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Communications VISTA Community Harvest Project
 
 
 
Community Harvest Project (CHP) is a nonprofit farm operating in Grafton and Harvard, MA. Our central MA locations require a vehicle to access. Our mission is to engage and educate volunteers to grow fruits and vegetables for local hunger relief. We work with over 6,500 volunteers annually at our farms and orchard to grow and distribute 250,000 lbs of produce to 60,000+ individuals through our network of 26 distribution partners. The Communications VISTA member at CHP will build capacity for an annual communications strategy that results in a 10% increase in our outreach. This will increase engagement and participation in our Volunteer Farming Program fundraising/giving and participation in our events. Increased volunteer support and fund development will allow us to reach more food insecure people in MA through 2 new partner agencies. A great candidate will care deeply about food security and enjoy all aspects of project completion. They will enjoy being outdoors on farms and getting to know diverse individuals through conversations and experiences. They will be excited to solve problems through collaboration. They will have or want to develop technical skills like photography and graphic design. The VISTA will establish a deep understanding of our programs to help create effective communication strategy by learning from our farm, volunteer, and fundraising team members as well as our distribution partners. We have events such as a plant sale, pick your own flowers, harvest festival, produce distribution, and fundraisers. The VISTA will increase communications capacity by unifying, streamlining, and standardizing existing communications, as well as building relationships with media outlets to increase press coverage. Join us in January 2025 for a year of National Service to develop your communications skills as you build capacity for hunger relief in Massachusetts through the Community Harvest Project.
 
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Member Duties : Working together with our dedicated staff team and volunteers, you will be helping us tell the story of our work through developing new communications tools which will generate interest in our events and programs. Through photography, video, and graphic design you will learn to create content for our website, social media, email, and print materials that will help us reach new volunteers, donors, and partners. This VISTA will build capacity at Community Harvest Project by creating a communications strategy and calendar to unify, streamline, and standardize our communication work and build relationships with media outlets to increase press coverage of our programs and events. Bring your passion for communications and nonprofit work together at this farm that grows produce exclusively for the hunger relief network. Tell our story to advance our mission to engage and educate volunteers to grow fruits and vegetables for local hunger relief.
 
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Possible Partial Rental Support ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  Training . 
 
 
*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 ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Interest in Content Creation . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Communications VISTA Community Harvest Project
Program Start/End Date
03/10/2025  -   03/10/2026
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MASSACHUSETTS   Boston  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  10/11/2024  To  02/07/2025 
Contact Tori Buerschaper
37 Wheeler Rd
North Grafton   MA   01536
6175843402
tori@community-harvest.org
https://community-harvest.org/
Listing ID 124686

       

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