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Families in Transition VISTA Program Invites Nonprofits and Government Agencies to Apply to be Professional VISTA Volunteer Service Sites
Exeter, NH – The Families in Transition (FIT) VISTA Program seeks proposals from New Hampshire nonprofits and government agencies to be service sites for professional AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) members. VISTA service sites benefit from having a full time professional volunteer who works on various projects in order to build capacity within the organization.
The Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) manages AmeriCorps VISTA, which is comprised of a nationwide network of volunteers who commit to serve full-time for a minimum of one year at nonprofit, faith-based or government agency. The goal of the AmeriCorps VISTA program is to fight poverty and build organizational capacity throughout the United States. The Families in Transition VISTA Program partners with organizations, called “service sites”, such as Arts in Reach, New Hampshire Department of Education, The Palace Theater, Harbor Homes, Portsmouth Housing Authority, among others across New Hampshire, to place VISTA members in the following service areas: education, veterans’ services, economic opportunity, health, and disaster relief and prevention.
“The VISTA program is beneficial for everyone involved. Agencies get a full-time volunteer dedicated to their mission and VISTA members gain professional experience while developing new skills and building the capacity of their service sites,” says Julie Lynch, Families in Transition-New Horizons Manager of Volunteers and FIT VISTA Program. “The true purpose of the VISTA Program is to provide crucial services to help those most in need.”
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The request for proposals can be found online at www.fitnh.org/vista-program/host-a-vista/. Interested organizations are strongly encouraged to call the FIT VISTA office at 603-641-9441 ext. 357 to discuss the program prior to filling out a proposal.
The Families in Transition VISTA Program is one of the largest networks of AmeriCorps VISTA members living and serving throughout New Hampshire. Since 2010, it has been a program of Families in Transition-New Horizons, a Manchester, Concord, Wolfeboro and Dover, NH based homeless housing and services provider. For more information about the program or FIT, visit www.fitnh.org or call 603-641-9441 ext. 357.
