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<\/a>KC Hispanic News, Thursday Sept. 19, 2019<\/p><\/div>\n
On Sept. 11, 2019, VISTA Volunteer Coordinator Kiersten Johnson organized the HEDC team’s participation in the National Day of Service. Instead of their normal office work, the VISTAs went to nearby Gage Park and met up with KC Parks and Recreation employees to pick up litter and clear brush. Gage Park is one of the jewels of the Westside neighborhood. After the cleanup, we had a cookout with the Westside neighborhood community police officers, who expressed their gratitude for this initiative, which was featured in the KC Hispanic News the following week.<\/p>\n
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The Hispanic Economic Development Corporation of Greater Kansas City has a simple mission: to increase economic opportunity for the under-served Hispanic and Latino population of the greater […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":51,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Hispanic Economic Development Corporation\r\n\r\nAmeriCorps VISTA service opportunities\r\n\r\nThe Hispanic Economic Development Corporation\u2019s (HEDC\u2019s) mission is to create and implement economic development initiatives which improve the lives of Latinos - and other underserved communities - within the Greater Kansas City area. This is accomplished through programming that focuses on strengthening existing Latino-owned, small businesses; and cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit of Hispanic start-ups. HEDC is the only area-Community Development Corporation (CDC) offering economic development initiatives purposefully designed to address the needs of the Kansas City area's most under-served small-business community.\u00a0 HEDC provides a bilingual and multi-culturally-sensitive approach in assisting current and aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve financial stability. Since tracking data (2006), more than 2,450 individuals have participated in more than 23,400 hours of combined training related to the planning, start-up and growth of small businesses. During this time, HEDC has helped facilitate the start-up and growth of more than 550 local, small businesses (all data pulled from HEDC's CRM system, Biz-Trakker).\u00a0 HEDC, through its mission and programs and services, aligns with AmeriCorp's VISTA's priority for programs that create economic opportunities to low-income individuals.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\r\n\r\nVISTA \u2013 Volunteer Program Coordinator<\/u><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Hispanic Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) is seeking a skilled individual to help develop a formal volunteer program; to support the interests of professionals, students, and small business owners \u2013 among others \u2013 seeking to help serve the community HEDC serves; further the skills of HEDC clients.\r\n\r\nDuties:<\/strong> This VISTA member will develop a formal volunteer program at HEDC, creating an effective process for those individuals seeking to support HEDC and its programs (Business Development, Digital Literacy, Financial Literacy).\u00a0 Project goals and activities include analyzing and enhancing HEDC\u2019s current volunteer activities and processes, developing a volunteer database, developing necessary forms, recruitment and training, and implementing a volunteer retention program strategy.\r\n\r\nProgram Benefits:<\/strong> Choice of education award or end of service stipend (upon successful completion of service), Stipend, Relocation Allowance, Training\r\n\r\nTerms:<\/strong> Permits working at another job during off hours, Car recommended, Permits attending school during off hours\r\n\r\nService Areas<\/strong>: Economic Opportunity\r\n\r\nSkills:<\/strong> Written and oral communication, Time management\r\n\r\n[button link=\"https:\/\/my.americorps.gov\/mp\/listing\/viewListing.do?id=81402&fromSearch=true\" type=\"big\"] Apply[\/button]\r\n\r\n\u00a0","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2948,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions\/2948"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}