CONNECT (Orange, CA) asks partner sites to recruit their own members. But, it provides a series of pre-screening meetings to give potential members an introduction to VISTA service, answer questions, and conduct interviews.

Click the play button to hear CONNECT's Kristi Piatkowski describe what happens at a pre-screening, which attracts from 10 to 25 applicants.

Piatkowski invites VISTA leaders and members to the pre-screening so they can provide an on-the-ground view of what VISTA life is like.

Click the play button for an explanation of what current VISTAs add to the session.

Click here to access pre-screening forms and resources used at the presentation.

Since CONNECT started the pre-screenings, fewer than 10 percent of applicants have opted out of service. The sessions also are a huge timesaver for CONNECT.

Click the play button to hear Piatkowski explain the benefits.

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