Maryland Delegation Announces $823,000 for AmeriCorps VISTA Programs in Howard, Montgomery and Frederick Counties | U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland

September 14, 2022

Right this moment, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) introduced $822,780 in federal funding for AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) packages in Maryland which purpose to alleviate poverty by partnerships with native organizations. AmeriCorps VISTA members work with native non-profits and teams to hone their management abilities whereas engaged on points dealing with communities, together with housing & meals insecurity, local weather change, entry to schooling, and extra. This funding will help as much as 42 AmeriCorps VISTA members per yr in Maryland.

“As the one federal company centered on nationwide volunteer work, AmeriCorps is a useful associate in tackling lots of the challenges our communities face,” the lawmakers stated. “From offering emergency assist through the COVID-19 pandemic to supporting communities affected by the opioid disaster, AmeriCorps strategically pairs its federal sources with these of native teams to assist Individuals in want. This funding for VISTA packages in Maryland will permit AmeriCorps members to offer important providers in our communities whereas they acquire expertise working in public service.”

The FY22 AmeriCorps VISTA Quarter 3 Maryland Awards are:

1. $724,830 to the Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic VISTA challenge primarily based in Frederick, a non-profit membership affiliation of public, non-public, 2- and 4-year schools and universities that encourages pupil participation in neighborhood service and public service. 
2. $58,770 to Enterprise Group Companions, Inc. in Columbia, a nationwide nonprofit that addresses housing shortages in communities by tactical investments and neighborhood improvement.
3. $39,180 to Profession Catchers 2.0 primarily based in Silver Spring, a corporation that gives personalised profession teaching and mentorship to people in low-income areas.

Along with the awards introduced at present, AmeriCorps may even present $272,790 annually in schooling scholarships for the AmeriCorps VISTA members supported by this award to assist pay for school, vocational coaching, or pay again present pupil loans.

Yearly, tens of 1000’s AmeriCorps members serve by 21,000+ colleges, nonprofits, neighborhood and faith-based organizations and state, tribal and native governments throughout the nation. Because the program’s inception in 1994, greater than 1 million Individuals have served in AmeriCorps, offering greater than 1.6 billion hours of service and earned greater than $4 billion in schooling scholarships. At the moment, there are 7,000 AmeriCorps members within the VISTA program. These eager about becoming a member of AmeriCorps can study extra at AmeriCorps.gov/Be part of.