The AmeriCorps READY team is looking for paid volunteers to help us improve air quality and increase flooding resilience on the east side of Detroit! 

What you'll do with us:

• Participate in environmental education centered around themes such as environmental impacts and resilience.
• Engage in community outreach by attending community meetings, contacting residents, visiting area businesses, distributing flyers, etc. to increase community awareness of urban environmental impacts.
• Participate in environmental stewardship opportunities such as tree/pollinator garden planting, park improvements, or other community efforts.
• Participate in outdoor recreation and experiential hands-on learning to strengthen your understanding and support of engagement of community residents.
• Engage with organizations and experts from diverse ecological, social, and governing backgrounds, and explore many different types of in-office and in-field opportunities in green jobs and non-profit community organizations.
• Assist with improving hazard awareness and demonstrate green infrastructure installations for residents of Detroit. 

Qualifications:

• Volunteers must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; at least 18 years old; have a high school diploma or equivalent; and be able to pass a comprehensive background check. 
• Volunteers should have interest in one or more of the following areas: community organizing and outreach; community engagement; civic engagement, volunteerism, and public service; science; public health; data research; the outdoor environment, or related fields.
• Volunteers must display professional behavior at all times, including, but not limited to, appropriate dress and attire; maintaining adequate standards of hygiene; respectful and polite conduct with residents and other AmeriCorps volunteers; punctuality; and maintaining regular attendance. 
• Volunteers must be comfortable working in the outdoor environment, performing such activities as leafletting, visual inspections, installations, and garden maintenance.
• Volunteers must be willing to learn the use of basic gardening implements, such as weed whackers and mowers, as well as some power tools, such as drills and a reciprocating saw. 
• Volunteers must be comfortable communicating with diverse populations and in diverse settings; volunteers must also be able to communicate empathetically and respectfully around potentially sensitive topics, such as home health hazards and financial damages incurred as a result of flooding. 
• Volunteers will also be required to submit bi-weekly timesheets and accurately maintain both paper and electronic records.