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Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps

The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity in Philadelphia is now accepting applications from qualified candidates to join the 2025-2026 Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps. VISTAs serve full-time for a year working on systems level change in City government. Our administration has invested in a multi-pronged approach—focused on stabilizing households, increasing skills and incomes, and investing in education—to lift residents out of poverty and to break the cycle for future generations. This strategy includes a diverse and far reaching set of City agencies and departments, many of whom lack the capacity, resources, and time to develop high impact anti-poverty initiatives that can be implemented and evaluated in a timely manner. The Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps is the key to the City’s ability to develop, implement and evaluate the City's greatest challenges in alleviating poverty. We are seeking candidates who are civically engaged and committed to making a positive change in their community. For many of our alumni, their service accelerated their career and advancement into leadership positions within the public sector.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : Projects range from supporting volunteer programs in public parks to creating and sharing resources regarding new fair labor laws; from building community engagement strategies to involve more citizens in the city’s budget process, to data collection and analysis for a new community-based crisis intervention. While all the projects work to fight the injustices and causes of poverty experienced by Philadelphians, each VISTA project is unique to the department and initiative.All VISTAs build capacity by: Creating tools, systems, and guides for departments Generating resources through partnerships, volunteers, or grant-writing Developing, organizing, and assessing programs, events, or meetings Supporting, establishing, or strengthening partnerships across departments and sectors increase capacity for city departments serving low-income individuals and communities.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Health Coverage* , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance , Monthly Transportation Support , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended .

Service Areas : Homelessness , Environment , Hunger , Children/Youth , Education , Health , Community and Economic Development , Entrepreneur/Business , Ex-Offender Reentry , Community Outreach , Technology , Neighborhood Revitalization , Housing .

Skills : General Skills , Team Work , Computers/Technology .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps

Program Start/End Date
08/11/2025 - 08/09/2026

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications
From 05/16/2025 To 08/01/2025

Contact	Sarah Chalmin
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd
Philadelphia PA 19103
215-686-0823
serveVISTA@phila.gov
https://www.phila.gov/programs/serve-philadelphia-vista-corps/

Listing ID	125614


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