Employment Services VISTA
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About The Position
Canopy NWA exists to create a community where refugees are welcomed and equipped with all they need to build new lives. Canopy NWA was established in 2016 through a grassroots community initiative to become the only refugee resettlement agency in Northwest Arkansas. Through close collaboration with businesses, faith communities, public agencies, and service providers, Canopy welcomed its first resettled refugee family in 2016. Canopy is an affiliate of Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services. Since that first family in 2016, Canopy has helped to resettle over 900 refugees in Northwest Arkansas. To align with the national goal of resettling up to 125,000 refugees in the year ahead, Canopy has the goal of resettling up to 250 individuals in FY2025. Our professional staff provides access to core services that lead to self-sufficiency, and we desire to expand those services to allow our clients to not only achieve economic self-sufficiency, but holistic social/civic integration, including the opportunity to grow and achieve goals professionally. An essential part of our growth for fiscal year 2025 and beyond will be to build a robust, engaged network of employers throughout our service area. This VISTA position will work to build, promote, recruit, and support Canopy's long-term employment service programs. This position will also assist with identifying service gaps and solutions, creating an Employer Advisory Board, and building systems to better provide services to our clients who are seeking career development and/or social/civic integration services. The VISTA will work with local employers, program coordinators, and social service providers in the area.
