Become a VISTA

Montana Community VISTA Partnership VISTA members assist in carrying out the mission of the Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to improve and protect the health, well-being and self-reliance of all Montanans. MCVP is housed within the Human and Community Services Division (HCSD) and its mission is to support the strengths of families and communities by promoting employment and providing the assistance necessary to help families and individuals meet basic needs and work their way out of poverty. MCVP has embraced a Community Building Process and this is woven throughout the MCVP VISTA Assignment Description, with the goal of creating and sustainable local capacity building.

VISTA members work to build the capacity of communities to mitigate social and health risk factors by forming partnerships and coalitions, mobilizing resources from public and private entities and establishing community service as a major solution to combating poverty at the community level. Duties will require a great deal of coordination and collaboration with state and local agencies and non-profit groups. VISTA members will work to build the capacity of communities by forming partnerships and mobilizing resources from public and private entities.

VISTAs will also identify current activities, resources and needs in the community; work with local community development councils to gather and review data and establish goals/objectives; expand the use of volunteers and community service programs; write and coordinate grants; build lasting community coalitions; establish mentoring programs for youth.

Join us in Spring or Summer 2024! Now recruiting members to start in April or July.
We have a wide variety of sites looking for the perfect VISTA to make a positive difference in Montana this year. Check them out below:

 Missoula Area

Friends of the Children: Development VISTA
Located in Missoula, MT.
The overall goal of this VISTA project is to increase access to the mental health and human services provided by Friends of the Children – MT’s mentoring program by increasing community outreach and developing funding pipelines to expand the reach of program activities. This VISTA project will move low-income individuals out of poverty by building financial and other resource systems within the organization, resulting in increased unconditional, long-term mentoring support for youth facing the steepest barriers
Additional housing assistance is provided at this project!

Human Resource Council 2-1-1 Helpline VISTA
Located in Missoula, MT.
The overall goal of this VISTA project is to increase access to healthcare resources by increasing the awareness and effectiveness of the 2-1-1 resource hotline. This VISTA project will move low-income individuals out of poverty by expanding community relationships, programs, and increased public awareness throughout HRDC XI’s service area resulting in increased awareness and use of the 2-1- 1 resource line.

Flathead Area

North Valley Food Bank Culinary Programs VISTA
Located in Whitefish, MT.
The overall goal of this VISTA project is to increase the nutrition and culinary knowledge of food bank customers by developing a culinary program that will provide creative educational programs to help better understand how to create healthy meals. This VISTA project will move low-income community members in Flathead and Lincoln County out of poverty by developing culinary opportunities for new, small businesses and culinary and nutritional programming that furthers access to healthy, fresh food for all.

North Valley Food Bank Community Based Food VISTA
Located in Whitefish, MT.
The overall goal of this VISTA project is to increase access to fresh local food by strengthening NVFB services to rural communities and cultivating local food initiatives with community partners. This VISTA project will move low-income community members in Flathead and Lincoln County out of poverty by developing connections and programming necessary to sustain engagement with the local food system resulting access to healthy, fresh food for all.

Rural Montana

Red Lodge Aging in Place VISTA
Located in Red Lodge, MT.
The goal of this project is to develop a county-wide system to connect seniors and senior support centers with the resources they need to age in their place of choice. This VISTA project will move seniors out of poverty by connecting them to existing resources and developing a process to identify and assist isolated individuals, resulting in access to services and resources to help them age at home and in their community for all Carbon County seniors.

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You can find our projects by using the search criteria: Program Type: VISTA, State: Montana, Program Name: MCVP