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ShareCorps-Oberlin Community Services-Food Sustainability

“Start by doing what is necessary. And then do what is possible. Soon you will be doing the impossible.” Such is Oberlin Community Services (OCS)’s approach to working toward our vision: a thriving, sustainable community where everyone can flourish. Founded in 1955, OCS is a responsive, community-based organization that offers food programs, direct financial assistance, advocacy, referrals, and educational outreach to people who have difficulty, for whatever reason, making ends meet. In addition to providing 37,000 points of service through our established food programs, OCS offers mobile produce pantries and food delivery to the homebound in southern Lorain County. Our Food Rescue Program reroutes 20,000 pounds of food out of the waste stream and into the homes of those at risk for hunger. In 2019, OCS received an award from Second Harvest of Northeast Ohio for our innovative food programming; these include our garden and garden programs, which continue to grow and flourish, increasing constituents’ access to fresh produce. OCS also offers direct financial assistance to people who seek help making ends meet, and educational programming to foster resiliency in those who live at 200% of poverty or less.

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Member Duties : As the Food Sustainability Associate, you will increase the access of low- and no-income community members to ample fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables and promote sustainable gardening as a life-enhancing endeavor. You will organize and implement a large Build-your-own garden program for local residents. You will build the capacity of garden camps, workshops, and other educational events; you will engage community members, creating a network of support between gardeners past, present, and future; you will track and analyze data, create infrastructure, and set up systems that can be used for years to come to plan the garden year to year. You will serve as an OCS and gardening ambassador, welcoming people to visit the garden, sharing knowledge and resources, and sparking excitement in the potential of home gardening.

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


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

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

Skills : Education , Communications , Writing/Editing , General Skills , Youth Development , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
ShareCorps-Oberlin Community Services-Food Sustainability

Program Start/End Date
06/06/2022 - 06/05/2023

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	OHIO

Accepting Applications
From 03/01/2022 To 05/20/2022

Contact	Carrie Dennis
285 S Professor St
Oberlin OH 44074
614-221-4336
cdennis@ohiofoodbanks.org

Listing ID	86481


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