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VISTA Conference Certifications:
Homeownership:
· Best Practices in Home Repair
· OHFA’s First-Time Homebuyer Program
· Managing Asset Purchases
Building Community Partnerships:
· Funding and Sustaining an IDA
· Igniting the Energy for Community Innovation and Change: An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry
· Trends in Community Development Collaborations
General Participation
Any three workshops
Thank you to our Sponsors:
About OVCR
The VISTA Ohio Community Revitalization Project (OVCR). Created in 1995 as a partnership between the Ohio CDC Association and the Corporation for National Service, the VCR Project places AmeriCorps* VISTA Members with community development corporations throughout the state. VISTA Members create lasting change by assisting with affordable housing development, homebuyer education, economic literacy programs, Individual Development Accounts, microenterpise, foreclosure prevention, vacant and abandoned properties and community organizing. VISTA members also recruit volunteers and conduct fundraising. For more information on VISTA please see https://recruit.cns.gov/.
To
review a complete list of VISTA member benefits
please go to www.americorps.gov/for_individu
VISTA sponsoring organizations must be a voting member of the Ohio CDC Association. Limited VISTA slots are available; some slots will be reserved for housing only initiatives. Sponsoring sites will be responsible for meeting quarterly reporting requirements and completing monthly timesheets. Ohio CDC Association currently has two types of VISTA slots available: Cost-Share and Standard. Cost-Share VISTA members specifically develop and create homeownership education and counseling programs, foreclosure prevention programs, home improvement and home repair programs, IDA homeownership programs, supportive housing, and activities to address vacant and abandoned properties. Funding for the Cost-Share VISTA members comes from the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF). Standard VISTA members can focus on a range of activities including affordable housing, community economic development, IDAs, microenterprise, foreclosure prevention, vacant and abandoned properties and community outreach and organizing that supports community-based development objectives.
If you are interested in being a VISTA site with Ohio CDC Association please contact Celia Elkins at 614-461-6392 x 201 or by email at celkins@ohiocdc.org
Current Members
