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	Volunteers in Service to America (94.013)
		Volunteers are not to be involved in, and funds are not to be used for, religious activities, labor or anti-labor organization, lobbying, or partisan or non-partisan political activities.
		Volunteers may be recruited locally to serve in their own communities or referred by the Corporation for National Service to sponsoring organizations in other parts of the country based on the volunteers' skills and project needs.
		VISTA Volunteers are assigned to a project for a given length of time, generally 1 year, as designated in a Memorandum of Agreement between Corporation for National Service and the sponsor.
	www.federalgrantswire.com /volunteers_in_service_to_america.html (981 words)

	Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Volunteers must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., at least 18 years of age, and have a skill requested by the project.
		VISTA volunteers receive up to 5 days of training in the program's general operations and onsite training on specific assignment needs.
		A basic subsistence allowance is provided to all volunteers; after completion of the required 12 months of service, volunteers are eligible for education benefits.
	www.nal.usda.gov /pavnet/cf/cfvolunt.htm (155 words)

	Volunteers Honored, New Funding and Management Mechanism Launched - Volunteers for Prosperity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		All organizations participating in Volunteers for Prosperity are encouraged to become certifying organizations for the presentation of these awards to deserving individuals.
		While Volunteers for Prosperity is a new "call to service" for highly experienced American professionals, there is a long tradition of American volunteer service in support of world stability and development.
		These volunteers are committed, and donate significant time and energy to their projects.
	www.volunteersforprosperity.gov /news/vsa-051804.htm (651 words)

	CaliforniaVolunteers.org - Jargon Key
		Encourages the development of service projects that bring people together in pursuit of common objectives that are of value to the community, with particular emphasis on projects with and for young people.
		Volunteers in each of the Senior Corps programs are committed to sharing their life experience in order to solve critical local problems in the areas of education, public safety, the environment, and other human needs.
		Offers service opportunities to Americans of all ages who are looking for ways to serve their community, their country and the world through the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America, and Citizen Corps.
	www.csc.ca.gov /service/jargon.asp (1616 words)

	City of Junction City, Kansas
		VISTA, a National Volunteer program that encourages and enables persons 18 years of age and older from all walks of life, the opportunity to apply human talent and dedication toward activities which address poverty and poverty related issues.
		VISTA volunteers are assigned to serve on a full-time, full-year basis at the request of public or private non-profit organizations.
		Provides vocational rehabilitation services to persons of or near employment age, who have substantial limitations for employment due to mental or physical disability, who are vocationally handicapped by their limitations and who, given service, can become employable in normal, sheltered or home occupations.
	www.jcks.com /cityservices/links/linksv.html (420 words)

	Volunteers in Service to America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		VISTA or Volunteers in Service to America created by Lyndon Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as the domestic version of the Peace Corps.
		Volunteers served in communities throughout the U.S., focusing on enriching educational programs and vocational training for the nation's underprivileged classes.
		During the Clinton Administration, VISTA was brought under the newly created Corporation for National and Community Service, was made part of the new AmeriCorps program, and was renamed "AmeriCorpsVISTA." VISTA* members sign up with a host agency to a full-time term of service, 365 days over the year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volunteers_in_Service_to_America (222 words)

	William J. Clinton Foundation "Volunteering: A Look at National Service in America"
		National service is a challenge for Americans from every background and walk of life, and it values something far more than money.
		While Americans have volunteered on their own to help their neighbors and their country since the early days of the republic, throughout the years, the President has played a pivotal role in rallying Americans to the cause of national service.
		VISTA was brought under the umbrella of the CNCS at that time.
	www.clintonfoundation.org /vol-nationalservice.htm (432 words)

	Learn & Serve America
		In the wake of the recent hurricanes, the Corporation is coordinating volunteers to assist with repair and relief efforts in areas affected by this devastating storm.
		In the wake of the recent hurricanes, the Corporation for National and Community Service is coordinating volunteers across the country to assist with repair and relief efforts in areas affected by this devastating storm.
		Volunteers assist with a variety of services such as feeding victims, housing and revitalization efforts.
	www.learnandserve.org /about/donations/index.asp (531 words)

	Volunteers needed to aid Society for Elderly : ICT [2003/05/29]
		The Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program is aiding NSAIE in their efforts to locate extra funding for nutrition, social interactive, home services and transportation needs of elders.
		Consequently, NSAIE is placing VISTA volunteers among many tribes to help create additional resources for NSAIE and also to the communities they are placed in.
		VISTA volunteers selected for this program will work under the supervision of the Elder Program Directors, beginning in July.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1054213301 (342 words)

	CivicMind.com - Your guide to Civic Engagement, Community Service, Nonprofit Organizations, Leadership, National ...
		is a national coalition of college and university presidents who support the civic purposes of higher education through community service, developing students' citizenship skills, creating partnerships between campuses and communities, and helping faculty bring community engagement into their teaching and research.
		Members are committed to linking school-based service and service-learning to K-12 curriculum and to organizing schools to maximize community volunteer efforts.
		Teach for America - addresses educational inequity by recruiting outstanding, recent college graduates for teaching positions in low-income communities in 22 regions nationally.
	www.civicmind.com /service.htm (458 words)

	America Reads Mississippi
		AmeriCorps members train volunteers, tutor and mentor at-risk youth, build housing, clean up rivers and streams, help seniors live independently, provide emergency and long-term assistance to victims of natural disasters, and meet other community needs.
		The AmeriCorps education award is a $4,725 (dollar value differs depending on length of service term) award that you can use to attend qualified institutions of higher education or training, or to repay qualified student loans.
		America Reads - Mississippi AmeriCorps members attend a mandatory Member Orientation in August, at least one monthly member training at the regional university centers, other school sponsored trainings, and at least one Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Volunteer Orientation Conference.
	www.americareadsms.org /faq.asp (659 words)

	ServiceLeader.org: Volunteers in Schools: National Service and Volunteer Programs and Resources
		The national service program that allows people of all ages and backgrounds to earn help paying for education in exchange for a year of service.
		VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) places individuals with community-based agencies to help find long-term solutions to the problems caused by urban and rural poverty.
		ServiceLeader.org is a project of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
	www.serviceleader.org /new/vis/articles/2003/04/000191.php (185 words)

	Whatcom Nonprofits.org - Volunteerism: Recruiting and Training Volunteers, and other resources
		Whatcom Volunteer Center encourages people of all ages to offer their time to help out people in need and to get involved by supporting the different programs, projects, and organizations in their community.
		VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) is a full-time, year-long Volunteer program for men and women 18 yrs.
		Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational, environmental and community aid programs.
	www.whatcomnonprofits.org /Volunteers.html (280 words)

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		Service Learning (SL) is an unpaid activity within the curriculum, school or outside community that provides service to an individual or group to address a community agency need.
		The vision of service learning involves all university students having the opportunity to participate, from the freshman through their senior classes and within all academic majors.
		Service learning is envisioned as an opportunity to meet community needs while allowing students to reflect on this service activity, gain further understanding of their courses, a broader application of their discipline and an enhanced sense of civil responsibility.
	www.urbana.edu /students/service_learning/sl_facts.htm (124 words)

	Brief History of VISTA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The National Service Corps, after being approved by the Senate, met with a hostile Congress and was tabled.
		VISTA was not actually realized until the Johnson Administration under the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964 in his "War on Poverty" legislation.
		Regardless, the study of the experiences of VISTA Volunteers is a study of how Americans view poverty and the very human story of the cost of poverty.
	www.friendsofvista.org /living/hist.html (801 words)

	CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		CNCS' drug estimates are made based on a review of the Corporation's volunteer service years and member activities in the area of drug abuse prevention in relation to the total federally funded Corporation service years and member activities produced.
		The efforts of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members are directed at alleviating the most basic needs of America's poor.
		One of the fundamental problems identified in low-income communities requiring the assistance of VISTA members is to reduce the level of illegal drug use.
	www.ncjrs.gov /ondcppubs/publications/policy/budget98/agency-02.html (462 words)

	Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - General Information
		The Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America and Senior Corps, works with state commissions, nonprofit and faith-based groups, schools and other organizations to provide Americans of all ages with opportunities to serve their communities.
		The National Senior Service Corps is a network of more than a half-million seniors who are making a difference as foster grandparents, senior companions and service program volunteers.
		Senior Corps volunteers serve in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
	chfs.ky.gov /dhss/kccvs/nationalservice/default.htm (387 words)

	VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) (FAM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		AmeriCorps VISTA payments made under Title I of P.L. 93-113 are funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), formerly known as ACTION.
		AmeriCorps VISTA members serve through private organizations and public nonprofit agencies addressing issues specifically related to poverty such as public health, education, the environment, public safety, and employment.
		Count AmeriCorps VISTA payments as earned income when the CNCS determines that the payments are at least equal to the federal minimum wage, or the state minimum wage if greater.
	www.dhhs.state.nh.us /FAM_HTM/volunteers_in_service_to_america_vista_fam.htm (83 words)

	Montana State Bar Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The goal of a VISTA volunteer is to address the issues of the impoverished in their communities through the development and implementation of projects specific to the organizations in which the volunteer works.
		At present, MLSA has 11 VISTA volunteers working on eight projects focused on bridging the gap between the judicial system and the legal needs of Montana’s low-income population.
		The VISTA volunteers have come to Montana from all over the U.S. and are educated in degrees ranging from Philosophy to Political Science.
	www.montanabar.org /montanalawyer/april2003/vistavolunteers.html (1375 words)

	Americorps GWP-VISTA: Volunteers in Service to America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Church would donate space, utilities, phones, transportation, food, printing supplies, etc. The not-for-profit partners would secure VISTA service volunteers to sponsor join the community in reducing poverty, crime, violence, poor school performance, hunger, hopelessness and disunity in the West Pullman Community.
		VISTA volunteers receive a monthly cost of living stipend, a medical benefit, and either a cash award or an educational award ($4700) at the end of each year's community service as a VISTA.
		Without VISTAs and significant community volunteers committed to serving our neighborhoods we would not have the impact we currently have in the community.
	www.resourcesplus.com /webdesign/parked/gwp/index.html (317 words)

	Marian College of Fond du Lac - AmeriCorpsVISTA volunteers work in service learning at Marian, UW—Fond du Lac
		The VISTA grant funding their positions was awarded in 2003 by the Corporation for National and Community Service, and was the largest granted by that organization.
		Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) was established in 1964 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty.
		VISTA became part of AmeriCorps under the National and Community Trust Act of 1993, signed by President Bill Clinton, and supported by both Democrats and Republicans.
	www.mariancollege.edu /interior.asp?id=1422 (860 words)

	USATODAY.com - Volunteer rates hit record numbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		College graduates, shaped by such events as Sept. 11, Hurricane Katrina and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are applying to service organizations such as AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps in record numbers.
		Interest in service work, which in some cases offers modest salaries, educational stipends or student loan deferments, is striking when the National Association of Colleges and Employers notes job prospects for seniors are up 14.5% over 2005.
		A volunteer's experience overseas and commitment to service are also attractive to employers, she says.
	www.usatoday.com /money/2006-07-06-volunteers_x.htm (496 words)

	VISTA - Volunteer in Service to America
		AmeriCorpsVISTA (Volunteers* In Service To America) is looking to bring two members on to create programs that address homelessness and poverty in Northeast Ohio.
		Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA), is a full-time AmeriCorps program for men and women 18 years of age and older from all backgrounds, who commit themselves to increasing the capability of low-income people to improve the conditions of their lives.
		VISTAs should have good interpersonal skills, enjoy working with diverse groups of people and understanding that achieving measurable results takes time.
	www.neoch.org /americorpsvista.htm (241 words)

	PVCC: Americorp Vista Volunteers
		AmeriCorpsVISTA has been meeting the needs of low-income communities since 1965, when it was established as Volunteers* in Service to America (VISTA).
		The AmeriCorpsVISTA member’s role in addressing the problems of poverty in a particular community are to mobilize community resources, increase the capacity of the low-income community to solve problems, and ensure that activities initiated or expanded by VISTAs* are sustained by the community when they leave.
		Members serve full-time for a year in nonprofits, public agencies and faith based groups throughout the country, working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses, increase housing opportunities, or bridge the digital divide.
	www.pvc.maricopa.edu /~servlearn/vista.html (304 words)

	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Volunteers
		With close to 38,000 volunteers contributing in excess of 1.4 million hours, our volunteers perform a wide variety of tasks.
		Volunteer opportunities with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be found at Volunteer.gov/gov, an interagency Web site of national volunteer opportunities.
		The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service encourages volunteerism and supports the Take Pride in America program, which recognizes outstanding volunteers.
	www.fws.gov /volunteers (210 words)

	Missouri Community Service Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Commission works hand in hand with the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington to bring National Service and volunteer opportunities to all citizens.
		Members who successfully complete their service commitment receive an education award that may be used to further one’s education or retire existing student loans.
		VISTA has been meeting the needs of low-income communities since 1965, when it was established as Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA).
	www.movolunteers.org /nationalservice.shtml (423 words)

	VolunteerMatch: Where Volunteering Begins (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Our employee volunteer tools manage and track programs at over 40 leading corporations.
		With help from VolunteerMatch, CMT is digging deep in country music's grassroots and aiming to mobilize a million fans to volunteer for local causes.
		Volunteer Managers work hard to run their programs and create rewarding volunteer experiences.
	www.volunteermatch.org.cob-web.org:8888 (211 words)

	VISTA - Notre Dame Mission Volunteers - AmeriCorps
		AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers* in Service to America) are full-time members focusing on behind-the-scene needs in organizations involved in eradicating poverty in our nation's communities.
		Based in the National Office, *VISTAs contribute to the sustainability and capacity of the organization as a whole.
		This *VISTA will recruit and pair community members with NDMVA alumni who wish to receive help using their education award.
	www.ndmva.org /Service_Sites/VISTA.htm (198 words)

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