AmeriCorps VISTA
Established in 2007 through a partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Campus Compact of Oregon AmeriCorps VISTA program enables colleges, universities and community organizations to develop equitable community-engaged programming that increases educational access and success for students from low-income backgrounds and communities of color. Through a collaborative, process-oriented approach grounded in black feminist theory to developing an equity lens and putting it into practice, VISTAs with Campus Compact build capacity for college campuses and organizations to increase access to educational resources to alleviate poverty based on community-identified issue areas.
Program Goals
- Develop programming to address K-12 and college access and success for low-income students;
- Engage first generation and low-income college students in critical, poverty reducing activities;
- Build relationships and partnerships between their institutions and the surrounding community;
- Increase civic engagement on college campuses and in the communities they serve;
- Build capacity and programming to support their site in unique, nuanced projects including but not limited to building tracking system, nurturing partnerships to support programming, curriculum development, and many more;
- Implement campus and community wide service days;
- Advocate and organize for racial justice and educational equity in ways that are responsive to the local histories of race in Oregon, as well as national and global histories of racial injustice;
- Provide leadership development, training, support and reflection activities for volunteers.
Campus Compact of Oregon VISTA Equity Statement
We know that a college education is a critical tool to break the cycle of poverty and improve the health and welfare of low-income communities. Many low-income students lack the historical privilege and social capital to effectively navigate the college application and financial aid process. This becomes even more clear when you focus on low-income students of color who also face institutional racism and a growing educational opportunity gap. Campus Compact of Oregon is looking for motivated, energetic candidates who can use their passion for social justice, equity, and education to serve on our VISTA Team to empower Oregon’s low-income students, with a specific focus on students of color.
Please visit our organizational equity statement here.
We know that a college education is a critical tool to break the cycle of poverty and improve the health and welfare of low-income communities. Many low-income students lack the historical privilege and social capital to effectively navigate the college application and financial aid process. This becomes even more clear when you focus on low-income students of color who also face institutional racism and a growing educational opportunity gap. Campus Compact of Oregon is looking for motivated, energetic candidates who can use their passion for social justice, equity, and education to serve on our VISTA Team to empower Oregon’s low-income students, with a specific focus on students of color.
Please visit our organizational equity statement here.
COVID-19 And VISTA
- VISTA members are allowed 14 days emergency leave if they contract COVID-19 or are exposed to someone who has tested positive and are also unable to teleserve;
- Please check out this FAQ for more info from CNCS;
- If you are experiencing hardship from COVID-19, please don't hesitate to contact us for support and guidance.
