{"id":17752,"date":"2017-07-25T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=17752"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:42:08","slug":"americorpsvista","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/americorpsvista\/","title":{"rendered":"AmeriCorps*VISTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h4><strong>*VISTA is for people who are:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Concerned about poverty in America<\/li>\n<li>A college graduate<\/li>\n<li>An organizer, a resource-builder, a self-starter<\/li>\n<li>Patient enough to work on a project that might not show results quickly<\/li>\n<li>Interested in creating or expanding programs designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty<\/li>\n<li>Interested in providing indirect service through building the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of a nonprofit organization or local government agency<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable staying in one community for one full calendar year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Examples of the work that VISTA members do:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Create an adult literacy awareness campaign and recruit volunteer tutors.<\/li>\n<li>Set up transitional housing dedicated to helping the homeless turn their lives around.<\/li>\n<li>Expand programs to help low-income families obtain affordable health insurance.<\/li>\n<li>Recruit mentors for children of incarcerated parents.<\/li>\n<li>Organize shelter and job opportunities for victims of disasters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Payment and Benefits<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>AmeriCorps VISTA members receive a modest living allowance (currently $11,800\/year pre-tax, distributed bi-weekly), health care benefits, student loan forbearance or deferment, one year of noncompetitive status for a federal government job, and access to the network of VISTA &amp; VISTA alumni. Upon completing a full year of service, you will receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $6195. Learn more about the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalservice.gov\/programs\/americorps\/segal-americorps-education-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Segal AmeriCorps Education Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How do I search for positions?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>VISTA positions change every 1-3 years due to the nature of the federal grant cycles. \u00a0Given that there are few established VISTA programs that operate year after year within a given nonprofit or government agency, it can be difficult to find what VISTA positions are available in a community for the coming year.\u00a0 There are four main ways that you can search:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search for VISTA positions on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/my.americorps.gov\/mp\/listing\/publicRequestSearch.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advanced Listing Search<\/a>\u201d site of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the main page of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>, select the state you are interested in under \u201cAmeriCorps in Your State\u201d.\u00a0 Then download, \u201cAmeriCorps in\u00a0<em>state<\/em>\u00a0(PDF)\u201d. Here you will find a comprehensive list of all the AmeriCorps placements in that given state for the previous year.\u00a0 If you find a program that looks interesting, you can contact the organization directly and inquire about whether there are available VISTSA positions for the coming year.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes VISTA positions are posted on a state\u2019s Council of Non-profits website. Go to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.councilofnonprofits.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Nonprofits website<\/a>\u00a0to find your state\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<li>While there is currently not a comprehensive website that lists all of the AmeriCorps*VISTA positions, we have compiled a growing list of programs that you should be aware.\u00a0 Please click\u00a0<a title=\"AmeriCorps*VISTA Programs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/americorpsvista-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0for the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>How do I apply for positions?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the organization directly to find out if they have their own application process.<\/li>\n<li>Apply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.americorps.gov\/mp\/login.do\">on-line<\/a>\u00a0directly by registering and completing an application.<a href=\"http:\/\/my.americorps.gov\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Some information has been repurposed from the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/for_individuals\/choose\/vista.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0AmeriCorps*VISTA website.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*VISTA is for people who are: Concerned about poverty in America A college graduate An organizer, a resource-builder, a self-starter Patient enough to work on a project that might not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2555,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17752","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17752"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41206,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17752\/revisions\/41206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}