CCNP Data & Research Associate Central City Neighborhood Partners and the City of Los Angeles's Mayor's Office work together to fight urban poverty in the area formerly known as the Los Angeles Promise Zone, which includes the diverse communities of Pico-Union, Westlake, Wilshire Center, Koreatown, East Hollywood and Hollywood. Central City Neighborhood Partners (CCNP) is the key implementation partner of this initiative and will be the home of the VISTA Team at the Westlake/Pico-Union FamilySource Center. CCNP is a community-based collaborative with the mission of advancing economic opportunities for low-income families by fostering partnerships and supporting positive community change. Focused on the alleviation of poverty, and with the support of a dynamic and energetic team, CCNP implements an innovative one-stop model that streamlines the delivery of services, shares resources, and provides high-quality, coordinated and integrated services to the community that positively impact lives every day. VISTAs will serve in a crucial role to support the goals of the initiative to significantly reduce poverty through 1) increasing economic opportunity, 2) improved educational opportunities 3) improved public safety 4) building equitable and sustainable neighborhoods. VISTA members have a unique opportunity to serve with our project to develop a comprehensive set of strategies to address these goals, while serving with Mayor's staff, Central City Neighborhood Partners, and other community-based organizations. Over the 12-month service, VISTAs will learn skills in program implementation, evaluation, facilitation, and volunteer recruitment and management. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here. Member Duties : The key objective of the Data & Research Associate is to serve with the team with a focus on building capacity to effectively collect data, alignment, and analysis. This includes data gathering and organizing, identifying potential funding opportunities and providing grants assistance to partners, critically reviewing opportunities to determine if they are a match for goal areas, identifying partners to collaborate, and providing technical assistance by supporting to facilitate grant alignment and writing workshops. Additionally, the member will support the development of reports by engaging with partners to capture success stories. The Data & Research Associate will also support the activities of one of the standing working groups, task force groups and grant teams providing the research and administrative support needed to further the collective work of the partnership. Program Benefits : Health Coverage , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend . Terms : Permits working at another job during off hours . Service Areas : Neighborhood Revitalization , Community Outreach , Education , Public Safety , Community and Economic Development , Technology , Children/Youth . Skills : Public Speaking , Recruitment , Team Work , Leadership , Communications , Writing/Editing , Education , Fund raising/Grant Writing , General Skills , Computers/Technology .