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Goal of Program

Maggie’s Place provides safe housing and a nurturing community for pregnant and parenting women experiencing homelessness, empowering them to thrive throughout their lifetime. Americorps members live in the homes alongside moms and teammates sharing meals, doing chores, celebrating accomplishments, and working through hard things together. Members take initiative in a variety of situations that range from a mom going into labor, to roommate conflicts, to showing hospitality to visitors and new community members. They create a safe, welcoming, home-like environment for the moms so moms can focus on achieving their goals.

Type of Placement

Maggie’s Place AmeriCorps are radical change-makers who are committed to immerse their lives in intentional community with pregnant women experiencing homelessness. With the tools of trauma-informed care and a dedication to servant leadership, AmeriCorps are on the frontlines of the fight to put an end to ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and break the relentless cycle of poverty. They must be emotionally mature and resilient, empathetic, accepting of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures, and open to growing through uncomfortable situations. We train Corps members in conflict resolutions, trauma-informed care, best practices for working with vulnerable populations, and emotional de-escalation techniques.

Service Area

Greater Phoenix, AZ Metropolitan Area

Service Length

Year-long commitments, renewable upon invitation. Summer commitments: 8 weeks. Spring Break groups welcome.

Program Size

5 homes with 3-4 AmeriCorps members at each home.

Requirements

Must be female and are ideally at least 21 years of age. Emotional & mental resiliency. Operate well under stress. Willing to grow outside comfort zone.

Financial Arrangements

Room and board, $1466.66 monthly stipend, health insurance, access to community vehicles, AmeriCorps education award at completion of service term.

Living Arrangements

AmeriCorps share bedrooms (two to four people per room) and live in community with each other, pregnant women, new mothers, and their babies.

Training

1-2 week introductory training for yearlong Corps, professional development weekly, ongoing supervisory meetings.

Application Deadline

6/1/2024

Start Date

8/1/2024