Eco3 AmeriCorps VISTA Program
Work with local organizations on important community issues and take home an education award at the end of your year of service!
AmeriCorps VISTA members serve for a year building the capacity of local non-profit organizations and public agencies in the Northland with the ultimate goal of eradicating poverty. The Eco3 VISTA Corps focuses on addressing poverty holistically from various angles such as food access and systems, government policy, community development, education, health equity, creative place making, climate adaptation, energy justice and more.
Eco3 VISTA members work with organizations that are deeply embedded in community to help develop equitable, resilient and sustainable solutions to community challenges through leveraging resources, building partnerships, expanding reach and improving organizational efficiency.
While serving their communities, Eco3 VISTA members also gain valuable experience and access to professional development opportunities, become a part of a passionate and service-oriented cohort, and upon completion of service, take home an education award or cash stipend.
Make an impact in your community by serving with Ecolibrium3's AmeriCorps VISTA cohort!
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VISTA Leader Open Position
Interested in helping guide Eco3’s 20-member AmeriCorps VISTA cohort? We are looking for an individual with past experience in AmeriCorps or Peace Corps to join our team as a VISTA Leader. Learn more about position details and how to apply on our website.
Energy Training Corps
Eco3 is developing an Energy Training Corps. This AmeriCorps program is an entry into the energy efficiency workforce and will equip members with energy industry certifications. Members will learn the basics of energy assessment, weatherization protocols, and help people improve their housing stock.
Legacy House Fall Updates
The Legacy House continues to moves ever closer to a livable home for future Eco3 VISTAs with the progress of interior and exterior renovations The
Honoring 9/11 by Supporting Local Disaster Preparedness
The National Day of Service is a time for VISTA members to come together for a common cause. This January, our VISTAs supported the NAACP Martin Luther King Day celebrations. See how our community marked this important day together.
Ecolibrium3 Welcomes a New VISTA Cohort
We are pleased to welcome 17 new AmeriCorps VISTA members and 2 VISTA Team Leaders to our 2024-2025 Ecolibrium3 VISTA Corps Cohort!
2023-2024 Eco3 VISTA Cohort Leaves an Impact
AmeriCorps VISTA members dedicate a year of service to help eradicate poverty in Duluth and surrounding areas by building the capacity of the organizations they
Our AmeriCorps members build capacity all around Duluth. We have worked with some of the community's most loved organizations:
Implementing the framework to advance sustainability and more equitably serve Duluth residents and neighborhoods with the City of Duluth Community Sustainability Team.
Increasing ecological justice through food access and enhancing environmental programming with Community Action Duluth.
Creating a healthy and sustainable community through the arts with the Duluth Art Institute.
Creating programming focused on the needs of at-risk children with the Duluth Children’s Museum.
Ensuring that everyone, regardless of income, has the ability to grow food and access food resources with the Duluth Community Garden Program.
Increasing the disaster resilience of the community, especially organizations serving community members who potentially face the most harm from disasters with the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
Strengthening family unity, supporting reentry, and facilitating community engagement with Family Rise Together.
Creating innovative food systems solutions that support food sovereignty with the Fond du Lac Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa.
Designing public health programs that raise the health status, self-sufficiency, and health leadership of Native peoples with Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health – Great Lakes Hub.
Increasing health and social connectedness among young families with the Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative.
Building programs to celebrate youth and support their families through one-on-one mentorship and community engagement with Mentor North.
Leveraging partnerships to enhance coordination and support of community health promotion efforts and reducing mortality from the opioid crisis with the St. Louis County Health Department.
Uniting groups and individuals working on food systems and low income housing in Northeastern Minnesota to identify models that alleviate hunger with locally sourced foods and create affordable housing solutions with the University of Minnesota Extension.
Expanding access to fresh and healthy food, transportation, and cultural and artistic opportunities for historically underrepresented communities with the Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community.
Promoting wellness and independence for low-income older adults allowing them to age well at home. Providing services and supports that allow seniors to live how they choose.
Building opportunities for Indigenous people that are rooted in a vision of health and vibrancy while also honoring the resiliency of the community.
Serving people experiencing poverty and homelessness by providing shelter, food, housing assistance and other services, as well as access to the basic essentials for human dignity.
Impacting the lives of community members through the arts, leadership training, and educating low-income residents and residents of color to create healthy, active, sustainable neighborhoods and lives.