Put your values into action to make a difference where the need is greatest.
Join AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members and volunteers who use their compassion, determination, and creativity to help strengthen our Tri-County communities.
Who We Are
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) is an anti-poverty program designed to provide needed resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to increase their capacity to lift communities out of poverty. AmeriCorps VISTA provides opportunities for Americans 18 years or older from a diverse range of backgrounds to dedicate a year of full-time service with YWCA Tri-County Area to create or expand programs designed to empower individuals and communities in overcoming poverty.
The power of AmeriCorps VISTA is extraordinary, and brings talented, passionate people on board to create or enhance your anti-poverty program by expanding the capacity of YW3CA.
VISTA Opportunities
Support YWCA Tri-County Area Equity and Racial Justice initiatives and opportunities for advocacy in the Greater Pottstown area. The Equity and Racial Justice Coordinator works under the direct supervision of the Advocacy/Volunteer Manager. In cooperation with volunteers and staff, the Equity and Racial Justice Coordinator’s primary focus and responsibility is executing YWCA racial justice strategy, creating a culture of inclusivity, to ensure sustained execution for mission related programs; providing opportunities to help the YWCA fulfill its mission; creating relationships with donors, constituents, and volunteers, raising the profile of the YWCA in the community.
The ideal candidate is detailed-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable with topics around equity and inclusion. Support the Advocacy team with strategic planning, action plans, meeting facilitation, policy, research, practices, data collection, training/education, and other areas to achieve goals set for advancement of racial equity and inclusion. It is an excellent opportunity for an entry-level person with an interest in working in the non-profit sector to develop an understanding on how programs are supported to achieve an equity fighting mission.
View the full position description here Equity and Racial Justice Coordinator
To apply for VISTA opportunities here at YW3CA, please create an account and apply through my.americorps.gov
The Volunteer Coordinator VISTA member objective is to create a formal volunteer program, developing processes that will engage the community in service, increase program effectiveness, identify volunteer opportunities and communicate them to prospective volunteers, recruit and train members of the community, maintain a volunteer database, and recognize volunteer service on a regular basis.
The VISTA Member Volunteer Coordinator will: identify program needs that can be filled by volunteers; write volunteer position descriptions, including required skills, education, etc.; will create and implement a recruitment plan; will create and implement application, interview, and placement procedures; will create mechanisms for tracking volunteers; and will create an evaluation plan. The VISTA Member Volunteer Coordinator will refine policies and procedures and will establish formal and informal processes for recognizing volunteers, including volunteer recognition events.
View the full position description here Public Engagement Coordinator
To apply for VISTA opportunities here at YW3CA, please create an account and apply through my.americorps.gov
Support the YWCA Tri-County Area Equity and Racial Justice initiatives and support opportunities for advocacy
in the Greater Pottstown area. The Racial and Gender Equity Associate works directly under the direct
supervision of the Advocacy/Volunteer Manager and the Manager of Equity Initiatives. In cooperation with
volunteers and staff. The Racial and Gender Equity Associate will provide advocacy, legislative analysis, coalition
building and policy research around issues related to racial justice, equity initiatives, and support both
education and program delivery around these initiatives.
The ideal candidate is detailed-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable with topics around equity and
inclusion and is both informed and knowledgeable with current legislative policy and legislative language. Must
be comfortable working independently and on a team. The candidate will support the Advocacy team with
strategic planning, action plan delivery, policy research and practices. The candidate must have knowledge
around data collection, as well as training/education prep in order, to achieve goals set for the advancement of
racial equity and representation in the legislative sector. This is an excellent opportunity for an entry-level person
with an interest in working in the non-profit sector to develop an understanding on how programs are supported
to achieve an equity fighting mission.
View the full position description here Racial and Gender Equity Associate
To apply for VISTA opportunities here at YW3CA, please create an account and apply through my.americorps.gov
To help ensure that children of Pottstown receive the educational, social, and emotional support they need to
help them break the cycle of poverty. YWCA Tri-County Area, Tri-County Community Network, GreenAllies, and
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation formed a Youth Engagement collaborative. Starting with
Community Assessment, create and administer Youth Engagement Survey to collect essential data from the
three focus groups of Youth (3-18), Underserved Parents, and Youth Serving Organizations. Using Technology to
build a better coordinating mechanism to reduce nonprofit fragmentation, redundancy, and inefficiency.
Building Community Awareness and Engagement to increase family involvement, youth mentoring, and Out-of-School Time program participation.
The ideal candidate is detailed-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable with analyzing and synthesizing information so that it can be communicated in a simple and easily understandable way to internal and external stakeholders. It is an excellent opportunity for an entry-level person with an interest in working in the non-profit sector to develop an understanding on how programs are supported to achieve a poverty-fighting mission.
The VISTA member will create a formal volunteer program and processes that will ensure adequate assignments are identified for each program/department need and/or special event at YW3CA. Assignments create opportunities to engage the community in service and increase program effectiveness.
View the full position description here Volunteer Coordinator
To apply for VISTA opportunities here at YW3CA, please create an account and apply through my.americorps.gov



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VISTA Youth Empowerment Survey project is now shifting to address the immediate needs uncovered by the Covid-19 pandemic and social unrest in 2020 that affected Pottstown’s youth and their families. The pandemic, social unrest, and pause in youth services revealed that schools, parents, and community organizations were not prepared to meet the needs of the community. This pandemic created trauma for everyone; racial issues and unrest magnified that trauma.
VISTA members support mission-based initiatives designed to increase connections in the community surrounding racial and social equity. VISTA members contribute to help YWCA Tri-County Area staff members as they deliver services for youth and their families designed to help them deal with trauma, engage the public in issue education surrounding racial and social equity initiatives, and monitor public activity concerning racial and social equity.