Sometimes Things Happen!
Capacity Building or Direct Service
Things You Should Know
What's the Policy?
Ok..That's Random!
100

You find a part-time job at Tutor Time tutoring high school students in math to supplement your living stipend.  To be compliant, one of these needs to be submitted to your Program Manager.   

What is an Outside Employment Request Form?

100

The VISTA member teaches workplace competency skill classes.  

What is Direct Service? 


100

This is the Federal agency that administers VISTA.  

What is the Corporation for National and Community Service.

100

This is the day of the week that timesheets are due.

What is Monday?

100

Go GREEN!

What is Go WHITE?


200

I am well aware that reports are due on the first Friday of every month.  I don't really have much to report and I'm off on Friday anyway so I'm not going to turn it in.  Rose won't care much, right?  

What is Yes, she most definitely will care!

200

The VISTA member trains mentors at the beginning of each term. 

What is Direct Service?

200

This document guides the daily activities of the VISTA member.   

What is the VISTA Assignment Description? 

200

This is the amount of hours that VISTA members are expected to serve each week.  

What is 36-40 hours per week?

200

This university was founded in 1855 as the nation's first land-grant university!

What is Michigan State University?

300

You are attending a holiday celebration with some staff members from your site and it happens to be at a restaurant during happy hour.  This happens to be $2 Long Island Day.  You order 1.  You are not currently serving, but you have on a VISTA shirt.  To drink or not to drink?

What is not drink until you change your shirt?

300

The VISTA member organizes a fundraiser to help pay for a new delivery van for their service site. 

What is Capacity Building? 

300

This website is an "One Stop Shop" for all things VISTA.  

What is Vista Campus? 


300

Per CNCS policy, VISTA's cannot serve from this place.  

What is home?


300

This person grew up in Grand Rapids and became the 38th President of the United States of America!

Who is Gerald Ford?

400

It's your BIRTHDAY!! YAY!! The staff at the site bought you a cake and gave you a card with a $50 gift card to Meijer.  Can I keep it? 

What is maybe, maybe not!

400

The VISTA Member searches for safe and affordable housing posts online for specific clients each week.  

What is Direct Service?

400

This is our program focus.

What is Opioid Prevention, Education, and Intervention?

400

This federal act outlines the boundaries for political and religious activities of VISTAs.

What is the Hatch Act? 


400

The Apple Blossom is the state flower for which state?

What is Michigan?

500

Usually I am a very responsible person, but unfortunately I forgot to pay some parking tickets. Unknowingly, the tickets led to a warrant for my arrest and my license was suspended.  I was pulled over and went to jail.  Can I still serve? 

What is Yes?  

500

The VISTA Member develops screening and background check procedures for staff to use to screen volunteer tutors.  

What is Capacity Building?

500

President Lyndon B. Johnson credited with the creation of this program in 1965.  It is often called the "Domestic Peace Corps."

What is Volunteers In Service To America or VISTA?

500

This person cannot fire a VISTA member!

What is the site supervisor?

500

This person is the best Program Manager.

Who is Rose Henderson!