The 2009 federal stimulus package expanded the ranks of the AmeriCorps program and this is having local ramifications. Kelly Dooley is a VISTA with AmeriCorps and works at Central College. Dooley says VISTA is a branch of AmeriCorps dedicated to combating poverty. Through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Dooley says additional positions are being created in Iowa. This includes an additional VISTA at Central College, a position involved with the colleges service-learning program.