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| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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| Parent agency | AmeriCorps |
| Website | americorps |
AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993.[1] VISTA is an acronym for Volunteers in Service to America.
On March 11, 2018, President Donald Trump sent his official Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) Budget request to Congress. As outlined in his previous fiscal year budgets, this budget proposes the elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) in FY 2020. It provides funding for an orderly shutdown, including all CNCS programs, such as Senior Corps and AmeriCorps (which includes VISTA and NCCC).[2] In FY 2019, VISTA was funded at its FY 2017 and FY 2018 levels of $92,364,000 while AmeriCorps (not NCCC) and Senior Corps received increases in their funding levels.
- ^ "AmeriCorps | Corporation for National and Community Service". Americorps.gov. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy envisioned a national service corps "to help provide urgently needed services in urban and rural poverty areas." Less than two years later, as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty," President Kennedy's dream was realized when President and First Lady [Lady] Bird Johnson welcomed the first group of 20 VISTA volunteers.
- ^ "Budget". Corporation for National and Community Service. Retrieved 2017-12-28.