PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM
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a grant given to immigrants to start new businesses
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a program in which volunteers assisted people in poor areas of the United States
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a government loan program to help the poor attend college
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a program that helped families in Appalachia obtain electricity
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Detailed explanation-1: -Founded in 1965, 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), American governmental organization (created 1964) that placed volunteers throughout the United States to help fight poverty through work on community projects with various organizations, communities, and individuals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Johnson initiated the VISTA program in 1965 as a domestic complement to the Peace Corps to combat poverty through national service. Since then, the program has recruited and mobilized 190, 000 full-time, year-long volunteers to serve with organizations on capacity-building projects addressing poverty.
Detailed explanation-4: -President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993. VISTA is an acronym for Volunteers in Service to America. AmeriCorps VISTA. Agency overview.
Detailed explanation-5: -Member. As a member in the VISTA program, you serve full time for one-year. You will build capacity in nonprofit organizations and public agencies to help them more effectively generate the commitment of private sector resources, encourage volunteer service at the local level, and empower individuals and communities.