Innovative Leadership Allows For Unique Service Model In City Government
Abstract
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the VISTA national service program in the United States[1], and it is with such celebration that we are called to look to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, as a model for engaging VISTAs in the important work of fighting the root causes of poverty. The city of Philadelphia would not be home to so many currently serving VISTAs without strong support from the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service (MOCEVS), and those volunteer- service-minded leaders working in government who foster a culture of volunteer engagement across all City departments. It is through these leaders, and the volunteer service ripple effect they embody and must continue to perpetuate, that the city of Philadelphia, its VISTA members and its volunteer service programs are able to thrive. And it is only by continuing to cultivate and engage such leaders that MOCEVS and VISTA members will continue with such success.
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