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City of Salinas Healthy Futures VISTA - Alisal Support Team
 
 
 
The City of Salinas’ mission is to create a safe, healthy, prosperous, vibrant, and equitable community through targeted revitalization, sustainable policies, and well-designed land uses that facilitate a high quality of life and encourages community growth and partnerships. The Alisal is located on the Salinas’ East side and is home to a majority-minority population that is 94 percent Hispanic or Latino, with 33 percent of its residents living in poverty, compared to 21 percent of Salinas residents overall. The Alisal Plan is a community driven planning process that will communicate the collective vision of the residents and strategies for on-going collaboration and partnership between the City and community in addressing issues and opportunities specific to the Alisal. The Alisal Plan Support Team, comprised of five VISTA members, will work together on multifaceted strategies to alleviate poverty in the Alisal neighborhood by focusing on Economic Opportunity, Education, and Healthy Futures.
 
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Member Duties : Salinas is known as the “Salad Bowl of the World”, but according to a NY Times investigation, 85 percent of farmworkers are overweight and food insecure. The Healthy Futures VISTA will work on increasing access to healthy food as sources of nutrition and entrepreneurial opportunities. This VISTA will facilitate the use of public and underutilized land to establish more community garden and farmer’s market opportunities in the Alisal neighborhood. They will research how the City could establish a “mobile kitchen” to educate residents on healthy cooking. The VISTA will design a model program, including a sample curriculum and management structure that would allow the City to run the program with volunteers, and assist in grant writing to fund and implement the program. They will also look at bolstering community kitchens in the community by researching ways to remove barriers for cottage food producers, so people can use the cooking culture of the area as an upward economic path.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*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 :
Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Education ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Health ,  Entrepreneur/Business . 
 
Skills :
Veterans ,  Recruitment ,  Public Health ,  Leadership ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Computers/Technology ,  Education ,  General Skills ,  Social Services ,  Urban Planning ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Team Work ,  Communications ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
City of Salinas Healthy Futures VISTA - Alisal Support Team
Program Start/End Date
06/10/2019  -   06/08/2020
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA  
Languages
Spanish
English
Accepting Applications
From  01/10/2019  To  05/10/2019 
Contact Lisa Brinton
65 W Alisal St
Salinas   CA   93901
831 775 4239
lisab@ci.salinas.ca.us
cityofsalinas.org
Listing ID 80304

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