VISTA Redux 1969: A Year in the Life of a Volunteer

By Federico Santi

This book has been created because of events that happened almost 50 years ago. A nation at war, a youth culture in revolution, a young photographer trying to find his path in life-all collided at a point in time called V.I.S.T.A. Volunteers in Service to America was created as part of the war against poverty by allowing volunteers to serve in a community where they could effect change for a neighborhood, as well as effect change in the way they looked at themselves.We came from all walks of life and different parts of the country: New York, Massachusetts, California, North Dakota, New Jersey; we were a melting pot of mostly college kids in our early twenties. As volunteers, we established how we would fulfill our year of service, and then followed a daily routine, working as teachers, mentors, assistants, daycare workers, etc.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1535435925
• ISBN13: 9781535435925
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 8.5"