PEACEMAKER FAMILY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AND MENTOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS THEY TRANSITION FROM INSTABILITY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS EDUCATION AND VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILIES FOCUS AREAS. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO REDUCE POVERTY AMONG TWO TARGET POPULATIONS: VETERANS AND YOUTH AND TO BENEFIT ONE THOUSAND (1,000) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RESIDENTS. THREE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RECRUITING AND MANAGING VOLUNTEERS, LEVERAGING CASH AND IN-KIND RESOURCES, AS WELL AS, EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS/NETWORKS OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR.