I’m sure they’ll get some recruits here, although the town is pretty conservative.
They’re probably not here to spy on us individually (although I don’t think our public school teachers are particularly going to like having one of them in each classroom!), but they certainly have some kind of “organizing” in mind.
I remember Vista, too, and it was something that became very political very fast. Another very politicized thing were the CETA workers, who basically had no-show jobs allowing them to do other things or “community organizing” jobs paid for by our tax dollars. Some of these programs were reduced or changed under Reagan and later under the Bushes, but it seems that every time the Dems get in power, they rev them up again.
However, this particular group struck me as blatant Obama freaks who obviously thought they were on a holy mission to bring “hope and change” to our backward lives here. And again, I was truly puzzled by what our tiny little town had done to deserve to be punished with so many of them, arriving all at once like that.
http://www.volunteerflorida.org/americorps/programsbycounty.html
Take a look. The programs are already in place. This seems to be a way to get money, recommendations & a stipend for Master’s Programs. Also, unless I am reading incorrectly, AmeriCorps is affiliated with some Catholic school programs like reading tutoring and other helpful things.