Refer a Student to Apply for VISTA Positions

We have two amazing service opportunities at UMW with AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA)!

One VISTA will be hired to work on food security issues in our community, both at the Gwen Hale Resource Center and the Phoenix School in Stafford. Another VISTA will be hired to promote K-12 academic success in Hazel Hill Apartments.

Both positions come with: living allowance, healthcare coverage, childcare assistance if eligible, generous leave and sick time, end-of-service education award or stipend, professional development and training, access to UMW technologies, labs, parking, gym, pool and other campus amenities.

Please forward to any service-oriented graduating seniors or recent graduates! They can apply directly via the links in this post.

Applications Due May 16!

See more details:
AmeriCorps VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America, is a national service program. AmeriCorps VISTA is described as a sort of stateside Peace Corps – giving people a chance to give back to their communities and learn valuable skills, while receiving a living allowance, benefits, and an end-of-service education award (a voucher of roughly $8,000 to pay for future education, or to repay student loans) OR a cash stipend (roughly $3,000). The living allowance in 2024 for Fredericksburg City was $1,072.54 biweekly.  VISTA members serve full-time for one year. Applications are due by May 16th, dates of service will be July 14th, 2025 – July 13th, 2026.

Two positions available:
UMW Food Security VISTA: https://umw.libwizard.com/f/foodvista – The UMW Food Security VISTA will address food security in Fredericksburg by working with two different groups: 1) Stafford County’s Phoenix Center for Innovative Learning, and 2) UMW’s Gwen Hale Resource Center. (Amy Filiatreau, University Librarian, will be primary supervisor)
The Hazel Hill VISTA: https://umw.libwizard.com/f/hazelvista – The Hazel Hill VISTA will work with Resident Services staff at Hazel Hill Apartments to help support tutoring and other interventions for the K-12 residents in support of K-12 academic success. (Sarah Dewees, Director of the Center for Community Engagement, will be primary supervisor)

For details about AmeriCorps VISTA benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.