VISTE
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Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE) is a community-based non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
serving Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
, since 1983. The primary goal of VISTE is to enable frail elderly persons to continue living independently and safely in their own home. VISTE is a United Way agency.
VISTE is a volunteer-driven organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
that works in partnership with schools, churches, civic groups, local corporations, and individuals. Though a small VISTE staff oversees program services offered to clients, volunteers perform the majority of the work.