Are you interested in combating poverty right here in
Oshkosh?
Come volunteer with the hub! The hub is seeking bright, passionate, and
dedicated adults from all disciplines, and backgrounds to join our team in Oshkosh.
The hub is a collaborative group of nonprofit organizations and government funded
agencies committed to moving individuals from poverty to self-sufficiency. The hub
envisions a future where households it serves are able to overcome financial emergencies
and gain lasting economic stability.
As a volunteer you will work with participants one-on-one to develop a plan to meet their
individual needs, such as: find jobs, secure safe and stable housing, make ends meet
through public benefits and tax credits, and obtain quality referrals for services like
childcare and healthcare. Check out these videos about what you could be doing based on
the LIFT Chicago model:
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LIFT: A Day in the Life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuuu_IzgcZk&list=UUBtO9q2fDOSI1wh
Tgm1JEAQ&index=4
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How LIFT Experience Changed My Perception of Poverty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UjWxVSVPLA
The hub is seeking bright, passionate, and dedicated individuals from all disciplines, ages,
and backgrounds to join our team in Oshkosh. If you’re interested, please contact Jordan
Dvorak at jordand@advocap.org.
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hub Advocate Application
Making a Difference with the hub by becoming an Advocate
The hub is a collaborative group of nonprofit organizations and government agencies
committed to moving individuals from poverty to self-sufficiency. The hub envisions a
future where households it serves are able to overcome financial emergencies and gain
lasting economic stability. Check out these videos about what you could be doing based on
the LIFT Chicago model: About LIFT or LIFT: A Day in the Life!
Qualifications: Hub Advocates are bright, motivated adults with a strong desire to get to
know and give back to their community. We’re looking for people of all backgrounds who
are determined and committed to helping others by lending their pro-active problemsolving skills. Advocates must be supportive listeners with a willingness to get to know
people in the area and the services available to help them. (Note: Interviews will be required
for this position).
Duties and Responsibilities: Hub volunteers (known as Advocates) are needed to work
side-by-side with usually low-income individuals to address immediate needs (e.g.,
employment, housing, public benefits, health care, education, etc.) and comprehensive,
long-term support designed to help families break the cycle of poverty. Advocates are
needed to:
 Meet one-on-one with hub participants assessing needs and providing direct and
referral services. You might help somebody write their first resume, locate a G.E.D.
program, find affordable housing or child care, research job openings in the area, or
simply provide listening and support.
 Communicate regularly with participants to create goals, check in on participant
progress, update participants on new resources/information, etc.
 Take part in volunteer trainings (a beginning general introduction training as well
as continued spotlight trainings) and listen to guest speakers. Trainings focus on
issues/challenges facing our participants including: understanding the public
housing system, public benefits, mental health issues, and employment needs.
 This commitment calls for a minimum of four hours in the office each week. Tools
are provided in the office to help you guide your work, from resource databases to
staff members with great ideas about projects you can initiate.
Benefits to Becoming a hub Advocate: The hub provides direct, hands-on experience
with poverty, unemployment, housing, public assistance, and a variety of other issues, by
working one-on-one with community members (participants). While volunteering at the
hub, there are many opportunities to gain and develop leadership skills in working with
diverse groups of people, office management, public relations and event planning, and
nonprofit organization and management. You will make a variety of contacts in the
business and social services world, and will enhance your resume by gaining new
leadership skills.
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If you’re interested, please fill out the application attached here by January 1st. If qualified,
you will be interviewed by hub partners. If accepted into the pilot program, you will be
attending training in Oshkosh in late January. Then you’ll be ready to start your advocate
experience with participants once the semester starts! For more information, please
contact Jordan Dvorak at jordand@advocap.org.
hub Advocate Application
Please note: Resumes and cover letters must be submitted along with an application.
Documents can be emailed to jordand@advocap.org
* Required
First and Last Name *
Email: *
Phone Number: *
Intended Major (If Applicable):
Graduation Year (If Applicable):
Past Employment (If Applicable):
What is your comfort level with basic software including data base entry, spread
sheets, word processing, and using the internet?
What interests you most about volunteering with the hub?
What do you hope to gain from your experience? *
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Provide some examples of your most impactful previous volunteer or work
experiences and how they have influenced you. *
Please list any foreign languages you are fluent in. (Not required to volunteer with the
hub)
Please list times you are available during our office hours to work: M-F 9am- 5pm *
(Actual shift times will be determined at interview)
Any additional comments, thoughts or information you wish for us to know in
considering your application? (Past experiences that would be relevant, etc.)
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