About the Resilience Corps
Who We Are
The Greater Portland Council of Governments AmeriCorps Resilience Corps Fellowship is a unique opportunity to launch your career in municipal and regional planning. Fellows gain high-level ‘on the job’ experience, build their personal and professional networks, and receive training, mentorship, and professional development in their desired field of future work. Projects are varied, complex, interesting, and deeply important to the state of Maine.
The program is dedicated to building capacity in our region at the municipal and nonprofit level to enhance community resilience.
Mission
Resilience Corps Fellows provide support for GPCOG, municipalities and non-profits by enhancing capacity for initiatives that build greater regional resilience via:
-
Data collection, analysis, and visualization.
-
Mapping and storyboarding data.
-
Research, report writing.
-
Outreach, material creation, and equitable public engagement.
-
Communication, blogging, social media, and educational support.
-
Volunteer recruitment and coordination.
-
Project management and implementation
Fellows are placed in unique roles at varying host sites across the region. Throughout the term, the Fellows will meet weekly to connect, share with one another, and depending on the week, attend conferences, engage in on-going training sessions to enhance professional development and positively influence their career trajectories. Together, the cohort will participate in various, hands-on volunteer days to further engage with and learn from local community organizations.
Fellow application timeline
-
September: Application becomes available.
-
September through December: Applications received and reviewed on a rolling basis. Interviews are a 3-round process, during which specific roles will be discussed, and offers are made on an on-going basis until all positions are filled, or the Fellowship term begins.
-
January: The Fellowship begins. All Fellows participate in multi-day orientation and site-specific training with Host Sites. The full-year Fellowship service term runs Mid-January to Mid-December
Questions about becoming a Resilience Corps Fellow? Contact Julia Breul, Fellowships Director at jbreul@gpcog.org.