<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article relies too much on references to primary sources . Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . (May 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article relies too much on references to primary sources . Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . (May 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty . President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993 . VISTA is an initialism for Volunteers in Service to America . </P> <P> VISTA is an anti-poverty program created by Lyndon Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as the domestic version of the Peace Corps . Initially, the program increased employment opportunities for conscientious people who felt they could contribute tangibly to the War on Poverty . Volunteers served in communities throughout the U.S., focusing on enriching educational programs and vocational training for the nation's underprivileged classes . </P>

In what era did the vista program begin
find me the text answering this question