Attract the right VISTA candidates

A concise, accurate assignment description is one of the best ways to attract the right members for your program. Use these samples to help find VISTA members with the interests and skills you need.

The VISTA volunteer coordinator assignment description was contributed by Schools of Hope project (Madison, WI), a VISTA program that trains and coordinates academic tutors for low-income students and students of color in the primary grades to improve academic achievement.

The VISTA family-school-community partnership coordinator assignment description was contributed by Family-School-Community Partnerships (Madison WI), a VISTA program that works to close the achievement gap in schools serving low-income families by developing family-school-community partnerships.

Please note that there is a CNCS approved assignment description for VISTA. Please visit the Resource Center for additional information on the VISTA Assignment Description (VAD) including a samples and a blank form that you can download below.