How to Apply to Become a VISTA Member
Recruitment notice:
Our applications for new cohort members are open! Please use the links below to apply to our 1 year (365 day) service VISTA member positions in one of two Corps. Hunger Corps is an opportunity to serve with a food security program and Afterschool Corps is an opportunity to serve with a youth education program in North Carolina! Our cohort aims to have 15 members serving in higher education institutions in North Carolina. Recruitment for the sites listed below started in March and we interview and place on a rolling basis through June, so make sure to apply early! You can email Christina Wittstein (cwittstein@ncengage.org) with questions about the programs and/or to get an update on which sites are still recruiting.
If you have an issue setting up an account in the My AmeriCorps Portal or with your application, please call the VISTA Hotline
at (800) 942-2677.
2025-2026 Host Sites
NC Hunger Corps Host Sites
- Warren Wilson College – Community Engagement Office
- North Carolina State University – Pack Essentials Hub
- North Carolina Central University – NCCU Campus Pantry
- Alamance Community College – Feeding Hungry Minds
- Duke University – Duke Community Pantry
- Central Piedmont Community College (NEW!)
NC Afterschool Corps Host Sites
- Elon University – Center for Access and Success, The Village Project
- The Juntos Program at NC State University
- Warren Wilson College – Community Engagement Office
- Duke University – Duke’s Office of Durham and Community Affairs
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke – Community Engagement Office
- Alamance Community College – Workforce Development (NEW!)
Communities Thriving Host Sites
- Piedmont Community College – Student Engagement
- Randolph Community College – Student Success
2024-2025 Host Sites
NC Hunger Corps Host Sites
- PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro
- Warren Wilson College – Community Engagement Office
- North Carolina State University – Pack Essentials Hub
- North Carolina Central University – NCCU Campus Pantry
- Alamance Community College – Feeding Hungry Minds
- Duke University – Duke Community Pantry
NC Afterschool Corps Host Sites
- Elon University – Center for Access and Success
- The Juntos Program at NC State University
- Warren Wilson College – Community Engagement Office
- Duke University – Duke’s Office of Durham and Community Affairs
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke – Community Engagement Office
Communities Thriving Host Sites
- Piedmont Community College – Student Engagement
- Randolph Community College – Student Success