Campus Compact VISTA Roosevelt University

The Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA program places AmeriCorps VISTA members in full service with our campus and community partners for a one-year period. During this year, members spend 35 hours per week on their host site’s campus or with one of that campus’s community partners to work on building systems and programs that support low-income college students and community members. The VISTA member’s work is to build capacity, meaning that rather than directly serving the community, they’re enhancing or creating systems, structures, and resources that support the direct anti-poverty work. Campus Compact functions as the central VISTA program hub, performing program administration, offering training and support to VISTA members and their projects, and connecting the work happening in individual projects both to similar work happening nationwide and back to AmeriCorps. For detailed program information and FAQs, please visit our website.

Member Duties : Roosevelt University’s VISTA project will develop educational programming for students to build a foundation for healthy eating in their lives. Students come from a variety of backgrounds, including within the City of Chicago. The VISTA will develop programming for students to break down stigmas through larger conversations surrounding healthy eating focusing on its commuter student population. For example, Roosevelt University’s student pantry has seen an increase in commuter student usage, especially following the changes to SNAP benefits in Fall 2025, an initial programming concept would be built around developing recipes for a multi-person household using items readily available in the pantry. Additional products would discuss selecting healthy options in the dining center and developing understanding of product labels for a healthy diet. This project will develop targeted programming, create marketing, and assess the effectiveness of healthy eating initiatives on campus.

Program Benefits : Training , Housing , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Additional host site non-cash supportsl .

Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :
Hunger , Health , Education , Community Outreach .

Skills :
Public Health , General Skills , Community Organization , Education , Non-Profit Management , Communications .

SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Campus Compact VISTA Roosevelt University

Program Start/End Date

07/13/2026 - 07/12/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Associates degree (AA)

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

ILLINOIS Chicago

Accepting Applications

From 04/01/2026 To 07/16/2026

Contact

Stephanie Diaz

89 South St

Boston MA 02111

0000000000

[email protected]

Listing ID

123224