cncs & vista
DESCRIPTION
A presentation given by Wisconsin Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Program Director, Stephanie Jung, Kelly Knox (WiCC VISTA Leader), and Simone Mishler (WiCC VISTA Leader).TRANSCRIPT
WiCC Grant Projects
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
CNCS Special Projects
WiCC VISTA ProgramCampus-Community Partnerships
AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) builds capacity in non-profit organizations and communities to help bring individuals and communities out of poverty.
The Mission of VISTA
For over 45 years, VISTA has been helping bring communities and individuals out of poverty. Today, nearly 6,500 VISTA members serve in hundreds of non-profit organizations and public agencies throughout the country—working in a variety of areas.
The Legacy of VISTA
WiCC VISTA Grant
32 volunteers at 20 Higher Ed Institutions
Fighting Poverty Project Priorities
Economic Opportunity Educational Opportunity Health and Healthy Lifestyles
Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3)
UW Whitewater and the City of Whitewater
UW Waukesha Pre-College Program
UW Waukesha and Waukesha School District
Empowering Latino Parents
Mount Mary College & Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of WI
Since the establishment of the WiCC VISTA program in 2004… Over 276 AmeriCorps*VISTAs have
served through the Wisconsin Campus Compact VISTA Program,
Serving at least 574,080 VISTA service hours!
1,854 service projects 87,950 community volunteers recruited Over 760,000 volunteer hours logged $3,449,124 in cash resources raised $596,899 in in-kind resources collected VISTAs helped foster 1,360 active
community partnerships