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Salinas Awarded Year 5 AmeriCorps VISTA Program
June 10, 2021
The City of Salinas has been approved for year 5 of the Salinas AmeriCorps VISTA program. The Salinas Alisal Engagement Support Team is comprised of five AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers. Their role is to focus on poverty and poverty related issues and building resident capacity. The 2020-2021 Salinas VISTA Team is currently supporting Alisal...
Meet Adolfo, Small Business Support Coordinator!
June 8, 2021
Adolfo Ruelas is the Small Business Support Coordinator with the City of Salinas' AmeriCorps VISTA Program. Adolfo has provided support during the pandemic to Salinas small business owners, connecting them with resources and assisting with grant applications. He also supports businesses in the Alisal Commercial Corridor and is actively working on guiding principles and design...
Meet Holly, Housing Production Coordinator!
June 8, 2021
Holly Hodge is the City of Salinas Housing Production Coordinator with the AmeriCorps VISTA program. She works with the Housing Division in the Community Development Department, focusing on poverty factors in the Alisal through policy research, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building on issues such as affordable and overcrowded housing. Holly supports the Farmworker Housing Study...
Meet Radha, Youth Development and Volunteer Coordinator!
June 8, 2021
Radha Dahanukar is the City of Salinas' Youth Development and Volunteer Coordinator. As an AmeriCorps VISTA Member with the Library and Community Services Department, she provides support in the recruitment and development of volunteers and improves the marketing and recruitment of youth and resident leaders through City programs.
Radha is from New Jersey and...
VISTA Team Delivers Día del Niño Gifts to Warming Shelter
April 29, 2021
The City of Salinas’ AmeriCorps VISTA team and Homelessness Intern delivered summer gift bags and soccer balls to the warming shelter for Día del Niño 2021 (Pictured left to right: Homelessness and Preservation Coordinator VISTA Kathleen Casey, Homelessness Intern Maya Benitez, and Small Business Support Coordinator VISTA Adolfo Ruelas). The VISTA team...
