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Join Our Team
AmeriCorps*VISTA
For over 40 years, members of AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) have actively served low-income areas by mobilizing people, businesses and organizations with the goal of creating sustainable healthy communities. The mission of AmeriCorps*VISTA has not changed since mandated by Congress in 1964, “AmeriCorps*VISTA builds permanent infrastructure in non-profit organizations to help them more effectively bring individuals and communities out of poverty.”
Throughout the year, AmeriCorps*VISTA provides full-time members to nonprofit, faith-based and other community organizations, and public agencies to create and expand programs that bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty.
Benefits of VISTA
In addition to your efforts to improve the lives of Cedar Rapidians, your AmeriCorps*VISTA journey will be one of self-discovery. Over the course of your service you will have many opportunities to learn about the Cedar Rapids community and to work with various partners with many years of experience to share. The benefits of service are enormous—both to you and the community.
Apply Online
Completing you AmeriCorps application:
www.AmeriCorps.gov
Click “MyAmeriCorps: Login” (upper right corner)
Click “Apply to Serve” (middle of page)
Complete application
Submitting your application to VISTA Corridor Recovery:
Login to your MyAmeriCorps account
Click “Search Listings” (left toolbar)
Select “AmeriCorps VISTA” from program type drop-down
Select “IA” from state drop-down
Click “Search”
Select “VISTA Corridor Recovery”
Apply Now!
E-mail cr.vista@iowa.gov to arrange an interview
Questions about the online application process?
Call tech support between the hours of
7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday
at (866) 473-5733.
Want us to check the status of your online application?
Email cr.vista@iowa.gov.
Confirm receipt of application:
Please call the VISTA office with your name, phone number and application ID to verify that your application was successfully submitted. 319-730-1118
Resources For New VISTAs
Looking for an apartment in the area? (Hint: Check out Cedar Rapids, Marion or Hiawatha)
Weed and Seed site – Learn more about current initiatives.
Community Corrections Improvement Association web site (sponsoring agency)
Local news stations KGAN and KCRG
Questions regarding relocation stipend, pay schedule, health benefits?
Please contact the VMSU (866-473-5733) or Jancy LaFollette (515-284-4817 or jlafollette@cns.gov).