AMERICORPS*VISTA PROGRAM

Info about how to Apply to HabiCorps
Info for HabiCorps Affiliates
Info about the AmeriCorps VISTA Program

Is your affiliate ready to grow? Do you need a person to work full-time fundraising, improving your volunteer program, start a restore, or revive your church relations program?
VISTA may be the answer.

Indiana Habitat for Humanity has been a long-time partner with the VISTA program. If you would like more information on serving as a VISTA or hosting a VISTA member at your site, please contact the Indiana Corporation for National and Community Service office at in@cns.gov or call 317-226-6724.

AMERICORPS*VISTA?
Americorps*VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) is a form of national service for individuals who want to serve the low-income community through a non-profit organization. Habitat VISTAs generally work in the areas of volunteer development, developing fundraising systems, developing or improving Restores, rewriting or updating procedures and/or manuals, and increasing public awareness and community involvement.

VISTA’s work to create systems to handle certain functions of the affiliate, and then train community volunteers to manage these systems. The goal of a VISTA is to leave the affiliate with a self-supporting program that has expanded the capacity of both the affiliate and the community.

VISTA’s receive a small living allowance and can choose either a $4725 education award or $1200 stipend at the end of their term. They also receive medical insurance and can qualify for childcare benefits.

Your affiliate’s first step is to complete an Affiliate Application for VISTA; once you are approved you can begin recruiting your VISTA member. Your affiliate is not invoiced until after your member attends their orientation.

*AmeriCorps does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, color, political affiliation, religion, age or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be provided upon request.