Plantory VISTA Network

What do we do?

The Plantory AmeriCorps VISTA Network works with organizations to fight poverty. We do this by providing one or more AmeriCorps VISTA Members committed to a one-year service term to nonprofit host sites in Lexington, Kentucky.

Our program's approach to improving lives and strengthening communities is multi-pronged. We host one of the largest and most successful cohorts in Kentucky. We believe to eliminate poverty we have to have a lot of people committed to working together. Host sites within our network have a wide range of missions that fall under five focus areas: economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans & military families.

If you are interested in increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, or just about anything in between, our AmeriCorps VISTA network is for you. To learn more about our AmeriCorps VISTA program, email Stephanie Spires, our Executive Director, at director@plantory.org.

What are the benefits?

For VISTA Host Sites

Supervisory Skills
Professional Development
Full-Time Employee for One Year Term
Strong Network of Fellow Host Sites/Nonprofits
Host Site Cost Share ($20,000+ value)
Increase in Mission Impact
And More!

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Become a Host Site

For VISTA Members

Leadership & Project Management Skills
Professional Development
Education Award or Cash Stipend
Living Allowance
Non-Competitive Eligibility
Community
And More!

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Become a VISTA member

The Impact

Because of VISTA members, Host Sites have grown their programs into notable and recognizable organizations dedicated to alleviating the effects of poverty and disenfranchisement in our communities. VISTA members have benefitted from opportunities to develop themselves professionally and from gaining a better understanding of community-minded work.