Americorps*Vista 2012-2013 Sites Selected
June 27, 2012
CHARLESTON, SC – June 27, 2012 – The City of Charleston, serving as Project Sponsor for the Charleston AmeriCorps*VISTA project, announces the host sites for the August 2012-August 2013 year. VISTA members serve a 1-year term of service during which they will work to alleviate poverty by increasing the capacity of organizations and agencies in the community.
This year, 22 sites have been selected to host VISTA members: Be A Mentor, Carolina Youth Development Center, Charleston County Human Services Commission, Charleston County Public Library System, Charleston County School District, Office of Community Outreach, Charleston/Dorchester Mental Health Center, Charleston Promise Neighborhood, Charleston Volunteers for Literacy, City of Charleston Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families, City of North Charleston Mayor’s Office on Education, Youth & Families, Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area, Inc., Family Services, Inc., Florence Crittenton Programs of SC, Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina, Honors College at the College of Charleston, Lowcountry Food Bank, MUSC Junior Doctors of Health, Metanoia Community Development Corporation, Palmetto Project, YEScarolina, YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc. and WINGS for Kids.
The VISTA Project focus areas will be Education and Veterans. The 3 year goal is to put in place sustainable systems through which programs are offered to children, families, and veterans, so that they are seamless rather than fragmented, navigable rather than cumbersome, and effective rather than mediocre.
Mayor Riley said, “Our vision is to positively impact the education and lives of children and families living in poverty and the level of support services for veterans and their families here in Charleston. We will build and improve the capacity of agencies, organizations and nonprofits to operate in an integrated and collaborative system, and sustain an increased level of service. AmeriCorps*VISTA members make an extraordinary commitment and powerful impact on addressing critical problems and issues in our community”
For more information on the program, contact Mindy Sturm, Project Supervisor, 965-4190, [email protected].
About AmeriCorps*VISTA
AmeriCorps*VISTA is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the purpose of the program is to fight poverty by building the capacity of organizations and agencies in the community.
