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* 1. United Way Name

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* 2. Project Name (Example: Early Childhood Education Access Expansion VISTA) 

Community Need
In this section describe the unmet poverty-related community need(s) you propose to address
using AmeriCorps VISTA resources. Clearly describe the poverty-related need and the local
beneficiary community, as well as how the planned program strategy (i.e., intervention) will lead
to the final planned outcomes for the beneficiary community. 
Your narrative must describe:
  • The community you plan to serve, using data that are current, objective, and specific to the community. These data should substantiate the need(s) you aim to address. Cite the data source(s).
  • The specific low-income population your project intends to serve.
  • Why the needs are not being met now.
  • A summary of how your project will ultimately strengthen the community and bring individuals out of poverty. This should include a description of how the planned program strategy (i.e., intervention) will address the poverty-related need and will lead to the final planned anti-poverty outcomes.
  • Include any evidence that suggests your approach will be successful. Evidence could include past performance, results from credible research, or results from a similar, successful program. Evidence would  provide the basis for decisions about the design, frequency, and intensity of the proposed intervention.

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* 3. Community Need

Strengthening Communities 
In this section, describe how your VISTA project aims to complement or expand current efforts in the community to address the need(s) described. Your response should encompass the
following:
  • A description of how the project will be designed to build long-term sustainability in an organization or program to ensure it continues after VISTA resources end.
  • How VISTAs would be used, and how many VISTAs you are requesting.
  • A discussion of how this approach will change over time as the VISTA(s) implements the project and build capacity.

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* 4. Strengthening Communities

Organizational Capacity
Detail your organization’s capacity to manage a federal national service program, including information that addresses the following issues:
  • What is your organization’s experience operating anti-poverty programming in the identified area(s) of activity? Provide examples of past work in this area.
  • What community partners will be engaged with the project and what will be their roles?
  • If your organization currently sponsors or has previously sponsored AmeriCorps members (including VISTAs), please include a brief description of their assigned activities.
  • Describe how you will manage the project, and recruit and supervise the VISTA member(s).
  • How will other staff or volunteers be involved in the project? What resources—including office and desk space, access to computer and phone, and other supplies—will you provide to the VISTA member(s)?

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* 5. Organizational Capacity

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* 6. Contact Person

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