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FISH: Food Rescue Program Coordinator VISTA

FISH, the only food bank in Kittitas County, Washington, will build food rescue capacity in Central Washington. The target area is approximately 2.5 hours east of Seattle. Compared to Washington, a higher percentage of people in Kittitas and Yakima Counties (the target area in Central Washington; N = 300,567) have food insecurity (14.8% compared to 11.5%), are a food desert population (19.6% compared to 12.3%), and live in food desert census tracts. FISH was founded in 1971. Its mission is to collaborate with community partners to improve food security, nutrition security, and health outcomes in Central Washington. FISH operates seven U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services programs, three state-funded programs, and a community lunch program for low-income individuals. It supplies food to seven food pantries, three of which it operates. In 2023, FISH distributed 365,720 pounds of food to food pantry clients, 76,848 meals to meal program clients, and 820 food boxes to grocery program clients. In this position FISH partners with Harvest Against Hunger, a program incubator and catalyst utilizing a team of AmeriCorps members in the Harvest VISTA program who build sustainable, community food security programs. These range from gleaning projects, to regional food security assessments, to expanding community-run gardens and food bank farms. AmeriCorps members serve with their projects for a year: recruiting and coordinating volunteers, addressing challenges and management related to food supply chain, creating systems to collect data and evaluate programs, and growing organizations through storytelling, development and fundraising. They benefit from professional development and team building in a nationwide cohort. Harvest Against Hunger and the Harvest VISTA Program aims to involve the larger community in addressing food insecurity.

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Member Duties : The AmeriCorps member will: 1) Develop food rescue policies and procedures, technology platform, supply list, metrics, staff and volunteer training plans, and publicity plan; recruit produce farm donors; determine and coordinate pickup logistics with donors; conduct quarterly check-ins with donors regarding changes, data, and performance improvement; and coordinate drop off logistics with FISH staff; 2) Plan and develop an infrastructure leasing plan, contract with leasing customers, and coordinate food bank storage and equipment leasing with contracted leasing customers; 3) With FISH staff, market the food rescue program via annual report, email blasts, and social media platforms; and 4) With FISH staff, set up the customer relationship management system to collect donor and contracted leasing customer data, measure performance by comparing data collected with the implementation plan, and improve performance using a rapid-cycle quality improvement model.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Car recommended .

Service Areas : Hunger , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development .

Skills : Recruitment , Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , Leadership , Non-Profit Management , Communications , Community Organization , Team Work .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
FISH: Food Rescue Program Coordinator VISTA

Program Start/End Date
03/10/2025 - 03/09/2026

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	WASHINGTON

Accepting Applications
From 01/02/2025 To 02/07/2025

Contact	Maria Mendez-Francisco
1201 1st Ave S
Seattle WA 98134
2062360408, 104
maria@harvestagainsthunger.org

Listing ID	125340


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