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Nutrition Education and Gleaning Coordinator

The Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Washington, is a nonprofit Community Action Agency established in 1971, that strives to eliminate unemployment, poverty, illiteracy, and racism so all people can live with greater human dignity. This specific position is based in Yakima, Washington. The Nutrition Education and Gleaning Coordinator’s tasks would depend on the time of the year. During the growing and harvesting season (April - October), the VISTA member will be responsible for managing the gleaning program, coordinating volunteers, networking with farmers, and building relationships at the farmers market. During the off-season (November - March), the VISTA member will spend their time coordinating the SNAP-Ed program, developing nutrition education curriculum, leading cooking classes, and creating outreach materials. This AmeriCorps VISTA position is a part of the Harvest VISTA team, sponsored by Harvest Against Hunger in Seattle, WA. Through the Harvest VISTA Program, AmeriCorps VISTA members are placed at local and national hunger relief agencies, where they create new opportunities for produce collection, volunteer recruitment, gleaning and gardening. By design, specific activities vary by location to meet community needs and available resources. Harvest VISTAs develop relationships with local growers, recruit new volunteers, build effective transportation networks and identify necessary resources to make these new programs successful and sustainable. Learn more at harvestagainsthunger.org.

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Member Duties : The Nutrition Education and Gleaning Coordinator will provide support for nutrition education and gleaning programs at OIC during their term of service. Their responsibilities will include: 1.Reviewing, strengthening, and implementing outreach strategies to educate and engage the community in nutrition education and gleaning activities.2. Developing volunteer recruitment strategies to strengthen and sustain community-based volunteer engagement. 3. Building relationships with farmers and community members to increase the amount of healthy produce being supplied to Yakima County through the OIC. 4. Coordinating gleaning events to collect and distribute healthy fresh produce to the local hunger response network and build program capacity. 5.Creating and instructing nutrition education curriculum, including leading cooking classes, creating recipes, and writing a newsletter.

Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training .


*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 : Education , Environment , Neighborhood Revitalization , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Hunger , Health .

Skills : Education , Public Health , Non-Profit Management , Environment , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Recruitment , Community Organization , Communications , Public Speaking , Team Work , Leadership , Writing/Editing .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Nutrition Education and Gleaning Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
10/26/2020 - 10/25/2021

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	WASHINGTON

Accepting Applications
From 09/18/2020 To 09/30/2020

Contact	Maria Mendez-Francisco
1201 1st Ave S
Seattle WA 98134
206-686-1486
maria@harvestagainsthunger.org
www.harvestagainsthunger.org

Listing ID	85164


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