Phennd Fellows-Health Services Equity Coordinator

PHENND Fellows-Health Services Equity Coordinator

Woods is a Life Cycle Care Management Organization with more than 110 years of experience serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Woods spearheads a System of Care that is composed of Woods Services and 10 nonprofit affiliates and related organizations based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, employing a total of 6,600 people and serving 32,000 individuals, with 1,500 employees at its headquarters in Langhorne - all focused on the same beautiful purpose.

The overarching goal and mission is to ensure that people with disabilities can live as independently as possible and access all needed services that enable them to do that. Health and wellness play a critical role in people's ability to work, volunteer, and otherwise participate in civic life. The newly opened outpatient arm of Woods in Langhorne, PA, Woods Healthcare, provides primary medical, behavioral, and dental healthcare services to community members with intellectual disability, autism, and behavioral health challenges, delivered through healthcare providers who are knowledgeable, compassionate and skilled at treating this complex population. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : The overall goal of the VISTA project is to increase access to integrated primary medical, behavioral, and dental healthcare services at Woods for community members with intellectual disability, autism, and other disabilities. The VISTA member will help accomplish this by 1) conducting outreach and raising awareness of Woods Healthcare services; 2) increasing volunteer opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities; and 3) raising additional funds through grant writing to support Woods Healthcare. We anticipate that in Year 1, the VISTA will develop an outreach database, conduct community outreach, assist with setting up visits/tours, presentations, and calls, write compelling materials for both marketing and grant purposes, identify funding prospects, and build relationships with community partners for referrals and volunteer opportunities.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* , Education award upon successful completion of service , SEPTA Monthly Transportation Pass .

Terms :

Car recommended .

Service Areas :

Disaster Relief , Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Environment , Entrepreneur/Business , Elder Care , Health , Ex-Offender Reentry , Education .

Skills :

General Skills , Public Health , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Business/Entrepreneur , Team Work , Leadership , Communications , Non-Profit Management , Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Community Organization .