Rural Action True Pigments Capacity Builder VISTA
AmeriCorps, The Plains, OH, United States
Overview
As the True Pigments VISTA, you will play a key role in advancing an innovative, community-driven approach to restoring Appalachian waterways impacted by acid mine drainage. Your service will strengthen local capacity by recruiting volunteers, researching new uses for recovered iron oxide, and supporting the early stages of a Brownfields grant that could lead to a full-scale water treatment and pigment production facility at the Truetown AMD site. This position offers hands-on learning in environmental restoration, community engagement, and project development, with opportunities to collaborate closely with Rural Action staff, local partners, and regional stakeholders. You’ll serve primarily in Athens County as part of a small, supportive team, with some flexibility for teleservice depending on project needs. The project serves low-income communities, unemployed individuals, low-income adults, low-income youth, and individuals/families experiencing homelessness, with targeted populations including Morgan County agriculture communities (Chesterhill region), displaced coal miners in southeastern Ohio, and low-income or homeless residents in multiple counties.
Further assistance on this page is available by clicking links as provided within the program materials.
Responsibilities
Build understanding of systems, infrastructure, partnerships, culture, National Service, sense of place, and assets in Appalachian Ohio.
Recruit volunteers and create Standard Operating Procedures for volunteer pigment harvesting and processing.
Build capacity by researching alternative uses for iron oxide pollution beyond paint pigment.
Lay the groundwork for a Brownfields grant to support construction of a full-scale water treatment and pigment production facility at the Truetown AMD Discharge site.
Program Benefits
Training
Childcare assistance if eligible
Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
Relocation Allowance
Education award upon successful completion of service
Health Coverage
Living Allowance
Terms
Permits attendance at school during off hours
Permits working at another job during off hours
Car recommended
Service Areas
Technology
Community and Economic Development
Environment
Education
Community Outreach
Skills
Community Organization
Environment
Business/Entrepreneur
Non-Profit Management
Communications
Summary
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program:
Rural Action True Pigments Capacity Builder VISTA
Program Start/End Date:
06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027
Work Schedule:
Full Time
Age Requirement:
Minimum: 18
Program Locations:
OHIO
Languages:
English
Accepting Applications:
From 04/17/2026 To 05/08/2026
Contact:
Johna Metcalf
9030 Hocking Hills Dr
The Plains OH 45780
740-677-4047
johna@ruralaction.org
ruralaction.org
Listing ID:
129311
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As the True Pigments VISTA, you will play a key role in advancing an innovative, community-driven approach to restoring Appalachian waterways impacted by acid mine drainage. Your service will strengthen local capacity by recruiting volunteers, researching new uses for recovered iron oxide, and supporting the early stages of a Brownfields grant that could lead to a full-scale water treatment and pigment production facility at the Truetown AMD site. This position offers hands-on learning in environmental restoration, community engagement, and project development, with opportunities to collaborate closely with Rural Action staff, local partners, and regional stakeholders. You’ll serve primarily in Athens County as part of a small, supportive team, with some flexibility for teleservice depending on project needs. The project serves low-income communities, unemployed individuals, low-income adults, low-income youth, and individuals/families experiencing homelessness, with targeted populations including Morgan County agriculture communities (Chesterhill region), displaced coal miners in southeastern Ohio, and low-income or homeless residents in multiple counties.
Further assistance on this page is available by clicking links as provided within the program materials.
Responsibilities
Build understanding of systems, infrastructure, partnerships, culture, National Service, sense of place, and assets in Appalachian Ohio.
Recruit volunteers and create Standard Operating Procedures for volunteer pigment harvesting and processing.
Build capacity by researching alternative uses for iron oxide pollution beyond paint pigment.
Lay the groundwork for a Brownfields grant to support construction of a full-scale water treatment and pigment production facility at the Truetown AMD Discharge site.
Program Benefits
Training
Childcare assistance if eligible
Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
Relocation Allowance
Education award upon successful completion of service
Health Coverage
Living Allowance
Terms
Permits attendance at school during off hours
Permits working at another job during off hours
Car recommended
Service Areas
Technology
Community and Economic Development
Environment
Education
Community Outreach
Skills
Community Organization
Environment
Business/Entrepreneur
Non-Profit Management
Communications
Summary
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program:
Rural Action True Pigments Capacity Builder VISTA
Program Start/End Date:
06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027
Work Schedule:
Full Time
Age Requirement:
Minimum: 18
Program Locations:
OHIO
Languages:
English
Accepting Applications:
From 04/17/2026 To 05/08/2026
Contact:
Johna Metcalf
9030 Hocking Hills Dr
The Plains OH 45780
740-677-4047
johna@ruralaction.org
ruralaction.org
Listing ID:
129311
#J-18808-Ljbffr