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Community Impact VISTA - South Plains Food Bank [Lubbock]
 
 
 
As a Feeding Texas Community Capacity Corps VISTA, you will directly support the design and development of innovative strategies driving the future of food banking and the network’s unified effort toward a hunger-free Texas. The Community Capacity Corps is made up of a creative and motivated team building capacity for food bank programs focused on improving community health, economic security, and equitable access. As a VISTA, you will gain transferable skills in program and project management, partnership development & communication, and teamwork and collaboration. Through our program’s focus on community engagement, you will develop critical community capacity to strategically inform the design and delivery of your project. You will be given the opportunity to network with other VISTAs and non-profit professionals in a variety of food banking positions. With ample coaching and personal development opportunities, our Community Capacity Corps offers emerging non-profit professionals a way to gain a level of experience above other entry-level positions while serving at the front lines of the community response to poverty, disaster, and hunger.
 
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Member Duties : As the Community Impact VISTA, you will work closely with the Agency Services/CARE Unit team at the South Plains Food Bank to expand health partnerships and food access to rural areas. You will also facilitate client empowerment strategies through satisfaction surveys and the implementation of the next steps gleaned through those survey results. All Community Capacity Corps VISTAs will also engage community members through a specifically tailored capacity goal designed to inform their project’s work.
 
Program Benefits : Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Professional Development Fund ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Hunger ,  Health ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Social Services ,  Public Health ,  Recruitment ,  General Skills ,  Leadership ,  Community Organization ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Team Work ,  Ability to Work in Person ,  Writing/Editing ,  Computers/Technology . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Community Impact VISTA - South Plains Food Bank [Lubbock]

Program Start/End Date
07/18/2022  -   07/17/2023

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations TEXAS  

Languages
English

Accepting Applications
From  04/15/2022  To  06/23/2022 

Contact Jane Thurow
1524 S Interstate 35
Austin   TX   78704
512-527-3631
jthurow@feedingtexas.org
www.feedingtexas.org

Listing ID 86767


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