| Member Duties : AC VISTA member will work with South Dakota State University Extension to develop community-driven, culturally appropriate, and sustainable local foods programs for South Dakotans that can be piloted, evaluated, and sustained long after the VISTA member has completed their service.
Specific activities include: create and adapt education materials to make them culturally appropriate to the Lakota culture; Help Non-Native partners intersecting with the project understand poverty; Document project progression for project sustainability, reports to prospective funders and for replicability on other reservations; Develop the capacity of three Tribal teaching incubator-hub farms on the Reservation; Develop workshop materials and curricula; Provide research and grant writing support to ensure project sustainability; Perform outreach to community members in need, particularly beginning Tribal farmers and those with disabilities wishing to participate in the tribal local foods program.
|
| |
| Program Benefits :
Health Coverage*
,
Childcare assistance if eligible
,
Relocation Allowance
,
Training
,
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 :
Permits attendance at school during off hours
,
Car recommended
,
Permits working at another job during off hours
.
|
| |
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development
,
Hunger
,
Entrepreneur/Business
,
Education
,
Health
,
Tribal
,
Community Outreach
,
Neighborhood Revitalization
.
|
| |
Skills :
Fund raising/Grant Writing
,
Community Organization
,
Computers/Technology
,
Communications
,
Team Work
,
Writing/Editing
.
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
Refine Search
|
| |
| |
|
|
| SUMMARY |
| Program Type: |
| AmeriCorps VISTA |
|
| Program |
| Tribal Local Foods VISTA Member |
|
| Program Start/End Date |
| 06/22/2020
- 06/21/2021 |
|
| Work Schedule |
Full Time |
|
| Education level |
| High school diploma/GED |
|
| Age Requirement |
| Minimum:
18
Maximum:
None |
|
| Program Locations |
SOUTH DAKOTA
|
|
| Accepting Applications |
| From 05/07/2020 To 06/21/2020 |
|
| Contact |
Aimee Ladonski |
| 4101 W 38th St |
| Sioux Falls SD 57106
|
| 605-782-3290 |
| aimee.ladonski@sdstate.edu |
| extension.sdstate.edu/ |
|
| Listing ID |
87284 |
|
