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Silicon Valley HealthCorps - Second Harvest Produce Mobile
 
 
 
Description of Silicon Valley HealthCorp: Silicon Valley HealthCorp is a collaboration between the Health Trust and 3 partner agencies to mobilize seven VISTA members throughout San Jose. Silicon Valley HealthCorps VISTAs will work at our partner sites to increase the availability and affordability of fresh, healthy food through enhancing existing food distribution models and developing capacity for low-income residents’ to grow their own produce. Silicon Valley HealthCorps VISTA is currently recruiting members for 2017-2018. All positions are full-time, year-long positions beginning in August. Description of Second Harvest Food Bank: Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties (SHFB) is a trusted leader dedicated to ending local hunger. SHFB is one of the largest food banks in the nation, providing food to nearly one quarter of a million people each month – one out of every 10 local residents. SHFB is a $120 million revenue generating organization (including value of donated food) with a $34 million cash budget. SHFB also is a highly efficient operation, with over $.95 of every $1 going to programs that feed hungry people. After opening a fresh produce facility several years ago, SHFB is proud to distribute more fruit and vegetables than any food bank in the U.S. Second Harvest enjoys the trust of thousands of local donors who continue to invest in our mission year after year. We are consistently recognized as a charity of choice from multiple sources: Charity Navigator has granted SHFB a 4-star rating for eight years in a row, placing us in the top 1% of charities nationwide. Readers from “Metro’s Best of Silicon Valley” voted Second Harvest as the Best Organization Making a Difference. In 2012, OpportunityKnocks.org ranked Second Harvest as the top nonprofit to work for in the country.
 
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Member Duties : Position Description: The VISTA will support the Produce Mobile program and connect people to the nutritious food they want and need. The Vista will help to grow the produce mobile program by expanding to areas where produce is needed and as a complimentary program to support communities with additional healthy food. The VISTA will leverage work done in the Family Harvest and Brown Bag programs and establish a client feedback loop for Produce Mobile to better record and respond to client feedback. Primary Duties: • Collaborate with site managers to assess the gaps in produce distribution sites • Assist in the implementation of new or enhanced produce mobile sites • Collaborate with site distribution coordinators to ensure clients’ needs are being met • Enhance customer feedback survey to capture desired information from Produce Mobile clients • Recruit and coordinate volunteers to conduct client surveys
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Housing Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  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 Outreach ,  Health ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Public Health ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Silicon Valley HealthCorps - Second Harvest Produce Mobile
Program Start/End Date
08/04/2017  -   08/03/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose  
Accepting Applications
From  04/14/2017  To  06/26/2017 
Contact Rachel Horst
3180 Newberry Dr
San Jose   CA   95118
4085138735
rachelh@healthtrust.org
healthtrust.org
Listing ID 73411

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