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Would you
like a job that matters? Are you motivated to fight water pollution and
improve the living conditions of low-income communities in Appalachia?
If you
are, an OSM/VISTA position with the Appalachian Coal Country Watershed
Team is waiting for you. As an ACCWT member, you will live and work in
low income communities dealing with contaminated streams, depressed
economies, and other issues related to abandoned mine lands and
impoverished communities. Your help is needed in building a program
that will alleviate these problems by working with community volunteers
to make lasting environmental change happen at a local level. You will
also participate in grant writing and other fund raising activities,
educational outreach, and development efforts needed to help sustain
communities and their watersheds throughout the region.
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Build
partnerships with local, state, and federal organizations.
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Engage
in environmental work that has a direct impact on the quality of
people’s lives.
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Apply
your talents and skills to help underserved, low-income people.
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Committed to community development at a grassroots level.
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Engage
in extensive field research.
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Explore future career experience.
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Make
Coal Country a cleaner, healthier, and safer place to live and
work.
Whether
you are a recent college graduate, already have your masters degree, or
are a professional looking to use your skills and experience to help
those in need, we have a job for you! Take the next step in giving of
your time and energy to National Service with the Appalachian Coal
Country Watershed Team by calling 304-461-3131 or emailing
info@accwt.org.
For
more information please visit:
http://www.accwt.org
OSM/VISTA Watershed Team
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