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Skagit VISTA - VIVA Farms: Farmer Support Project
 
 
 
This position is part of a 10-member VISTA team operated out of Community Action of Skagit County. Our mission is to foster and advocate for self-sufficiency among low-income people in Skagit County. The Skagit VISTA team helps achieve Community Action’s goal of helping people help themselves and each other by building infrastructure and capacity for programs that serve economically disadvantaged individuals across the county. Our partner and host agency for this position, Viva Farms empowers aspiring and limited-resource farmers by providing bi-lingual training in holistic and organic farming practices, and access to land, infrastructure and equipment, training, marketing and capital. Skagit County is nestled halfway between Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC and just east of the San Juan Islands offering access to the best the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Fans of the outdoors will love our little corner of the world as hiking, kayaking, river rafting, and biking are a small selection of the popular activities with locals and visitors alike. In addition, our team is composed of both locally grown VISTAs and those who have travelled from out of state. Often our VISTAs spend time together outside of service hours, building a strong support network. Viva Farm’s goal with this project is to increase economic opportunity, financial literacy and employment of economically disadvantaged people by improving outreach and access to services through capacity building. Through the VISTA project economically disadvantaged people will gain financial literacy and business, job, and other skill development training, and gain employment or start their own businesses. In addition, Viva Farms will increase organizational capacity that furthers our ability to launch the next generation of farmers.
 
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Member Duties : By collaborating with staff, volunteers and community partners on capacity building outcomes, the VISTA will increase economic opportunities for aspiring and limited-resource farmers and farm workers, preserve sustainable farming culture, and create a strong and just local food economy. The main responsibilities of the VISTA will include: • Creation and/or enhancement of systems and processes to increase organizational capacity and improve services and outcomes for participants. • Enhancement of an outreach plan and materials that will increase access to Viva’s offered programs. • Improvement of a comprehensive volunteer program (including updating applications, job descriptions, handbooks, sustainability plans, etc) to increase reach and support to economically disadvantaged individuals. This includes development of additional training, mentorship and volunteer opportunities to increase support and awareness for Viva Farms.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  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 :
Community and Economic Development ,  Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Recruitment ,  Writing/Editing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Skagit VISTA - VIVA Farms: Farmer Support Project
Program Start/End Date
11/13/2018  -   11/12/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations WASHINGTON  
Languages
Spanish
English
Accepting Applications
From  08/31/2018  To  10/19/2018 
Contact Paige Sharp
330 Pacific Pl
Mount Vernon   WA   98273
360-588-5721
paiges@communityactionskagit.org
communityactionskagit.org
Listing ID 65731

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