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Farm to Community VISTA
 
 
 
Harvest Against Hunger (a project of Rotary district 5030) is a Seattle-based hunger relief organization that connects farmers, truckers, produce packers, food pantries, and other elements of the food system to get fresh, nutritious produce into food insecure communities. Its Harvest VISTA program is an incubator and a catalyst, utilizing a team of AmeriCorps VISTA to build sustainable community food security programs across the U.S. These range from gleaning projects, to regional food security assessments, to expanding community-run gardens and food bank farms. VISTAs serve with their projects for a year, recruiting and coordinating volunteers, addressing challenges related to supply chain management like the transportation and distribution of gleaned produce, and creating systems to collect data and evaluate programs. In Seattle, the Farm to Community VISTA will serve with the King County Farmer’s Share, a project coordinated by Harvest Against Hunger, Hopelink, the South King County Food Coalition, and Seattle Food Committee. The project aims to increase the amount and variety of fresh produce available for food insecure populations in King County by establishing and coordinating relationships between growers and food banks. These efforts will build the capacity of the regional hunger relief system to break cycles of poverty and hunger in King County. As the project moves into its final phase, Harvest Against Hunger aims to create a model that can be scaled and shared with communities across Washington state and the country.
 
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Member Duties : The Farm to Community VISTA will develop, refine and codify tools, processes and other materials to support programs connecting small to medium scale farmers with hunger relief programs across Washington, creating a toolkit for similar programs across the U.S. Duties: coordinate launch of programs across participating sites responding to COVID 19 concerns; refine recording and documentation tools for participating sites; track payments to farms; develop reporting tools, client surveys, and other metrics analysis; debrief with partners and prepare for future seasons in absence of a VISTA support; in close coordination with HAH Executive Director and representatives from participating program sites formulate preferred pricing models for next season based on nutrient density, client preference, seasonal availability, etc.; create a final report to be shared with various audiences, including funders, partner sites, community stakeholders, local legislators, and general audiences.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Environment ,  Hunger ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Social Services ,  Communications ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Community Organization ,  Public Speaking ,  Leadership ,  General Skills . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Farm to Community VISTA

Program Start/End Date
02/16/2021  -   02/15/2022

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations WASHINGTON   Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton  

Accepting Applications
From  02/01/2021  To  02/02/2021 

Contact Maria Mendez-Francisco
1201 1st Ave S
Seattle   WA   98134
5037570222
maria@harvestagainsthunger.org
www.harvestagainsthunger.org

Listing ID 92687


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