INTERMOUNTAIN AMERICORPS: MISSION AND VISION |
Intermountain AmeriCorps: Mission Statement
We provide a regional network of school and community support throughout North Central Washington by directly serving youth, addressing community needs and promoting personal and professional development.
Intermountain AmeriCorps: Vision
At the end of each year we hope that:
- The youth we serve are successful and inspired to become service minded.
- Our members are enriched by their contributions and self-growth.
- Our partners are enthusiastic about our program.
- The communities we serve know what AmeriCorps stands for.
- Our staff is excited and motivated; striving to reach a higher standard.
- We continue to strive to be one of the most innovative AmeriCorps programs in the state
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INTERMOUNTAIN AMERICORPS: PHILOSOPHY |
It is very important to our program that those we serve through our program are some how impacted by our efforts. It is also important to our program that our members have a chance to grow professionally and personally.
We do this by giving our members the power of choice and decision within our organization. We believe in making sure our members feel invested in their year of service and the organization they work for.
Members organize and implement small scale and large scale service projects, create and establish programs at their sites and communities and as a member, you are included in decisions that affect our organization and we look to our members yearly to help improve our program.
Our staff strives to be “leaders” not bosses. We are here to guide our members and support them in their efforts throughout the year. Through many long standing philosophies of our organization we have been able to accomplish this year in and year out. Below are some of our organization’s staple philosophies:
LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
As leaders in our team, our schools and our communities we…
- Adhere to a high standard of professionalism and performance
- Honor a productive, problem-solving attitude
- Practice respect and empathic listening
- Offer support, trust and productive feedback
- Assume that everyone is motivated by positive intent
- Refrain from judging each other
- React with composure to challenging situations
- Maintain our sense of humor (very important to us)
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Direct Service
All AmeriCorps members provide direct services to students on a daily basis, four days each week. (Fridays are reserved for member development and community project activities.). VISTA members do not provide direct service to students, but provide program development assistance. They work to build the capacity of communities to provide sustainable services. VISTA members will have some direct service through tutoring students and our service projects.
Community Strengthening
All members focus on building partnerships between schools and community, and between service entities in the surrounding area. This is done through members networking in their communities on a daily basis, community service projects and other community and site events members help in organizing or implementing.
Member Development
All members meet together regularly to share ideas, develop projects, receive training and support each other’s efforts. The Intermountain AmeriCorps experience helps members develop their potential through providing valuable hands-on experience and necessary training. |
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INTERMOUNTAIN AMERICORPS: TIMELINE |
1994-1995
Intermountain AmeriCorps is born!
5 Full-time Members
10 Part-time members
1 Supervisor
Based out of Chelan
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1995-1996
10 Full-time Members
2 Part-time members
1 School District
1 Supervisor
1 Part-time Assistant
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1996-1997
Project planning formed
12 Full-time Members
3 CareerCorps members
1 School District
1 Supervisor
1 Part-time Assistant
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1997-1998
Huge growth year for program!
24 Full-time Members
5 School Districts
1 Supervisor
1 Full-time Assistant
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1998-1999
Even more program growth! SET program created!
24 SET in 5 School Districts
27 WRC and 15 VISTA in 14 School Districts
1 Project Director
1 Full-time Assistant
2 Supervisors
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1999-2000
TEMP program created!
26 SET in 5 school districts
27 WRC and 15 VISTA in 14 districts
10 TEMP in 5 school districts / community agencies
1 Project Director
3 Supervisors
1 VISTA Leader |
2000-2001
More growth!
TECC/eCorps program created!
26 SET in 5 school districts
28 WRC and 12 VISTA in 14 districts
18 TEMP in 13 sites
TECC/eCorps (half year)
1 Project Director
1 Office Manager
3 Supervisors
1 Recruitment Coordinator
3 VISTA Leaders
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2001-2002
30 WRC members
15 VISTAs
25 SET members
15 eCorps members
1 Project Director
4 Regional Supervisors
1 Recruitment Coordinator
1 Office Manager
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2002-2003
23 WRC and 8 VISTA in 13 school districts
35 SET members
4 FCI VISTAs
1 Project
Director
3 Supervisors
1 Recruitment Coordinator
1 Office Manager
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2003-2004
All AmeriCorps programs across the United States take a huge hit due to budget cuts. Intermountain is forced to downsize their program structure.
2 Supervisors / Project Directors
10 SET Members
20 WRC Members 5 VISTA
1 VISTA Leader |
2004-2005
Program is growing again!
2 Supervisors/Project Directors
20 SET Members
18 WRC and 5 VISTA
1 VISTA Leader
1 Project Assistant/Recruitment Coordinator |
2005-2006 |
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INTERMOUNTAIN AMERICORPS: FACTS |
- Members have contributed over 730,000 service hours. If calculated at minimum wage, their contribution would be close to six million dollars in services for North Central Washington communities.
- In 2003, Washington Reading Corps members provided 57,812 hours of tutoring to 1,144 struggling readers in 13 elementary schools.
- 100% of families reported Washington Reading Corps activities were valuable for their children.
- In 2003, Service & Education Team members provided over 1073 students with tutoring/mentoring, academic assistance, basic computer skills, and after school programming.
- In 2003, VISTA members recruited 1,328 volunteers who served over 24,010 hours tutoring and organized over 54 family literacy events for students and families.
- Each year members received over ninety hours of training in over twenty topic areas including diversity awareness, at-risk youth, facilitation skills, ESL, and CPR.
- Our four-county service area represents over 20% of the geographical area of Washington State!
- Typically 50%-60% of our members relocate to serve in our communities, building valuable diversity and skill in our membership.
- In 2002, twenty-one different states were represented in our program.
- Members’ ages range from seventeen to fifty years.
- Typically 50% or more of our members are college graduates.
- Of the 12,000 students in our partner schools, 21% are Hispanic and 61% qualify for free and reduced lunches. The statewide average is a 7.5% Hispanic population and 35% free and reduced lunches. Sixteen percent of families in our four-county region live below the poverty level, as opposed to the state average of 10%.
- There are less than three students per square mile in our service area. To compound this isolation, our communities do not have the diversity of institutions and networks that can respond to complex problems of chronic poverty and joblessness. For example, the nearest four-year university is a 1.5 to 3.5 hour drive from communities in our vast region.
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