**We are currently accepting applications for the 2013-2014 VISTA service year. Click here for all available VISTA member position descriptions and to apply.**

The Saint Paul VISTA Program gives individuals from different backgrounds the chance to come together to make real differences in their community while gaining valuable work skills. Saint Paul VISTA Program members leverage human, financial and material resources to increase the capacity of communities across Saint Paul to address issues of poverty.  

VISTA members commit a year of their lives to help close the education opportunity gap and support the education goals of the City of Saint Paul. Specifically, the Saint Paul VISTA Program has the following purpose, to:

1. Improve the quality and depth of learning opportunities available to youth in Saint Paul, and
2. Increase access to high-quality learning opportunities for all Saint Paul children, especially at-risk and vulnerable youth. 

VISTA members contribute to these goals by building capacity at their host organizations. Capacity building is undertaken through indirect service projects in non-profit agencies, schools, and government entities across the City. Throughout their year of service, VISTA members work to ensure that Saint Paul youth have access to high quality learning opportunities. Members focus on projects in three core program areas:

1. Enhancing formal and informal learning opportunities for Saint Paul students, including before, during and after school.
2. Informing and preparing students for post-secondary educational and professional opportunities.
3. Engaging parents, families and the community to support learning and youth success.

To learn more about current service partners, VISTA projects and VISTA members, please click HERE.

Check out this interactive map to see all the great service taking place statewide.

I am a current VISTA member 

Find information related to your year of service, including important forms, resources and the Saint Paul VISTA Program training calendar. 

I am a current VISTA supervisor 

Find information related to VISTA supervision, including forms, program resources, and materials to support a VISTA project. 

I would like to become a Saint Paul VISTA Program member  

Are you curious about what being a VISTA for the City of Saint Paul means?  Find out more information about the benefits and commitments that come along with a year of VISTA service.  You can also find a listing of currently available VISTA positions. 

My organization would like to host a VISTA member  

Find information on how to become a VISTA host agency. All sites for the 2013-2014 service year have been secured at this time. Recruitment for the following service year will begin in January of 2014, so please check back at that time to apply to be a host organization for the Saint Paul VISTA Program.

If you want to learn more about our AmeriCorps VISTA Program or want to learn how to apply for a position, please contact Willy Tully, VISTA Program Manager, 651.266.8582.