AmeriCorps is a federal agency that brings together individuals and organizations to address the most critical issues facing the nation. AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) has been specifically designed to tackle poverty at the local level throughout the U.S. AmeriCorps VISTA members work behind the scenes in nonprofit organizations across the country, serving as capacity builders and honing their professional skills while earning benefits. 

United Way of the Piedmont has partnered with AmeriCorps for almost twenty years to host the VISTAs in the Piedmont program. As a member of the VISTAs in the Piedmont program, you will be part of this effort to make sustainable changes in poverty that affect education, health, and economic mobility. Our program partners with nonprofit organizations across Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee counties to provide full-time roles for VISTA members. These roles include grant writing, research, volunteer coordination, social media, and marketing, among others.