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# Economic Mobility Resource Systems VISTA

- **Company:** Bona Vista Programs Inc
- **Location:** Kansas City, KS, United States
- **Salary:** $25,567
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Management
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=98f921f61372b164

## About the Role

* Organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented.
 * Interested in community resources, social services, economic mobility, or community development.
 * Comfortable conducting research, organizing information, and developing practical tools and procedures.
 * A clear communicator who enjoys collaborating with different organizations and community partners.
 * Interested in using data and feedback to identify gaps, improve coordination, and strengthen programs.
 * Motivated to help reduce barriers to economic stability and improve access to opportunities for low-income residents., * Be at least 18 years old
 * Be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident
 * Willing to submit to and pass a national service background check
 * Experience with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

## Description

This AmeriCorps VISTA position will serve with the Unified Government Mayor's Office, supporting efforts to reduce poverty and economic insecurity among low-income Wyandotte County residents. The VISTA will help develop coordinated systems that connect residents with resources for employment, education, housing, food access, transportation, childcare, financial education, and benefits assistance.

The position will focus on building a searchable community resource directory, developing tools for coordinated referrals and economic mobility coaching, and establishing systems to evaluate and sustain these efforts. Rather than directly providing services, the VISTA will create the infrastructure, tools, and partnerships that help staff and community organizations connect residents with resources and address barriers to economic stability.

This role is ideal for someone interested in community resource coordination, social services, program development, data management, or economic mobility., * Research and inventory existing community resources addressing employment, education, housing, food access, transportation, childcare, financial education, and benefits assistance.

 * Develop a searchable resource and partner directory documenting eligibility requirements, referral contacts, accessibility, and service availability.
 * Establish procedures for regularly verifying and updating community resource information.
 * Develop tools to gather community and partner input on barriers to economic stability, with initial attention to neighborhoods identified through health, environmental, and economic data.
 * Conduct a resource gap analysis to identify priority needs, potential partners, and opportunities to improve coordination.
 * Research and organize approved economic mobility coaching approaches into a practical toolkit for staff and volunteers.
 * Develop facilitator guides, orientation materials, goal-setting templates, and training procedures to support consistent coaching practices.
 * Create referral workflows that clarify partner responsibilities, referral handoffs, and follow-up expectations.
 * Develop tools for authorized staff to track referral connections and identify recurring barriers that prevent residents from accessing services.
 * Establish procedures for maintaining and updating resource directories, coaching materials, and referral tools.
 * Develop an evaluation framework and reporting templates to help staff document resource connections, referral completion, identified barriers, and other approved measures of economic mobility activity.
 * Gather staff and partner feedback to improve resource, coaching, and referral systems.
 * Prepare a sustainability guide documenting system ownership, update schedules, training responsibilities, and recommendations for continued implementation.