3/6/12 Americo VISTA

discuss the different type of issue areas
-Economical
- Housing/Shelter
    -Standard of living
-Environmental
   - Disaster Services
   - Stewardship- Environment, taking care and responsibly
- Jobs
- Education
- Health Care
- Lack of resources
     -Hunger
-Veterans/ Military Families

 The Branches of Americo VISTA
CNCS
  -VISTA
     - 1964 under Kennedy .... 7,000 individuals, local nonprofit service work, Program developement etc.
    - 3 year term, purpose is to better the program
    - Trail Blazers-- College Access program-- Building leadership in the community to better themselves to create a good college applicant
    - A year they take a vow of Poverty
    - Summer program-  Working at Siena for some kind of project--- summer service scholars-- end of term... Educational reward--- Thomas Moore house... corner of rt. 9 and Fiddler Lane
   -

  -NCCC
    - Based on 5 campuses-- teams travel to other states to focus on disaster response
    - Travel with the same team-- more hands on--- Ages of 18-24
    - ten month position
     - full time or part time, do not have regulations that Vista has
     - This is making it happen where as Vista is building

Committing your life to service, the ways in which you can do that
    - Starting a non-profit organization
    - Getting involved in a cause close to you
    - Fund raising
    - Marketing... Ads
    - Volunteering in an out reach, or shelter program
    -  GRAD SCHOOL- continuing your education that is geared towards service in the community--- public health
            - teacher
            - Administrative role in the community or school
            - Through these jobs you can start programs
             - If you teach with in the city the gov  after 5 years with help pay for your student loans
            - No matter what you study some non profit can be benefited from what you study.
            - Non profits always looking for help... college.. high-school kids
            - Looking for internships that would be involved with a non profit, or can get that company or what ever involved with a non profit.
            - U.S Air-force... Military.... etc.- service to the country
            - Any type of Doctor or medical field
           -   Case studies on how to change the world------ those subjects didn't take no for an answer
           - Masters degree in 911 Management
           - The point is to not go in to a program that can specialize on a topic, but finding something and connecting it to what your skills are




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