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Harvest Summer AssociateUpper Valley MEND
 
 
 
Upper Valley MEND (Meeting Each Need with Dignity) is a human services nonprofit located in Leavenworth, WA focused on fighting poverty by meeting the community needs of hunger, housing, and healthcare. The VISTA Summer Associate will work specifically with MEND’s Community Harvest Gleaning project. Community Harvest works to reduce food waste and increase access to fresh, local produce by organizing volunteers to harvest excess produce from farms, orchards, and growers who wish to donate and then transport that food for distribution at established emergency food providers in the area. The VISTA Summer Associate will work with the Gleaning Coordinator to support and strengthen the gleaning project and develop relationships to distribute produce more effectively to food banks and summer feeding programs. Project Background Harvest VISTA, a program of Harvest Against Hunger, connects local growers, food banks and volunteers to secure fresh produce for distribution to thousands of people throughout Washington State. The Harvest VISTA program finds new and innovative ways to decrease waste of fresh fruits and vegetables and increase the availability of nutritious produce to food bank clients.
 
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Member Duties : The Summer Associate will serve to further access to local produce for food insecure populations by sustaining and expanding the Community Harvest gleaning program and coordinate with the summer feeding programs. The SA will assess the current state of the Community Harvest Program and create or revise goals for the 2020 harvest season to improve effectiveness and program sustainability. The SA will revise and implement a volunteer recruitment plan, develop education and outreach for the promotion of eating local produce and coordinate volunteers for harvest events and organize food collection and distribution. The SA will create strategies for highlighting program impact through storytelling using qualitative and quantitative data.
 
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*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 ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Hunger ,  Environment ,  Health ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Public Speaking ,  Team Work ,  Environment ,  Community Organization ,  General Skills ,  Recruitment ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Harvest Summer AssociateUpper Valley MEND

Program Start/End Date
06/22/2020  -   08/30/2020

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations WASHINGTON  

Accepting Applications
From  03/16/2020  To  05/27/2020 

Contact Maria Mendez-Francisco
1201 1st Ave S
Seattle   WA   98134
2066861486
maria@harvestagainsthunger.org
www.harvestagainsthunger.org

Listing ID 60170


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