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Bucknell- PACC
 
 
 
Do issues of hunger, sustainability, and food justice interest you? Located in a beautiful central Pennsylvania, the Bucknell University Food Program Coordinator at Bucknell University will work with an established community garden, hot meal program, and snack pack program. The VISTA will assist in the development of new nutritional programming that will be presented to the community through summer camps, cooking demonstrations, and free workshops at the public library. He or she will direct the expansion of the variety of plants that we grow. Our VISTA will do this by working alongside our botanists to plan the cultivation of a berry patch, asparagus plot, and a sugar maple stand. In addition, the VISTA will work with Bucknell students to develop a stand-alone daylong grogram at the garden that can be offered to summer camp groups. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is motivated to make substantial change to the welfare of community members. Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC) is an organization which offers statewide support for member institutions who sustain an environment, culture, and infrastructure for student civic and community engagement and campus/community partnerships.
 
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Member Duties : • Assist the Advisory Board, Assistant Director for Service-Learning, the Bucknell botanist, and work-study students in maintaining the LCG as a living learning community. • Assist in managing volunteers and work-study students at the Community Harvest hot meal program with the Assistant Director for Community Service. • Plan educational events and programs related to hunger and food justice. • Maintain a positive relationship with the Lewisburg Borough. • Coordinate volunteer efforts and promote the long term benefits of community gardening. • Develop sustainable programing that improves the nutrition and health of the Lewisburg and Milton communities. • Develop a network of local food access programs that will receive produce from the garden and local gleaning efforts. • Grant writing and fundraising to support food access programs. • Develop tools to evaluate client needs • Communicate with plot renters and establish twice yearly evaluations of programs and patrons.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Hunger ,  Health . 
 
Skills :
Teaching/Tutoring ,  Public Speaking ,  General Skills ,  Education ,  Communications ,  Environment ,  Leadership ,  Recruitment ,  Team Work ,  Trade/Construction ,  Youth Development . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Bucknell- PACC
Program Start/End Date
07/25/2015  -   07/26/2016
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations PENNSYLVANIA  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/18/2015  To  05/20/2015 
Contact Lynn Pierson
119 Bertrand Library
Lewisburg   PA   17837
570-577-1292
lcp008@bucknell.edu
bucknell.edu/civicengagement
Listing ID 59535

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