AmeriCorps VISTA Hub
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ABOUT AMERICORPS VISTA HUB
Building capacity for public health policy, programs, and practice
The AmeriCorpsVISTA Hub, managed by PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact (CHLI), places AmeriCorps VISTA members across California to address overdose prevention and build healthy communites. Our experience and success managing programs with a large geographical reach and diverse population has allowed us create a template for regional success.*
*This material is based upon work supported by AmeriCorps under Grant No. 17VSPCA024. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, AmeriCorps.
AmeriCorps VISTA members serve in time-limited roles supporting local overdose prevention coalitions and healthy community initiatives.
Members support 26 organizations across California providing capacity building services, including:
Community outreach
Health education
Youth engagement
Fundraising and grant writing
Volunteer recruitment
Marketing and communications support
Data analysis and program coordination
“I am very thankful for the opportunity to work with government officials and develop and organize and implement an Opioid Awareness Summit, as well as speak publicly and change Naloxone policies for over 125 high school and middle school campuses in my region.”
AmeriCorps VISTA Hub by the numbers
213
members placed in public health departments and community-based organizations to date
24
members who completed their service with us have been hired by their host site after the program
93%
would recommend a service year through the CHLI AmeriCorps VISTA Hub
$340k+
of resources have been secured by AmeriCorps members to support the work of their host sites in 2025
What members are saying about their service with the AmeriCorps VISTA Hub
“I was passionate about getting into public health and working in overdose prevention... I just received my bachelor’s degree but had no experience, I was so grateful to get my foot in the door. My VISTA placement
led to a full-time position that I love.”
“My VISTA year encouraged me to think about medicine from a public and community health perspective. That was very valuable and is ultimately why I decided to pursue a dual [medical and] MPH degree.”
“This has been a really positive experience. It helped me gain a lot of confidence professionally. CHLI is a great way to gain exposure to a huge world of public health and service that I didn’t know I could access before.”
ABOUT THE SERVICE YEAR
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