Town of Poughkeepsie
Municipality (local government)
Address: 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
30+ team members
Issue Areas: We provide resident services in the areas of public safety, parks, and senior and youth programs, among others.
About:We are the municipality within which Vassar College operates. We provide essential services (water, sewer, roads) as well as parks, youth and senior programs, and other resident services.
Position Description: Seeking a student to work directly with Rebecca Edwards, Town Supervisor, to build a spreadsheet with basic contact information for businesses in the town, focusing primarily on small, locally owned businesses. The town does not have any such list; the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce list is very partial and even for those businesses that are members, contact information is outdated. Some home-based businesses are licensed but others are not.
This is a big undertaking and the student will just get us started, but can survey and classify the types of businesses, begin to reach out and ascertain business owners’ needs and concerns, research how we might define “local,” and think about how we might create in an online directory. The work will then continue in the summer.
Desired Skills: Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Fact-checking, Research skills, Spanish-language skills would be valuable but are not required. Driver’s license helpful but not required.
Hours: 4hrs/week
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United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region
Non-profit
75 Market Street, Poughkeepsie 12601
15-20 team members
Issue Areas: Education Policy and Equity, Environmental Justice and Food Security, Housing Insecurity/Justice, LGBTQAI+ Rights, Mental Health Access and Support, Public Health, Racial Justice, Legal Access
About: United Way fights for the Health, Education and Financial Stability of every person in our community.
Position description: Marketing, content creation, fundraising, resource development, grant writing
Hours: 4hrs/week
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Co-op Hudson Valley
Poughkeepsie based, position is remote
Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Economic justice
About: Co-op Hudson Valley supports workers and grassroots projects that want to start and grow cooperative businesses by pairing non-extractive loans with technical assistance and coaching, which helps projects thrive. We work with people who have been excluded from economic security to create opportunities in their own community for collective ownership and dignified work.
Position Description:
The student will be responsible for regular translation projects (from English to Spanish). Projects will focus on translating and/or reviewing things like Co-op Hudson Valley’s website, social media posts, internal documents, presentations, with the goal of providing accurate, important and helpful information and resources to the Spanish speaking members of our community.
Skills: Bilingual Spanish-English, Copywriting, Previous experience in this field, Writing, We are looking for someone that is fluent in Spanish (written is a priority). We believe someone with good writing skills and that has previous experience translating written material will be most successful.
Hours: 4 hrs week
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Exodus Transitional Community
Address: 97-99 Cannon St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Issue Areas: Housing Insecurity/Justice, Mental Health Access and Support, Prison Abolition, Access to resources for formerly incarcerated individuals
About:
Exodus Transitional Community (ETC) offers reentry services to justice impacted individuals in the Dutchess County region. We partner with DCJS, DOCCS, and DCFS to offer case management, mentorship, supportive services, and parole-mandated programs to our participants. We also coordinate the Dutchess County Reentry Task Force, where we partner with the Public Defender’s Office and other local organizations to create case plans for individuals who are returning home from incarceration.
Expected Responsibilities/Duties:
Working directly with participants to provide case management services and completing intakes, inputting case data into CRM software, assisting with grant contracts/paperwork, assistance with filing/organization, community outreach/networking with other local organizations and resources, seeking/obtaining donations of food, clothing, and other essential goods (hygiene products, baby supplies, household goods, etc.).
Skills:
- Communications – emails, phone calls, in person outreach, Fact-checking, Research skills, Clerical skills, emotional intelligence
Additional Requirements: One form of ID (state-issued ID, passport, etc.)
Hours: 4hrs/week, 8hrs/week
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Garden Street Farm Market
Address: Garden st (between Mill & Main) Poughkeepsie
1-5 team members
Issue Areas: Environmental Justice and Food Security, Expression, Arts, and Culture, Economic Justice
About: The idea behind the farm market is to make it a weekly Sunday event from April – October. We are hoping to unite and grow the Poughkeepsie community and help create a platform for local business, farms and artisans to reach more people and inspire people out of town to come and visit, but more importantly four our local community to have a place to come gather and grow!
Position Description:
Check in /out, vendor set up and break down, customer guidance, social media content, customer service
Hours: 4hrs/week
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