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Athens Community Food Security VISTA - UGA VISTA Network
 
 
 
Up to two AmeriCorps VISTA members will be selected for March placements to collaboratively support organizations and initiatives fighting food insecurity and food waste in the Athens, GA community as part of the UGA VISTA Network. Hosted by the University of Georgia’s Office of Service-Learning. VISTAs provide year-long, full-time, in-person, capacity-building support for local organizations that help meet food-security needs through a wide range of efforts that include food production and distribution. Applicants with interest and skills in areas such as volunteer recruitment and management, community needs assessment, partnership development, food production/distribution, and communication are encouraged to apply. Members work closely with UGA faculty, staff and students, and community members. VISTAs collaborate and communicate but each will have a primary placement at a local or campus organization, including UGArden (UGA's community-campus organic teaching farm). Depending on their site, VISTAs will help with activities such as social media, fundraising, evaluation, developing new partnerships, communicating about food distribution opportunities, recruiting and training volunteers for meal, grocery, or food distributions, enhancing/supporting and developing new programs, and enhancing local food production.
 
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Member Duties : Each VISTA will have site-specific VADs and slight differences in day-to-day activities but have aligned overall program objectives and performance measures. VISTA activities include to: Develop and implement site-specific plans to support recruitment, management, and supervision of volunteers to assist with site activities and programs (including food recovery, production, preparation, and distribution); Undertake development and fundraising activities to support their organization’s work in combating food waste and food insecurity; Undertake needs assessments and improve data quality related to community food insecurity and food waste; Create new programming and partnerships across organizations in the food security/production/waste arena; Develop, enhance, and disseminate communications, including social media, in support of their organization and its activities as well as for the overall network of local food distributions and activities.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.
 
Terms :
Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Food production / Gardening ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Athens Community Food Security VISTA - UGA VISTA Network
Program Start/End Date
03/08/2026  -   03/08/2027
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations GEORGIA  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  01/13/2026  To  05/06/2027 
Contact Shannon Brooks
UGA Office of Service-Learning
Athens   GA   30602
7065420535
shannon.brooks@uga.edu
https://servicelearning.uga.edu/
Listing ID 123541

       

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