<p>Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps</p> <p>The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity in Philadelphia is now accepting applications from qualified candidates to join the 2025-2026 Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps. VISTAs serve full-time for a year working on systems level change in City government. Our administration has invested in a multi-pronged approach-focused on stabilizing households, increasing skills and incomes, and investing in education-to lift residents out of poverty and to break the cycle for future generations. This strategy includes a diverse and far reaching set of City agencies and departments, many of whom lack the capacity, resources, and time to develop high impact anti-poverty initiatives that can be implemented and evaluated in a timely manner. The Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps is the key to the City's ability to develop, implement and evaluate the City's greatest challenges in alleviating poverty. We are seeking candidates who are civically engaged and committed to making a positive change in their community. For many of our alumni, their service accelerated their career and advancement into leadership positions within the public sector. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.</p> <p>Member Duties : Projects range from supporting volunteer programs in public parks to creating and sharing resources regarding new fair labor laws; from building community engagement strategies to involve more citizens in the city's budget process, to data collection and analysis for a new community-based crisis intervention. While all the projects work to fight the injustices and causes of poverty experienced by Philadelphians, each VISTA project is unique to the department and initiative.All VISTAs build capacity by: Creating tools, systems, and guides for departments Generating resources through partnerships, volunteers, or grant-writing Developing, organizing, and assessing programs, events, or meetings Supporting, establishing, or strengthening partnerships across departments and sectors increase capacity for city departments serving low-income individuals and communities.</p> <p>Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Health Coverage* , Relocation Allowance , Monthly Transportation Support , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance .</p> <p>Terms :</p> <p>Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended .</p> <p>Service Areas :</p> <p>Ex-Offender Reentry , Entrepreneur/Business , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Health , Environment , Neighborhood Revitalization , Technology , Housing , Homelessness , Hunger , Children/Youth , Education .</p> <p>Skills :</p> <p>General Skills , Computers/Technology , Team Work .</p>