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Summer Associate Program at *cino: Growing good food!

*culture is not optional runs the Huss Project, a former elementary school in Three Rivers, Michigan, that is being transformed into a community center that seeks to grow our rural city’s capacity for imagination. We currently run an urban farm that distributes produce to neighbors who don’t have access to fresh food, host a summer lunch program for school-aged kids, and celebrate our community’s creativity at an annual festival that draws over 1,200 attendees. We partner closely with many local businesses and farmers to meet community needs. This summer, we’ll open the Imaginarium, a stunning new public space at the Huss Project that will facilitate new year-round partnerships and programs. VISTAs will join our volunteer staff at this critical juncture to map assets in our community, to strengthen existing partnerships, to foster new partnerships, and to design new programs that will structurally change the way we approach poverty in our city. Our goals are to increase educational achievement—particularly for marginalized, at-risk youth in our school district who disproportionately live in the Huss neighborhood—to build a sustainable food system accessible by all in our city, and to grow economic opportunities for our neighbors. We will be selecting three Summer Associates to join our work in Three Rivers.

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Member Duties : We’re looking for compassionate, collaborative, innovative, and detail oriented folks to join our community! Summer Associates (SAs) will work closely with our VISTA members to help build a more equitable and sustainable food system in our community. Toward this end, SAs will work on our urban farm alongside volunteers, growing vegetables organically and implementing permaculture solutions at the Huss Project. SAs will help distribute produce through agency partners in the city and will work with partner farms to increase produce availability. SAs will also assist in running our summer lunch program at the Huss Project. Finally, SAs will help recruit volunteers for and will assist in running Future Festival, our annual celebration of creativity in our city.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .

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

Service Areas :
Health , Community and Economic Development , Hunger .

Skills :
Trade/Construction , Communications , Community Organization , General Skills , Team Work , Business/Entrepreneur .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Summer Associate Program at *cino: Growing good food!

Program Start/End Date
06/03/2019 - 08/11/2019

Work Schedule	Summer

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MICHIGAN Cleveland/ Akron

Accepting Applications
From 04/11/2019 To 05/13/2019

Contact	Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma
PO Box 1
Three Rivers MI 49093
269-816-2140
robvgr@cultureisnotoptional.com
www.cultureisnotoptional.com

Listing ID	88032


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