2026-27 Saint John's Hospice Development VISTA - Phila

employment, benefits, and recovery resources. Saint John’s Hospice provides life-sustaining services to thousands of individuals experiencing homelessness, serving more than 2,000 meals each week, offering approximately 160 showers weekly, maintaining mail services for more than 1,700 individuals, and delivering comprehensive case management and supportive services that help guests secure permanent housing and improve their overall well-being. Through strong partnerships with volunteers, donors, foundations, healthcare providers, and community organizations, SJH continues to provide pathways out of homelessness while strengthening the health and stability of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents. This VISTA position is a part of Catholic Charities USA’s Family Strengthening Program, a national intermediary project. As a member, you will meet virtually with VISTA Leaders and other VISTAs serving throughout the country, all focused on alleviating poverty.

Member Duties : The AmeriCorps VISTA Coordinator will strengthen St. John’s Hospice’s capacity by enhancing volunteer engagement, donor stewardship, and community partnerships. The VISTA will recruit, train, schedule, and support volunteers for the meal program while building relationships with schools, faith communities, corporations, and civic organizations to expand volunteer involvement. Responsibilities include maintaining volunteer records, improving reporting systems, and supporting fundraising through donor visits, special events, annual appeals, and newsletters. The VISTA will also develop and administer an annual survey of residents and Day Services guests, collect feedback from staff, volunteers, donors, and community partners, and analyze data to establish baseline measures, identify needs, and guide sustainable capacity-building strategies that strengthen services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Philadelphia.

General Skills , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Writing/Editing , Computers/Technology , Community Organization , Social Services .

Saint John’s Hospice (SJH) is a nationally recognized homeless shelter and day services provider located in Center City Philadelphia. Since 1963, SJH has served individuals experiencing homelessness with dignity and compassion by providing emergency shelter, nutritious meals, case management, housing support, and access to essential health and social services. SJH offers a continuum of care that addresses immediate survival needs while helping guests achieve long-term stability and self-sufficiency. SJH operates a 40-bed residential program for men transitioning from homelessness to independent living, a 12-bed Good Shepherd residence for medically fragile individuals experiencing homelessness, and the Coffee House, an overnight emergency shelter providing a safe place to sleep every night of the year. Day Services include hot nutritious meals, showers, clothing, mail services, medical and behavioral health support, and individualized case management that connects guests to housing