Summer Associate VISTA Positions Now Available Through West Virginia's Promise

4/10/2026

The West Virginia's Promise Alliance For Youth Summer Associate (SA) Program is a short-term national service opportunity designed to directly support children and youth during the critical summer months. Through this program, WV’s Promise Youth Alliance places Summer Associates with approved Host Sites to strengthen and expand summer programming aligned with the Five Promises:

Caring Adults
Safe Places
Healthy Start
Effective Education
Opportunities to Give Back

SA serves on-site with children and youth, helping organizations increase their capacity to prevent summer learning loss, provide fun educational enrichment, and ensure youth have access to safe, healthy, and engaging programs.

What SA’s Do

Summer Associates provide direct service and program support to youth-serving initiatives such as:
Reading and literacy activities
STEM and hands-on learning projects
Arts and enrichment programming
Healthy Futures activities (nutrition, physical activity, gardening)
4-H and experiential learning programs
Mentoring, tutoring, and youth engagement
Supporting structured summer camps, afterschool, and community programs

SA Benefits

Bi weekly living allowance: $960 (full 14 days of service)= Total summer living allowance: $4,320
End of service award options: $1,279.90 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, or
$311 Summer Cash Stipend
Up to 3 days of leave during service term

Term of Service

Summer Associates serve 35 hours per 9 weeks during the summer, Virtual Member

Orientation(VMO)/Start Date on June 1 last day of service date is August 2, 2026.

Position Locations

Counties listed are seeking candidates to serve:

Hampshire, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Preston, Putnam,

Raleigh, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur

The Goal

The goal of the Promise VISTA SA program is simple: Ensure children and youth in West Virginia have access to safe, enriching, and educational opportunities during the summer while building the capacity of community organizations to deliver the Five Promises.

WV’s Promise has placed 696 AmeriCorps Promise VISTA Summer Associates over the past 13 years at 265 children and youth–serving Partner Host Sites, collectively reaching more than 90,539 children and youth. Our partners utilize Summer Associates as mentors, teachers, and tutors who deliver engaging educational

activities that help prevent summer learning loss while also supporting efforts to ensure children and youth are fed during the summer months. Utilizing Summer Associate VISTA members is a cost-effective way to expand summer programming while making a lasting impact in the life of a child.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete the AmeriCorps online application and provide two professional references.
Download the Position Description which outlines the application process.

Questions

Contact Pam Engle, Pamela.J.Engle@gmail.com, if you plan to apply for the position. She can provide more details about the application process, the position, and answer questions you may have.

Contact Information

Pam Engle, Pamela.J.Engle@gmail.com