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Community Programs Coordinator (FSI VISTA - AzFBN/PVCFB)
 
 
 
The PV Community Food Bank’s (PVCFB) mission is to provide food assistance to individuals and families living in northeast Phoenix, within the 98 square mile boundaries of the Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), who are experiencing food insecurity and hunger on a daily basis. Located within the PVUSD boundary is an area that is the lowest income area of the Northeast Valley consisting of a large immigrant population and high levels of crime. The food bank has developed a program called “Palomino Outreach Program” (POP). Once a week PVCFB delivers food to the individuals and families who are referred to the food bank. Within the 98 square mile boundary, there are many Senior Citizen Centers, large pockets of poorly kept rental neighborhoods, and individual rental homes maintained for homeless veterans. The PVCFB seeks to identify all of the unmet, food security-related needs that currently exist for the neighborhoods the PVCFB serves, which is currently unclear as there are isolated areas that have not been included in any census program. The goal of the proposed VISTA project will be to research the 98 square miles PVCFB serves in order to locate these unnoticed pockets of individuals and families. The Palomino Outreach Program will target the 2 square miles that is the Palomino neighborhood. The remaining 96 square miles that the food bank serves is known as the “Neighbors Caring, Neighbors Sharing” Outreach Program. Once the isolated pockets of neighborhoods are identified, like the Palomino neighborhood, the next phase of the VISTA project will be to increase the capacity of the food bank by developing a sustainable program for PVCFB to serve these areas and provide food assistance to them. The final phase of the VISTA project will be to increase fundraising efforts and apply for grants to supplement the additional expense of expanding PVCFB’s program reach.
 
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This listing is currently not accepting applications.



Member Duties : - Strengthen community food security within the PVUSD area through research and outreach efforts - Connect with the various organizations (such as Senior Centers, HOAs, etc.) to partner with and share information about the food bank’s programs - Create marketing materials to distribute to the new community partners - Continue developing the “Palomino Outreach Program” to be able to systematically provide food to the identified individuals and families each week - Develop position descriptions for the individual who will be the leader of the program and the volunteers - Identify equipment needed to provide the increase in services and create a report illustrating the costs associated with purchasing the needed equipment - Create a system of recordkeeping for the number of individuals and families served and the costs associated with the program - Increase fundraising efforts by applying for grants to supplement the additional expense of expanding PVCFB’s program reach
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Stipend ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Health ,  Community Outreach ,  Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Networking, Outreach ,  General Skills ,  Communications ,  Team Work ,  Computers/Technology ,  Community Organization ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Writing/Editing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Community Programs Coordinator (FSI VISTA - AzFBN/PVCFB)
Program Start/End Date
10/23/2023  -   10/21/2024
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations ARIZONA   Phoenix/Mesa  
Languages
English
Bilingual in Spanish a plus
Accepting Applications
From  07/25/2023  To  09/07/2023 
Contact Erica Uhl
340 E Coronado Rd
Phoenix   AZ   85004
6025283434
erica@azfoodbanks.org
Listing ID 114694

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