Volunteers:

By visiting the AmeriCorps website you can view specific VISTA position descriptions for each of 2008-2009 sites and then apply online. (The website includes a searchable database based on type of program you’re looking for, location, etc.) For more information about applying to become a VISTA contact Chris Fastner, Initiative Foundation VISTA Program Manager.

> Initiative Foundation project sites currently recruiting VISTAs

Project Sites:

VISTA Project Sites are normally selected through an RFP (Request for Proposals) process in January each year. Selected sites, with the assistance of the Initiative Foundation, recruit qualified candidates in the spring and VISTAs typically begin their year of service in mid-August. In rare instances, sites and VISTAs may be allowed into the program outside of the timeline described above.

Nonprofits and government agencies interested in hosting a VISTA volunteer should contact Chris Fastner, VISTA Program Manager. Projects that focus on one or more of the following will be given highest priority in the annual selection process.

• Existing Initiative Foundation AmeriCorps*VISTA Project Sites that have demonstrated progress towards their identified work plan goals and that have successfully met the requirements of the program.
• Project Sites that are currently or have been active participants in other Initiative Foundation efforts (including the Healthy Organization Partnership, Healthy Community Partnership, Early Childhood or Methamphetamine Coalitions, etc.) and, within the context of these programs, want to more directly address the needs of community members in poverty.
• Faith-based initiatives, financial literacy and financial asset-building efforts, and projects designed to increase civic engagement of recent immigrants.
  

Project Site Application Forms:
>Project Site Inquiry
>Request for Proposal