AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) is the national service program designed specifically to lift people out of poverty. Founded in 1965, VISTA has been on the front lines fighting poverty in America for 50 years.
Literacy Coalition’s affiliation with AmeriCorps VISTA
The Literacy Coalition has proudly been an AmeriCorps VISTA intermediary organization in partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service since 2012.
Coordinating VISTA service at partner agencies is one of the fundamental ways in which the Literacy Coalition achieves its mission. By leveraging federal resources, our existing partnerships with nonprofit agencies in Central Texas, and creating new partnerships across the state, the Literacy Coalition is changing the landscape of service provision and nonprofit sustainability.
Who Is An Americorps VISTA?
VISTA members are full-time volunteers at nonprofit agencies. They help to improve health services, create and evaluate programs, strengthen community groups, conduct outreach, and much, much more. With passion, commitment, and hard work, VISTA members and their service sites create, implement, expand, and improve programs designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty.
A VISTA member’s commitment to serve includes
- 1-Year term of full-time (40 hours/week) volunteer service at nonprofit agency
- A monthly living allowance of ~$1000 a month (depending on county)
- Health and prescription drug benefits
- Eligibility for additional stipends and benefits to assist with relocation expenses and childcare
- End-of-Service Benefits – members elect to receive either a cash stipend or the Segal Education Award (applicable to student loans or future tuition) upon fulfillment of their service commitment
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