AmeriCorps VISTA Member with Central Coast Overdose Prevention

Benefits:

• Health benefit plan
• Relocation and settling-in allowance
• Professional development opportunities
• Alumni network
• Interest forbearance
• Student loan deferment
• $7,395 Segal Education Award or a $1,800 cash stipend
• Bi-weekly living stipend
• Free uniforms
• Wellness resources

Overdose prevention


Help save lives by supporting local overdose prevention coalitions. VISTA Volunteers help design community assessments, build communications campaigns, and strengthen local partnerships.

Healthy Communities


Help build capacity of organizations working on a range of public health initiatives. VISTA Volunteers develop evaluation plans, design training programs, and create community outreach materials.

About Us


Central Coast Overdose Prevention (CCODP) is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting client and community health through outreach, education, and compassionate care. We serve individuals navigating substance use, homelessness, and reentry from incarceration, as well as youth and families impacted by these challenges. Guided by values of dignity, inclusion, and resilience, our team works across Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties to build trust, expand access to resources, and create lasting community change. www.ccodp.org

About AmeriCorps


AmeriCorps is the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. Through a partnership between AmeriCorps and PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact, AmeriCorps Volunteers are placed in high need areas throughout California to help build capacity of organizations and coalitions to address overdose prevention and build healthier communities.

Benefits

• Bi-weekly living stipend
• $7,395 Segal Education Award or a $1,800 cash stipend
• Student loan deferment
• Interest forbearance
• Alumni network
• Professional development opportunities
• Relocation and settling-in allowance
• Health benefit plan

Requirements


Must be able to commit to a 12-month term (40 hours/week) and serve on-site within California communities. Relocation and settling-in allowance are available.

Pay: $32,370.00 per year

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Can you commit to working a 12-month term at 40 hours per week?
• Are you able to work on-site in Monterey, CA?

Work Location: In person

Flexible work from home options available.