IndyEast Workforce Pathways & Employer Engagement VISTA
Collaborate across sectors, connect with community, and develop professionally as you help improve quality of life and accelerate revitalization at the IndyEast Promise Zone!
Promise Zones are high-poverty, high capacity communities where the federal government works with local leaders to increase efforts and achieve neighborhood-created goals and priorities over a ten-year period. Established in 2015, the IndyEast Promise Zone has worked across sectors to improve the quality of life and accelerate revitalization on the Eastside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the next several years, the IndyEast Promise Zone, neighborhood residents, and implementation partners will work to carry out activities and interventions while leveraging new opportunities. VISTA members will work with our well-established community development team throughout their term of service and get connected with partners at all levels (neighborhood, city, state, and federal) while receiving professional development. Learn more here.
The IndyEast Workforce Pathways & Employer Engagement VISTA will work with the IndyEast Workforce Pathways team and local leaders to develop opportunities to increase economic stability and mobility for residents. The Workforce Pathways & Employer Engagement VISTA will collaborate with nonprofits, businesses, employers, and local government to research and support strategies that strengthen career pathways, workforce training, and long-term wealth-building for individuals and families. To accomplish this, the Workforce Pathways & Employer Engagement VISTA will foster employer partnerships, contribute to the development of workshops and resources, and assist in coordinating training opportunities that strengthen workforce pathways. The Workforce Pathways & Employer Engagement VISTA will act as a bridge between residents, employers, and IndyEast while researching best practices, planning activities, and developing partnerships to support workforce development.