Note: This is a full-time ACC AmeriCorps position with Community Connections, Inc.

About the American Connection Corps:

The American Connection Corps (ACC), an AmeriCorps program of Lead For America (LFA), is a service fellowship program aimed at helping communities build the digital connectivity necessary to expand opportunity and economic mobility, ranging from healthcare access to quality employment.

ACC Members serve with locally-rooted organizations, helping address the digital divide and strengthen access to opportunity. Through their service, they gain hands-on experience, build in-demand skills, and explore career pathways while making a tangible impact in their communities.

About Community Connections, Inc.

Our mission is to connect people with disabilities, developmental delays, and complex needs to the resources they choose to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. We do this through our state and locally-supported programs: case management for long term community-based programs, early intervention for young children with delays, family support for families of people with disabilities, and a community care hub connecting providers of social and health care across our region.

Position Overview

This service opportunity will provide capacity-building support to a new AI initiative within Community Connections, working closely with operational staff and the AI contractor to collect information on organizational and stakeholders needs and explore options for implementing safe and appropriate solutions for disability services. The Member will have the opportunity to assist with collaboration between community organizations across the region, learn from experts in AI design and development as part of approved training and service activities,



and prepare research-based recommendations for staff review to support creative solutions at individual, organizational, and community levels.

Key Responsibilities

The ACC Member will:

- Cybersecurity Readiness
- Conduct organizational cyber hygiene assessments using staff-approved tools, checklists, and frameworks.
- Assist community organizations in identifying common cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities by compiling assessment findings and sharing them with authorized staff and participating organizations.
- Research and compile cybersecurity resources, training materials, and guidance documents for staff, volunteers, and community partners.
- Assist authorized staff by researching, drafting, and documenting cybersecurity policies, procedures, and incident response protocols; final approval, adoption, and enforcement remain the responsibility of organizational staff.
- Collect and organize information to support cybersecurity risk assessments and digital resilience planning.
- Support the Data Governance Committee of SW Colorado Cares by assisting staff with coordinating meetings, researching community-informed practices, documenting discussions, and assisting participating organizations with drafting shared agreements; committee members and authorized organizational staff retain decision-making and approval authority.




- Research and compile data governance best practices to inform the work of the Data Governance Committee.
- Track project activities, maintain records, and prepare reports demonstrating outcomes and impact in accordance with established procedures and staff guidance.
- Collaborate with community stakeholders to identify cybersecurity needs and opportunities for improvement and share findings with authorized staff.
- Support preparedness efforts related to cyber incidents, business continuity, and operational resilience through research, resource development, and staff-directed planning activities.
- Assist with evaluating cybersecurity training effectiveness and documenting findings and recommendations for staff review.

- AI Readiness and Digital Literacy

- Support the project team’s implementation of AI solutions by conducting research, preparing educational materials, gathering user feedback, and documenting implementation activities in coordination with Community Connections, the host site, and the Center for Rural AI; authorized staff retain responsibility for selecting, approving, and deploying AI systems.
- Develop educational resources that increase AI literacy and awareness of the benefits, limitations, and risks of AI technologies for staff review and use in approved program activities.
- Support community organizations in identifying opportunities to responsibly integrate AI tools into programs and operations by researching potential applications and sharing findings with staff; organizational leaders retain responsibility for adoption and implementation decisions.
- Research emerging AI tools, trends, and best practices rel

📌 Cybersecurity and AI Readiness Member (Durango)
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