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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
 
 
 
Obesity and related health issues such as diabetes are a major issues for the Lac Courte Oreilles tribal community. The community has promoted environmental and educational changes to increase physical activity and to decrease obesity rates to lower risk among youth. These issues are paramount in the minds of those wishing to move forward in facilitating growing, harvesting, and preserving healthy, local foods within the community. The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Sustainable Agriculture Research Station (LSARS) is a 220 acre (75 tillable) farm that is critical to agricultural production at LCO. The farm is leased from the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and operated by the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College (LCOOCC). The overall mission of the LSARS is to create opportunities and challenges for students to learn and work with staff, community members and Elders in a sustainable agricultural setting to increase access to healthy, nutritious food; thus improving food security and overall health in a low-socioeconomic tribal community. The TCU/VISTA will serve as a resource to develop the Beginner Producer Program. The objective of the Beginner Producer Program is to provide education, training, guidance, and resources to community members to develop opportunities in agribusiness.
 
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Member Duties : The TCU/VISTA will serve as a resource to develop the Beginner Producer Program. The objective of the Beginner Producer Program is to provide education, training, guidance, and resources to community members to develop opportunities in agribusiness. Enrolled applicants in the Beginner Producer Program will have the option to lease a 1-acre plot of land from LCOOCC to implement the knowledge obtained through courses/workshops that will take them through the business and operational aspects of a small farm.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Training . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
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Service Areas :
Health ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Entrepreneur/Business ,  Hunger ,  Education ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  Communications ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Public Speaking ,  Urban Planning ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Agricultural Experience ,  Public Health ,  Social Services ,  Environment ,  Team Work ,  Youth Development ,  Education ,  Community Organization ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Leadership . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
Program Start/End Date
07/17/2014  -   07/17/2015
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations WISCONSIN  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/11/2014  To  07/07/2014 
Contact April Trent
2795 Robert C Byrd Dr
Beckley   WV   25801
3042524848
doivista@coalcountryteam.org
Listing ID 53740

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