AmeriCorps*VISTA, Students In Service Accomplishments

AmeriCorps*VISTA Program

In the first six months of 2008, eight Oregon Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Members:

- Recruited 1,057 volunteers who served 11,966 hours

- Established 87 new community partners connecting colleges and universities

- Planned and implemented 78 service projects

- Supported 50 faculty in implementing service-learning in courses.

Thanks to these impressive accomplishments, Oregon Campus Compact has been granted additional VISTA Members for August 2009, which will be an added resource to campuses and communities across the state. We will soon be releasing a request for proposals for this coming service year, which begins in August 2009.

If your proposal is accepted, a full-time VISTA member would serve on your campus and enable your institution to better respond to pressing issues facing low-income communities by improving the quality of and capacity for campus/community service and service-learning programs.

For more information and to receive a RFP, please contact Emily Gilliland at 503-725-8140 or elg(at)pdx.edu.

Students In Service Program

Students In Service is Oregon Campus Compact's education award program for student service. This program provides AmeriCorps education awards for students who complete hours of service in the community.

Reported results from member exit survey of 228 Students In Service members:

• Mentored 661 individuals

• Spent 29,481 hours working with youth

• Recruited 1,149 college volunteers who served over 11,000 hours in the community.

• 100% reported a positive experience in the Students In Service program.

• 94.7% reported that as a result of their experience in SIS they have improved their workforce skills (for example, communication, collaboration, time management.)

• 90.6% have a strong commitment to continuing to volunteer after college.

In mid-November, Oregon Campus Compact will have Education Award slots available for campuses who do not currently have a Students In Service program.

For more information and to receive a RFP, please contact Emily Gilliland at 503-725-8140 or elg(at)pdx.edu.