WiCC Grant Projects

Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

CNCS Special Projects

WiCC VISTA ProgramCampus-Community Partnerships

AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) builds capacity in non-profit organizations and communities to help bring individuals and communities out of poverty.

The Mission of VISTA

For over 45 years, VISTA has been helping bring communities and individuals out of poverty. Today, nearly 6,500 VISTA members serve in hundreds of non-profit organizations and public agencies throughout the country—working in a variety of areas.

The Legacy of VISTA

WiCC VISTA Grant

32 volunteers at 20 Higher Ed Institutions

Fighting Poverty Project Priorities

Economic Opportunity Educational Opportunity Health and Healthy Lifestyles

Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3)

UW Whitewater and the City of Whitewater

UW Waukesha Pre-College Program

UW Waukesha and Waukesha School District

Empowering Latino Parents

Mount Mary College & Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of WI

Since the establishment of the WiCC VISTA program in 2004… Over 276 AmeriCorps*VISTAs have

served through the Wisconsin Campus Compact VISTA Program,

Serving at least 574,080 VISTA service hours!

1,854 service projects 87,950 community volunteers recruited Over 760,000 volunteer hours logged $3,449,124 in cash resources raised $596,899 in in-kind resources collected VISTAs helped foster 1,360 active

community partnerships