hub
hub
ADVOCAP - 2929 Harrison Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901
OACP - 2551 Jackson Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901
(students do not have to be at both locations)
Website: available soon
Non-profit
Mission: To prevent households that are experience a financial emergency from becoming unstable and support households in achieving economic stability.
Clientele: Any individual or family over 19 years of age that is within the Oshkosh Area School District (City of Oshkosh, and the townships of Black Wolf, Nekimi, Utica, Algoma, Winnebago, Oshkosh and Vinland). The hub gives preferences to providing services to low income individuals and families experiencing emergency/crisis situations that threaten their ability to meet basic needs.
Services: Basic needs. Students will meet one-on-one with hub participants assessing needs and providing direct and referral services. They may help write a resume, locate a G.E.D. program, find affordable housing or child care, research job openings in the area, or simply provide listening and support. Together they will create goals, check in on progress, and update participant information/resources.
Internship duties (120 hours): Students need to be available for training before the semester starts.
Qualifications: Student interns will act as hub Advocates. Hub Advocates are bright, motivated adults with a strong desire to get to know and give back to their community. We’re looking for people of all backgrounds who are determined and committed to helping others by lending their pro-active problem-solving skills. Advocates must be supportive listeners with a willingness to get to know people in the area and the services available to help them. (Note: Interviews will be required for this position).
Duties and Responsibilities: Hub Advocates are needed to work side-by-side with usually low-income individuals to address immediate needs (e.g., employment, housing, public benefits, health care, education, etc.) and comprehensive, long-term support designed to help families break the cycle of poverty. Advocates are needed to:
Meet one-on-one with hub participants assessing needs and providing direct and referral services. You might help somebody write their first resume, locate a G.E.D. program, find affordable housing or child care, research job openings in the area, or simply provide listening and support.
Communicate regularly with participants to create goals, check in on participant progress, update participants on new resources/information, etc.
Take part in volunteer trainings (a beginning general introduction training as well as continued spotlight trainings) and listen to guest speakers. Trainings focus on issues/challenges facing our participants including: understanding the public housing system, public benefits, mental health issues, and employment needs.
This commitment calls for a minimum of four hours in the office each week; although a 120 internship will require students to be in the office for eight hours. Each shift is four hours; two appointments with participants and one debriefing session. Tools are provided in the office to help you guide your work, from resource databases to staff members with great ideas about projects you can initiate.
Promote the hub and encourage others to refer individuals to the hub.
Other specific duties will be assigned based on skill.
Benefits to Becoming a hub Advocate: The hub provides direct, hands-on experience with poverty, unemployment, housing, public assistance, and a variety of other issues, by working one-on-one with community members (participants). While volunteering at the hub, there are many opportunities to gain and develop leadership skills in working with diverse groups of people, office management, public relations and event planning, and nonprofit organization and management. You will make a variety of contacts in the business and social services world, and will enhance your resume by gaining new leadership skills.
Advanced Internship duties (280 hours): Students need to be available for training before the semester starts.
Qualifications: Student interns will act as hub Advocates. Hub Advocates are bright, motivated adults with a strong desire to get to know and give back to their community. We’re looking for people of all backgrounds who are determined and committed to helping others by lending their pro-active problem-solving skills. Advocates must be supportive listeners with a willingness to get to know people in the area and the services available to help them. (Note: Interviews will be required for this position).
Duties and Responsibilities: Hub Advocates are needed to work side-by-side with usually low-income individuals to address immediate needs (e.g., employment, housing, public benefits, health care, education, etc.) and comprehensive, long-term support designed to help families break the cycle of poverty. Advocates are needed to:
Meet one-on-one with hub participants assessing needs and providing direct and referral services. You might help somebody write their first resume, locate a G.E.D. program, find affordable housing or child care, research job openings in the area, or simply provide listening and support.
Communicate regularly with participants to create goals, check in on participant progress, update participants on new resources/information, etc.
Take part in volunteer trainings (a beginning general introduction training as well as continued spotlight trainings) and listen to guest speakers. Trainings focus on issues/challenges facing our participants including: understanding the public housing system, public benefits, mental health issues, and employment needs.
This commitment calls for a minimum of four hours in the office each week; although a 280 internship will require students to be in the office for twenty hours. Each shift is four hours; two appointments with participants and one debriefing session. Tools are provided in the office to help you guide your work, from resource databases to staff members with great ideas about projects you can initiate.
Promote the hub and encourage others to refer individuals to the hub.
Other specific duties will be assigned based on skill.
Benefits to Becoming a hub Advocate: The hub provides direct, hands-on experience with poverty, unemployment, housing, public assistance, and a variety of other issues, by working one-on-one with community members (participants). While volunteering at the hub, there are many opportunities to gain and develop leadership skills in working with diverse groups of people, office management, public relations and event planning, and nonprofit organization and management. You will make a variety of contacts in the business and social services world, and will enhance your resume by gaining new leadership skills.
Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer, Days, Nights, Weekends
Category: Meeting Basic Needs