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Urban Ministries Bilingual Health and Nutrition Educator
 
 
 
Wake County Cooperative Extension (WCCE) is hosting a Food Security VISTA Program in collaboration with four partner sub-sites. VISTA Members will perform one-year assignments to improve food security in Wake County and build the capacity of their assigned site(s). Urban Ministries of Wake County will be hosting a Bilingual Health and Nutrition Educator position to support their food security operations. The first objective of the Bilingual Health and Nutrition Educator will be to devise a system to promote healthy choices (e.g. signage reminders, recipe cards) and provide nutrition education (e.g. cooking classes) to pantry shoppers. This work will be key as Urban Ministries is considering opening the pantry for in-person shopping. The decisions the VISTA makes to implement nutrition promotion/education will lay the foundation for what the organization does going forward, and may be sustained by regular, dedicated volunteers over the next three years. This work will help low-income pantry shoppers make nutritious choices that will support their health over their lifetime and over generations. The second objective of the assignment is to identify all households in the system who may be eligible for SNAP and provide enrollment support to 100, so they may become successfully enrolled in SNAP. The initial identification and “backlog” clearing will allow Urban Ministries to regularly provide SNAP enrollment to the trickle of new pantry visitors via staff or a regular, committed volunteer over the next three years. This work will help many families to gain more reliable and robust access to food via food benefits.
 
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Member Duties : 1.Create, pilot, and evaluate an evidence-based nutrition promotion and health education plan for the food pantry. 2. Identify all recent users of our food pantry who may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but are not enrolled and meet with identified users to provide SNAP enrollment support. 3. Train volunteer services staff on identification of eligible families in the system and how to submit SNAP applications, so staff can train reliable volunteers to help new households coming in going forward.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  $300 (Gas/Groceries Monthly Gift Card) ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  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 :
Car recommended ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Health ,  Children/Youth ,  Hunger ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Community Organization ,  Public Health ,  General Skills ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Urban Ministries Bilingual Health and Nutrition Educator
Program Start/End Date
08/26/2024  -   08/25/2025
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Associates degree (AA)
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations NORTH CAROLINA  
Languages
Spanish
Spanish required
Accepting Applications
From  04/15/2024  To  07/29/2024 
Contact Peter Morris
1390 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh   NC   27603
9192562165
pmorris@urbanmin.org
Listing ID 122432

       

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