Which program under the Economic Opportunity Act was established to provide volunteer service to fight poverty?

Which program under the Economic Opportunity Act was established to provide volunteer service to fight poverty?

• A. VISTA
• B. Job Corps
• C. Head Start
• D. Peace Corps

Answer: (A)

VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America, was created under the Economic Opportunity Act to recruit and place volunteers in poor American communities to fight poverty. It was designed as a domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps, focusing on long-term service to build community capacity and reduce poverty within the United States. The other programs serve different purposes: Job Corps provides training and employment opportunities for disadvantaged youths; Head Start offers early childhood education; and Peace Corps operates internationally, not under the Economic Opportunity Act. So the program established to provide volunteer service to fight poverty is VISTA.

VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America, was created under the Economic Opportunity Act to recruit and place volunteers in poor American communities to fight poverty. It was designed as a domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps, focusing on long-term service to build community capacity and reduce poverty within the United States. The other programs serve different purposes: Job Corps provides training and employment opportunities for disadvantaged youths; Head Start offers early childhood education; and Peace Corps operates internationally, not under the Economic Opportunity Act. So the program established to provide volunteer service to fight poverty is VISTA.