Louisiana Campus Compact's AmeriCorps*VISTA Project has been developed to help address issues related to poverty statewide. Under this initiative, LaCC member institutions host VISTAs who work to develop and strengthen service-learning infrastructures on their campuses. The VISTAs help facilitate campus and community collaborations and support service-learning courses that partner with those community agencies which are working to combat poverty and serve those affected by poverty. The LaCC VISTA Project is guided by an Advisory Council comprised of VISTA Members, Service-Learning faculty members, and statewide agencies working with these constituencies.

LaCC Vista Members
LaCC Vista Advisory Council Members

The Students in Service program is a part-time AmeriCorps program that encourages and supports college and university students to enroll as part-time AmeriCorps members who provide valuable service in their communities. SIS members make a difference in their communities, gain valuable civic and workforce skills, and upon completion of their term of service, earn an education award.

By participating in the Students in Service program, the member becomes a part of the AmeriCorps national service network that improves lives and strengthens communities throughout the United States of America.

Ready Campus was designed to strengthen preparation for and response to regional or national emergencies. The model is being implemented in Louisiana in order to assist campuses in preparing campus facilities for emergencies, training campus volunteers to respond in emergencies, and providing college students with service-learning opportunities to prepare them to be crisis-ready civic leaders of the future.  Louisiana Campus Compact’s Ready Campus project is funded through Citizen Corps, a program administered by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness.

LaCC Citizen Corps Advisory Council Members