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Serve Wisconsin Recruiting Organizations Working to Alleviate Poverty in Wisconsin

evansville, WI

04/12/2021 09:13 AM

Serve Wisconsin is seeking to place 20 AmeriCorps VISTA members this August in nonprofits, schools, and government agencies to help them build organizational capacity to alleviate poverty in Wisconsin.

To learn how AmeriCorps VISTA members can assist in reducing poverty, organizations can register to attend one of four virtual presentations this April.

Tuesday, April 13 – 3:00-4:00pm
Wednesday, April 21 – 1:00-2:00pm
Thursday, April 22 – 10:00-11:00am
Monday, April 26 – 11:00am-12:00pm

During their year of service, AmeriCorps VISTA members can assist organizations with resource development, designing or improving programming, volunteer engagement and management, developing outreach plans and materials, and assessing community needs and assets, and other service to build organizational capacity.

“We are interested in supporting organizations working to address poverty in numerous ways, such as programming to address health disparities, the educational achievement gap, employment, housing, child poverty, and poverty due to racial disparities,” stated Jeanne Duffy, Serve Wisconsin Executive Director. “We look forward to working with organizations and agencies to support their work towards alleviating poverty and hope that numerous organizations throughout the state complete the online application to become an AmeriCorps VISTA host site starting this August.”

Registration and Application Links

Registration for VISTA Informational Presentations: https://forms.gle/4qy6QS4sD8yFjM6u8
Application to be a VISTA host site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VISTA_Host_Site_Application
Serve Wisconsin VISTA initiative website: https://www.servewisconsin.wi.gov/vista

Serve Wisconsin is the state commission for national and community service. Our mission is to promote service, provide training, and allocate resources to programs that enrich lives and communities through service and volunteerism. We are currently administering funds to 26 AmeriCorps programs throughout the state and work collaboratively with Senior Corps and other national service programs. We are governed by a 21-member citizen board appointed by the Governor. For more information about Serve Wisconsin or funded AmeriCorps programs, visit www.servewisconsin.wi.gov.