Billings Metro VISTA Project (MVP)

🌟 Make a Difference This Summer in Billings! 🌟

We are looking for passionate Summer Associates to help us break the cycle of poverty and empower our community. Check out the incredible projects you could be a part of:

🏠 Family Justice Center: Help survivors of domestic violence move from "surviving" to "thriving" by securing safe housing and expanding support services.
🤝 Youth Volunteer Corps: Empower the next generation of leaders by designing recruitment strategies and training plans for youth volunteers.
🌲 Inclusive Summer Camps: Create life-changing adventures for youth with disabilities, ensuring every child has access to enriching summer experiences.
🎓 Youth Mentorship: Boost academic success and financial stability by recruiting mentors and building partnerships for Billings’ youth.
🩺 Health Care Access: Bridge the gap in behavioral health and recovery supports through data-driven community impact studies and tech enhancements.

Ready to turn your summer into a season of service? Visit www.BillingsMt.gov/summer for more info!

This National Volunteer Week, we’re proud to join AmeriCorps in celebrating the people who choose service as their superpower. Every day, volunteers strengthen communities, open doors to opportunity, and spark lasting change. Thank you for showing up and making a difference.

The B-MVP is looking for change makers for Summer 2026!!!🔆💪🤩

Spend your summer serving with AmeriCorps and walk away with more than just a paycheck. Build your resume, earn an education award, and help your community thrive!

Apply before May 15 to secure your spot! Find available positions and details about the program on our website.

Once a VISTA, always making an impact! Emilie Burditt is proving that passion knows no limits as she tackles this new goal and gives back to a meaningful cause. We are so lucky to have Alums like Emilie in our network! 🤩❤️📣

Big things are happening for our AmeriCorps team! 🤩 At the March 9 City Council meeting, Mayor Mike Nelson declared March 8–14 in Billings! Our amazing VISTAs—Jonah, Kamlack, Clark, Jenasea, and Melanie—took the floor to talk about their efforts supporting non-profits and finding new ways to tackle poverty in our community. We are so proud of the heart they put into their service every day! 💪✨

The next day, our Metro VISTA Project was off to Helena for ServeMontana Symposium! 🏔️ The week was packed with learning, making new connections, and plenty of fun. We feel so lucky to attend this amazing event each year. A huge thank you to for all the hard work they put into making it such a great experience for AmeriCorps members across our state!

🌱In memory of our stunning and beloved Nemo🌱

In 2018, Noemi Negron began a year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Billings Parks and Recreation, and her impact continues to grow—literally—across our community.

Nemo was a passionate advocate for food security and equity. She helped launch innovative programs like South Side Sprouts container gardens and the Parkland Gleaning Project, expanding access to fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods facing food insecurity. Through edible forests, fruit tree plantings in public parks, and low-maintenance garden models, Nemo helped ensure that healthy food could be free, local, and accessible to all.

Her work brought together more than 100 volunteers, built lasting partnerships, secured thousands of dollars in grant funding, and created tools and programs that Parks & Recreation and the community will continue to use for years to come.

Nemo believed in community, dignity, and the power of shared resources. We honor her legacy every time a neighbor harvests fruit from a park tree or finds nourishment where it was once out of reach. 💚

Thank you, Nemo. You are deeply missed and forever remembered.

On , the VISTAs tested bird identification apps in Riverfront Park. Passive recreation improves socioeconomic and health outcomes, especially by encouraging outdoor activity during winter. Our effusive thanks to Billings Parks and Recreation!

VISTA Sammie Murphy has built critical capacity at Adaptive Performance Center-Billings this year!

We were honored to present a $7,500 grant from proceeds from the Food Truck Battle on the Yellowstone to Adaptive Performance Center-Billings, whose mission to empower Veterans truly inspires us.

Supporting organizations that strengthen our community and lift others up is at the heart of what we do—and APC does exactly that every single day.

We’re proud to support your work and grateful for the impact you make! 💪

Jenasea Hott’s VISTA project with Eagle Mount Billings is dedicated to increasing academic engagement for low-income youth with disabilities. We have some exciting news to share: Jenasea has obtained a $10,000 grant from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in support of Eagle Mount’s Adaptive Field Trips program! Adaptive Field Trips offer crucial opportunities for connection, community, and learning for at-risk youth. Children and young adults with disabilities, particularly those from low-income families, face a complex web of challenges that hinder their ability to thrive. These include limited access to inclusive, enriching out-of-school experiences; an increased risk of social isolation, emotional distress, and bullying; and heightened vulnerability to trauma and mental health concerns, including suicidal ideation - especially among youth with autism and intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).

This grant will cover supplies, activity fees, and transportation costs for the Adaptive Field Trips, enabling Billings SD2 students to reap the lasting benefits of fulfilling recreational outings. Thank you for your service, Jenasea!

Could the reach, efficiency, or effectiveness of your non-profit organization be expanded by a VISTA member? We want your Host Site Proposal! Please read below and visit https://www.billingsmt.gov/1642/Host-Site-Opportunities to learn more. The deadline for projects starting in February 2026 is October 10, 2025.