About Us
AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993, VISTA has been on the front lines in the fight against poverty in America for more than 40 years.
NYCC VISTA Program: 2004-2008 Statistics
86 VISTA members
have contributed over
120,000 hours of service
at
40 VISTA projects
and coordinated more than
9,000 student volunteers
in over
210,000 hours of service
and helped to generate over
$600,000 in resources
for their communities.