HIEMA Communications and Resiliency VISTA

The AmeriCorps VISTA will assist in the maintenance of the HI-EMA WordPress website and produce communication documents to support outreach to low-income, ALICE, and underserved communities. The Associate will conduct data analysis using programs like but not limited to ArcGIS to compile and visualize vulnerable communities in need of additional outreach. The VISTA will seek out and write grants to provide HI-EMA and partners with capacity building opportunities and funding for emergency management projects. The VISTA will analyze, research and collect data and information on best practices to include low-income, ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), and underserved communities in frameworks; analyze current HI-EMA hazard frameworks and it’s inclusion of low-income, ALICE, and underserved communities.