AmeriCorps*VISTA Programs
Admission Possible
VISTAs provide structural support to help low-income students get into college by working behind-the-scenes in programming, communications, external relations, and development
--- Twin Cities and Milwaukee
Connecticut Campus Compact VISTA
VISTAs create sustainable programs that will become institutionalized on their campus after the VISTA project period has expired. The projects focus on programs for at-risk youth, community partnerships fighting poverty, and campus-community capacity building
Illinois Campus Compact VISTA
VISTAS work under the umbrella of increasing civic engagement on college and university campuses
Iowa Campus Compact VISTA Project
VISTAs build organizational capacity to meet community needs, assist in creating sustainable systems, and help meet the communities' greatest needs with a focus on eliminating poverty
Iowa Human & Civil Rights VISTA Project
VISTAs work 1) to increase the capacity of state and local civil rights and human rights agencies to end discrimation and 2) to promote and increase public awareness of civil rights and diversity in Iowa
Maine Campus Compact VISTA
VISTAs spend a year of service on college campuses in Maine. Their work entails 1) collaborating with students, faculty, staff, and community partners, 2) supporting community service and service-learning programs, 3) developing strong campus-community partnerships focused on anti-poverty outcomes, and 4) improving access to college for low-income individuals
Minnesota College Health Corps
VISTAs are dedicated to improving, expanding, or creating campus-community partnerships that help to provide low-income populations statewide with greater access to healthcare and health education
Minnesota: Habitat for Humanity
VISTAs increase the organizational capacity of their Habitat affiliate
Minnesota Literacy Council
VISTAs create programs, recruit volunteers, and develop community partnerships through literacy intervention.
The National Farm Workers Service Center: Cesar Chavez Fellowship
As a fellow, you will have the opportunity to connect with underprivileged disenfranchised communities and partner with families, youth, and teens to empower themselves to improve their quality of life in the Southwestern United States
Oregon VISTA Programs
A list of all the current VISTA positions in the state of Oregon
Western New York AmeriCorps VISTA
VISTAs build capacity within partner organizations under two impact areas: 1) financial development, with projects that facilitate individual asset development, financial literacy and community economic development, and 2) independent living, with projects that promote equitable housing and living wage employment opportunities. VISTAs serve low-income communities across the Greater Buffalo region
Wisconsin Campus Compact VISTA
VISTAs are placed on college campuses and in communities to connect college students with projects that have change in mind
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction VISTA Project
VISTAs enhance school or community based agency partnerships with their communities
Vermont Campus Compact VISTA
VISTAs help higher education institutions build capacity for the purpose of bringing individuals and communities out of poverty
* this is not a comprehensive list of all AmeriCorps*VISTA Programs and is current as of February 2011
