AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) engages more than 8,000 individuals annually to support community efforts to overcome poverty. VISTA members serve full time for one year at nonprofit organizations or local governments to build the capacity of these organizations to carry out programs that alleviate poverty.

VISTA members recruit and manage community volunteers, raise funds, and help coordinate projects. They support programs that improve academic performance, expand job opportunities, develop financial assets, reduce homelessness, and improve health services. They also support programs that increase housing access, develop economic opportunities for low-income veterans and military families, and expand access to technology.