AMERICORPS
VISTA PROJECT
WV’s Promise AmeriCorps VISTA Project is Getting Things Done!
WV Promise Youth Alliance, Inc. is currently accepting applications from non-profit organizations, schools and state agencies to gain a VISTA resource to focus on developing, enhancing and sustaining educational programs focusing on fulfilling the Five Promises for children & youth. VISTA members serve to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate and alleviate poverty, and to increase funding resources to support programs. VISTA resources are used to provide a sustainable solution to poverty, not just making poverty more tolerable. All Promise VISTA Site Projects must be developed in accordance with AmeriCorps VISTA's core principles: an anti-poverty focus; community empowerment; sustainable solutions; and capacity building. 60 Years!
How Can Your Organization Apply for a VISTA Resource?
To be eligible for a VISTA resource, your organization must be a public, private, or faith-based nonprofit, or a local or state agency. If your organization is interested in becoming a Partner Host Site for a Promise VISTA please fill out the Host Site Application.
How Do Candidates Apply to Serve as a VISTA Member?
To apply as an AmeriCorps VISTA candidate, you must Create a Profile. This is where you will enter basic information about yourself and create a profile on My AmeriCorps.
After your online application is complete, you can submit it to WV Promise Youth Alliance or other projects. Steps to Applying.
For more information please contact Pam Engle at Pamela.J.Engle@gmail.com
Exciting Opportunity!
Summer Associate WV's Promise Youth Alliance, Inc.
WV’s Promise Youth Alliance, Inc.-The AmeriCorps Summer Associate (SA) WV's Promise Youth Alliance Inc. program is a short-term national service opportunity designed to directly support children and youth during the critical summer months. Through this program, WV’s Promise Youth Alliance places Summer Associates with approved Host Sites to strengthen and expand summer programming aligned with the Five Promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, Healthy Start, Effective Education, Opportunities to Give Back
SA serves on-site with children and youth, helping organizations increase their capacity to prevent summer learning loss, provide fun educational enrichment, and ensure youth have access to safe, healthy, and engaging programs.
What SA’s Do: Summer Associates provide direct service and program support to youth-serving initiatives such as:
Reading and literacy activities
STEM and hands-on learning projects
Arts and enrichment programming
Healthy Futures activities (nutrition, physical activity, gardening)
4-H and experiential learning programs
Mentoring, tutoring, and youth engagement
Supporting structured summer camps, afterschool, and community programs
SA Benefits:
Bi weekly living allowance: $960 (full 14 days of service)= Total summer living allowance: $4,320
End of service award options: $1,279.90 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, or $311 Summer Cash Stipend
Up to 3 days of leave during service term
Term of Service- Summer Associates serve 35 hours per 9 weeks during the summer, Virtual Member Orientation(VMO)/Start Date on June 1 last day of service date is August 2, 2026.
Counties listed are seeking candidates to serve: Hampshire, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur
The Goal-The goal of the Promise VISTA SA program is simple: Ensure children and youth in West Virginia have access to safe, enriching, and educational opportunities during the summer while building the capacity of community organizations to deliver the Five Promises.
Our Record: WV’s Promise has placed 696 AmeriCorps Promise VISTA Summer Associates over the past 13 years at 265 children and youth–serving Partner Host Sites, collectively reaching more than 90,539 children and youth. Our partners utilize Summer Associates as mentors, teachers, and tutors who deliver engaging educational activities that help prevent summer learning loss while also supporting efforts to ensure children and youth are fed during the summer months. Utilizing Summer Associate VISTA members is a cost-effective way to expand summer programming while making a lasting impact in the life of a child.
How to Apply-Applicants must complete the AmeriCorps online application and provide two professional references. Learn more and apply through the My AmeriCorps Portal. When it asks you to Search for our Service Listing: select “Service Listing” on the left. Program Type: VISTA "State": WV, then for Program Name select: Summer Associate WV's Promise Youth Alliance Inc.
Contact Pam Engle Pamela.J.Engle@gmail.com if you plan to apply for the position. She can provide more details about the application process, the position, and answer questions you may have.