Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Volunteers_in_Service_to_America_(VISTA)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf national service program
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VISTA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:AmeriCorps
gptkbp:benefit gptkb:award
professional development
living allowance
health coverage
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1965
gptkbp:focusArea economic opportunity
education
public health
community development
capacity building
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:mission alleviate poverty
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:John_Bridgeland
gptkb:Raymond_Joseph_Lohier_Jr.
gptkb:Wendy_Spencer
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:AmeriCorps
gptkbp:program anti-poverty
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Peace_Corps
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:AmeriCorps_VISTA
gptkbp:service one year
gptkbp:serviceType full-time volunteer service
gptkbp:targetAudience low-income communities
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website https://americorps.gov/serve/americorps-vista
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5