Development Associate VISTA

Harbor Homes, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization in NH whose mission is to create and provide quality residential, health care, and supportive services—in short, a continuum of supports for individuals and families to escape and avoid homelessness. Harbor Homes is NH’s largest builder and supplier of supportive housing, and also offers the state’s only stand-alone federally qualified health center for the homeless, which provides low-to-no cost primary, behavioral, and dental health care.

Complementing housing and healthcare are comprehensive economic and social supports, including employment and substance misuse treatment. The latter suite of programs is having significant success combating Greater Nashua’s devastating opioid crisis. Headquartered in Nashua, the state’s second largest city, Harbor Homes has 51 programs that serve 5,000 community members annually.

Under guidance of seasoned professionals, the VISTA Member will have the opportunity to complete a range of development projects for the healthcare arm of Harbor Homes. Short-term projects will gain VISTA Members valuable experience in the nonprofit development, including grant-writing, donor cultivation, and events management.

The VISTA member will help:

• Identify and develop relationships with potential new funders

• Assist with planning and development of special events

• Write, edit, and package grant applications

• Ensure reporting requirements for grants and funding are achievable and may be successfully reported upon completion of the grant term.

VISTA Members should have:

• Experience in communications, preferably in a nonprofit environment

• Ability to develop projects independently, with team support

• Passion for health and human services

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

• Above-average oral and written abilities

• An example of a great writing sample

The Families in Transition (FIT) VISTA Program is focused on improving the quality of life for the most disadvantaged members of New Hampshire communities. Our efforts are led by a remarkable team of dedicated AmeriCorps VISTA members from all over the country. Our capacity building VISTAs are strategically placed with selected host sites that provide critical services, training and empowerment programs aimed at lifting residents up and out of the chains of poverty. As a VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America), you will work for a minimum of one year to build programs, create change, and fight poverty in New Hampshire communities.

For more information about AmeriCorps, visit: www.nationalservice.gov.

For more information about the FIT VISTA Program visit: www.fitnh.org/vista.

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