PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Me – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the federal agency AmeriCorps to establish a collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship between AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and PNS.
AmeriCorps VISTA is a program that places full-time national service members in nonprofit and public agencies to build capacity and sustainability in support of alleviating poverty in the United States. Two AmeriCorps VISTA members will be recruited to serve in partnership with the PNS STEM Outreach Program and the installation’s Military School Liaison Officer. Both projects will support underserved and economically disadvantaged youth in the Seacoast and surrounding area.