AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993, VISTA has been on the front lines in the fight against poverty in America for more than 40 years. VISTA volunteers create and expand programs designed to bring individuals or communities out of poverty. WE FIGHT POVERTY WITH PASSION!
Visit their website at :
www.americorps.gov
AmeriCorps National Service
Formally launched in 1990, the purpose of AmeriCorps National is to engage AmeriCorps members in direct service and capacity-building to address unmet community needs. Some of these activities are tutoring and mentoring youth, assisting crime victims, building homes, and restoring parks. AmeriCorps members also mobilize community volunteers and strengthen the capacity of the organizations where they serve. WE GET THINGS DONE!