NC Campus Compact has released the application to host an AmeriCorps VISTA for 2016-17.
NC Campus Compact member campus units may apply with a community partner OR community-based organizations may apply with a member campus partner.
What is VISTA?
VISTA is an AmeriCorps program that engages individuals
in a year of full-time service with a sponsoring organization to create or
expand programs that bring individuals and communities out of poverty. The
VISTA program was created in 1964 as Volunteers
In Service To America. Today, more than 7000 VISTA members serve with
community-based organizations and governmental agencies across the United
States. Like other AmeriCorps programs, VISTA is administered by the Corporation for National and Community
Service (CNCS), a federal agency that seeks to improve lives, strengthen
communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.
All VISTA projects must demonstrate four key principles:
Anti-poverty focus
Capacity-building
Sustainability
Community empowerment
The purpose of VISTA is to build capacity of non-profit
organizations and communities to help bring individuals and communities out of
poverty. Projects should be responsive and relevant to the lives of community
residents and engage them in project planning and evaluation. Activities should
focus on building capacity of organizations or communities, rather than
providing direct service to individuals. As short-term resources designed to
create long-term solutions, VISTA must focus on sustainable improvements that
will last beyond the VISTA term. Host site applicants should keep these key
principles in mind as they consider their plans for a VISTA’s service.
For more information or to discuss a proposal you may contact VISTA program coordinator, Carolyn Rifkin.
For update and the application, visit the Host Site Application Info page.
