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Apple Seeds

Our community in Northwest Arkansas faces both hunger and obesity. Children in food insecure families are especially vulnerable to obesity due to the additional risk factors associated with poverty, including limited access to healthy and affordable foods. It’s difficult to believe that 49% of Arkansas adolescents report consuming fruits & vegetables less than one time a day. Poor nutrition places our young students at a severe disadvantage and studies show that this can negatively affect their health, cognitive development, and school performance. Hunger should be eliminated with foods that promote healthy bodies and minds. Ultimately our youth needs to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Apple Seeds has been serving Northwest Arkansas for nearly ten years—developing programs, such as gardening clubs, school garden markets, and healthy cooking classes, that educate and excite children about healthy food while increasing access to healthy foods in schools. In 2014, Apple Seeds reached more than 10,000 students thanks in large part to its Farm to School partnership with the Fayetteville Public Schools. Our programs—whether they’re run on the Teaching Farm or at the schools—are always hands-on, fun, academically rich, and inspire our young students to make healthy food choices.

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Member Duties : The VISTA member will serve as our School Garden Coordinator for Apple Seeds. They will assist in further developing our educational programs that promote healthy food choices to students and families in Northwest Arkansas through the integration of participatory activities at schools and other partner organizations. Responsibilities include: 1) coordinating school-based educational activities 2) training teachers in the utilization of school gardens 3) recruiting and coordinating school garden volunteers 4) assisting with publicity and program outreach, 4) providing evaluation support, and 5) developing partnerships and community support to make the program more sustainable.

Program Benefits : Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , 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 , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Children/Youth , Hunger , Education , Health , Community Outreach .

Skills : Community Organization , Team Work , Public Health , Education , Teaching/Tutoring , General Skills .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Apple Seeds

Program Start/End Date
11/06/2015 - 11/06/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	ARKANSAS

Accepting Applications
From 08/24/2015 To 10/02/2015

Contact	Kyra Ramsey
PO Box 4151
Fayetteville AR 72702
847-736-1633
kyra@appleseedsnwa.org
www.appleseedsnwa.org

Listing ID	62092


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