| Activities |
Deadlines |
| Please review the application procedures and information about
hosting a VISTA member so that you have a good understanding
of what is involved in participating in this program. Do not
hesitate to contact
us if you have any questions about this information. |
Ongoing |
| Submit your Application. You will need to submit
the application which briefly describes the organization, the
projects that the VISTA will be working on, and the specific
role (task and activities) that VISTA will engaged in. We will
review the application, contact you with any questions or concerns,
and then let you know if your project is approved. |
April 27th. It takes time to recruit a VISTA.
Early applications encouraged.
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| Begin Recruiting. Recruiting an appropriate person to serve
as your VISTA is the most important part of the process. Once
we approve the position description, the selection of the VISTA
candidate is largely your responsibility. Your organization
should recruit locally but we will also send you information
on applicants that apply via the AmeriCorps national recruiting
system if they express an interest in your position and seem
reasonably qualified. |
Ongoing |
| Identify a candidate to whom you would like to offer a position
and contact us so that we can review their application. Once
we have reviewed the application, your placement can be given
'preliminary approval'– contingent upon the receipt of
the required paperwork and final Corporation approval. |
May 21st |
| Submit paperwork. We submit all applications (for organizations
and VISTA candidates) to the Corporation and notify you of the
outcome (a week or so.) |
May 21st |
| VISTAs begin their service following the pre-service orientation.
Pre-Service Orientation will take place at Generations Incorporated
the last week of July. |
August - VISTAs will begin service following
PSO.
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