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Healthy Harvest Corps

The Ohio Association of Foodbanks (OAF) represents Ohio's 12 Feeding America foodbanks and their 3,600 member hunger relief programs, serving food insecure Ohioans in all 88 counties. OAF will host 12 AmeriCorps members serving at 7 foodbanks throughout Ohio. AmeriCorps members will support a coordinated statewide effort to prioritize investments in scaling and sustaining Food Is Medicine initiatives. Deploying AmeriCorps direct service members at local and regional hunger relief agencies will support a coordinated statewide effort to improve health by getting healthy food into the homes of food insecure Ohioans. Positions range from full-time to part-time and are located at the following Ohio cities: Cleveland, Akron, Lorain, Columbus, Lima, Dayton, and Logan.

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Member Duties : AmeriCorps members will be responsible for implementing the Health Eating Research (HER) Guidelines at food banks and pantry partners; expanding and executing referral partnerships with Medicaid managed care providers; expanding medically-supportive grocery box programs at food bank locations. Members will support new, emerging, and expanding services that address hunger as a social determinant of health. OAF anticipates that members will support three types of pre-preliminary, evidence-informed approaches: 1. Implement and maintain the research-based HER guidelines for the Charitable Food System at emergency food distribution sites. (HER implementation) 2. Support referral partnerships to connect healthcare providers and their patients to emergency food providers. (MCO referrals) 3. Implement evidence-based pre-packaged food box and/or meals models. (Healthy food box)

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Health Coverage , Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training .

Terms :
Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

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

Skills :
Team Work , General Skills , Public Health , Community Organization , Public Speaking , Communications .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
Healthy Harvest Corps

Program Start/End Date
09/15/2025 - 09/14/2026

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 17 Maximum: None

Program Locations	OHIO

Accepting Applications
From 07/01/2025 To 09/01/2025

Contact	Maureen Allen
100 E Broad St
Columbus OH 43215
6142214336
mallen@ohiofoodbanks.org

Listing ID	126895


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