Press Release
The city of Charleston is currently seeking individuals to serve in the local AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America program.
Since 2011, the city has served as the project sponsor for the AmeriCorps VISTA program, in which members support local non-profit organizations to make sustainable changes in areas that affect poverty, such as education, public health and economic opportunity.
Through activities such as fundraising, grant writing, research and volunteer recruitment, VISTA members will gain professional experience and leadership skills and receive a modest stipend for their work. Anyone 18 years of age or older is eligible — although most positions require a bachelor's degree or some college — and can apply, here: https://bit.ly/3TW5Djt.
Members in the full-time, yearlong VISTA program will support the following organizations:
- Be A Mentor
- Bridges of Hope
- Camp Happy Days
- Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
- Charleston County Public Library
- Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center
- Charleston Hope
- Chas. Promise Neighborhood
- Doors to Dream
- HALOS
- I AM VOICES, Inc.
- Increasing H.O.P.E
- Kids On Point
- Lowcountry Local First
- Reading Partners
- City of Charleston Recreation Department
- Lowcountry Youth Services
- TriCounty Cradle to Career
- City of Charleston- Human Affairs and Racial Conciliation Commission
- MOCYF- Bank On Charleston
In addition to the yearlong positions, there are VISTA Summer Associate positions available for members to serve from May 30 to August 8, 2023 with the following organizations:
- Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
- Camp Happy Days
- The Hope Center
- Youth Volunteer Corps
- Charleston Promise Neighborhood
- I Am Voices
- The Citadel
- City of Charleston Recreation Department
For more information about AmeriCorps VISTA, visit https://www.americorps.gov/serve/americorps/americorps-vista.
