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2026 Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) Position and Program Overview

Volunteer: ~$957.46 every 2 weeks paid by AmeriCorps National  
​Volunteer total year income: ~$24,962 at a rate of $12/hour (This amount includes federal and state tax deductions) 
Volunteer Time Requirements: 37.5hours/week for 365 days a year, from the day you attend the AmeriCorps Virtual Member Orientation. Hours can include Professional Development, Community Events/Engagement, Job Related Activities; Remote/Hybrid work is allowed 

Participation in a statewide cohort centered around Community Development through the Ohio CDC Association 

• Free access to OCDCA membership, inclusive of trainings (hosted once/month)  

• Access to statewide Job networks & job placement + support post successful completion 

• Free conference registration & lodging for OCDCA’s Annual conference  

• Transportation and meals reimbursed 

• Health benefits (Medicaid + opt in dental, vision and free telehealth coverage) 

• Opt-in childcare for dependents under 13 years. This is a direct deposit paid to your childcare provider through AmeriCorps. Application and requirements are found here: https://www.americorpschildcare.com/index.cfm?applyMember 

• Stipend (can be paid to a family member)  

• Relocation stipend (1-time payment of $850 for 50-mile+ relocations) 

• Education (~$7,000)/Cash (~$1,800) award at the completion of your 365 days of service   

• Reduction of Education cost (Loan forbearance and deferment/GED Fee reduction/Education award match)  

• SNAP Eligibility, apply before your start date + letter of confirmation from OCDCA 

• 2 weeks/10 business of sick time 

• 2 weeks/10 business days of personal paid leave  

• 30 days of parental leave for birth or adoption 

Timeline & Pre-requisites  

• NOW: Recruitment and Interviewing period 
• 7/30: MyAmeriCorps portal application due with 2 completed references 
• 7/30-8/1: Final paperwork gathered 
• 8/1-8/25: Paperwork processing period 
• 8/25:  Position Start Date + VMO 
• 8/26: OCDCA Orientation 
• 9/17-19: OCDCA Conference & Volunteer Pinning Ceremony
• Tuesdays - Oct: Weekly OCDCA volunteer meetings 

Pre-Req – completing an application through the MyAmeriCorps portal: This may happen before or after your job interview. Regardless of how the organization chooses to collect this information, an application through this portal is required for your successful placement into a VISTA position.  
 
Step 1: Create an account through My AmeriCorps 
Once your account is made you can attach an application to the appropriate listing through the portal; this will begin your processing paperwork. The position supervisor will have the active link to the specific job post should you have trouble locating it.  

Step 2: Attach your references 
This can be challenging as you must check the boxes to attach the references to The Ohio CDC specific application (See photo)  
Email the individual you selected as a reference and let them know they will receive an email (that looks like spam) to complete their reference through myAmeriCorps. They do not need an account. 

Step 3: Email the position supervisor & cc [email protected], as soon as you have completed these steps. OCDCA must go into the portal and review each application to ensure further documentation is not required. 
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Step 4: Should an offer be made, Accept the position in egrants ASAP. 

About the Program

The Ohio CDC Association AmeriCorps VISTA Project, created in 1995 as a partnership between the Ohio CDC Association and the Corporation for National and Community Service, places AmeriCorps VISTA Members every June or July at OCDCA member organizations throughout the state. 

AmeriCorps VISTA Members are full-time volunteers that serve at a non-profit organization and focus their efforts on building organizational, administrative, and financial capacity for organizations that fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic development, strengthen community groups, and otherwise assist low-income communities.

AmeriCorps VISTA Members develop programs to meet a need, write grants, and recruit and train volunteers. They do not provide direct service, which is defined as the act of providing services to the identified clients of a program.

Any benefits and terms and conditions of this program, are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information and military service.

For more information, visit:

• AmeriCorps VISTA
• AmeriCorps VISTA FAQ
• AmeriCorps v. Peace Corps

Ohio CDC Association currently has two types of AmeriCorps VISTA slots available: Cost-Share and Standard. Cost-Share AmeriCorps Members specifically develop and create homeownership education and counseling programs, foreclosure prevention programs, home improvement and home repair programs, IDA homeownership programs, affordable housing, and activities to address vacant and abandoned properties. Funding for the Cost-Share AmeriCorps VISTA Members comes from the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF). Standard AmeriCorps VISTA Members can focus on a range of activities that build capacity through the creation or expansion of programs that are designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty.

AmeriCorps VISTA Program Impact

• Number of volunteers recruited since 2020: 4,183
• Number of volunteer service hours since 2020: 14,775
• Number of organizations who have received capacity building since 2020: 405
• Dollars resources generated in cash since 2020: $619,139
• Dollar resources generated in-kind since 2020: $53,268
• Total number of full-time AmeriCorps VISTAs since start of program: 804