Serve Virginia Capacity Building Project

Serve Virginia manages an AmeriCorps VISTA project called the Serve Virginia Capacity Building Project within the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS). This project places AmeriCorps VISTA members across the state with organizations, agencies, and institutions looking to make sustainable change in areas that impact poverty.

Members currently serve in the following positions:

  • Bay Aging, Regional Resilience Equity Workgroup Capacity Building VISTA (Urbanna)
  • Center for Nonprofit Excellence, CNE Coordinator VISTA (Charlottesville)
  • Dan River Nonprofit Network, Engagement and Marketing Specialist VISTA (Danville)
  • International Rescue Committee, Volunteer Program Assistant VISTA (Charlottesville)
  • VDSS Office of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, Project Research VISTA (Richmond, remote); Project and
    Stakeholder Management VISTA (Richmond, remote)
  • VDSS Office of New Americans, Immigrant Services Community Specialist VISTA (Richmond, remote)
  • The Equity Center, TEC Community Research VISTA (Charlottesville); TEC Resource Knitting VISTA
    (Charlottesville)
  • Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Access and Functional Needs Specialist VISTA, (Richmond)
  • United Way of Henry County & Martinsville, EngageHCM Volunteer System Specialist (Martinsville)
  • Virginia Funders Network, Virginia Funders Network Member Services Specialist (Warrenton, hybrid/remote)
  • Virginia Service Foundation, Virginia Service Foundation Capacity Building VISTA (Glen Allen, hybrid)