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The VISTA Project The VISTA Ohio Community Revitalization Project (OVCR). Created in 1995 as a partnership between the Ohio CDC Association and the Corporation for National Service, the VCR Project places AmeriCorps* VISTA Members with community development corporations throughout the state. VISTA Members create lasting change by assisting with affordable housing development, homebuyer education, economic literacy programs, Individual Development Accounts, microenterpise, foreclosure prevention, vacant and abandoned properties and community organizing. VISTA members also recruit volunteers and conduct fundraising.
VISTA members serve a host site full-time for one calendar year (no outside employment is allowed.) VISTA sponsoring organizations must be a voting member of the Ohio CDC Association. Limited VISTA slots are available; some slots will be reserved for housing only initiatives. Sponsoring sites will be responsible for meeting quarterly reporting requirements and completing monthly timesheets. |
Current Members
Sheila Aldrige |
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Ohio CDC Association currently has two types of VISTA slots available: Cost-Share and Standard. Cost-Share VISTA members specifically develop and create homeownership education and counseling programs, foreclosure prevention programs, home improvement and home repair programs, IDA homeownership programs, supportive housing, and activities to address vacant and abandoned properties. Funding for the Cost-Share VISTA members comes from the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF). Standard VISTA members can focus on a range of activities including affordable housing, community economic development, IDAs, microenterprise, foreclosure prevention, vacant and abandoned properties and community outreach and organizing that supports community-based development objectives. If you are interested in being a VISTA site with Ohio CDC Association please contact Celia Elkins at (614)461-6392, ext. 201 or by email at celkins@ohiocdc.org |
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