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Plant It Forward Community Engagement VISTA

Plant It Forward provides farmer training, mentorship, and on-farm technical assistance to a current network of 8 urban farms. Plant It Forward advocates for bio-intensive, sustainable farming practices, best suited to the conditions of farming in Houston. Plant It Forward also provides its farmers access to markets, including Farm Share subscriptions, Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, and Chef/Restaurant Sales. The Plant It Forward Americorps Farms Programs VISTA will build organizational capacity to engage and manage volunteers, thereby bringing attention to the unmet needs of Houston’s refugee and immigrant individuals, families, and communities. The VISTA will generate support and enhance community engagement for Plant It Forward’s programs which create opportunities for clients to achieve their goals for self-sufficiency and well-being. The VISTA will implement several new volunteer initiatives, and will be responsible for implementing a planned overhaul of the current volunteer management system. The VISTA will also provide programmatic support to the Farm Programs Manager by assisting with Farmer Education efforts and creating a new Food Safety Plan. The VISTA will serve as a brand ambassador at community events and assist in the planning of donor and customer-facing events.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : The VISTA will be responsible for building capacity within Plant It Forward (PIF) to manage these new initiatives by 1) documenting program challenges & successes during the pilot year, 2) assisting in volunteer management activities, 3) developing volunteer trainings, and 4) developing volunteer management processes within PIF. In addition the VISTA will support community outreach activities regularly representing PIF at community events, developing standards for PIF's market presentation and working with PIF Farmers and PIF Market Volunteers to implement those standards and lastly supporting the institutionalization of Farm Program practices and policies by developing the PIF Food Safety Plan.

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


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

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

Service Areas : Entrepreneur/Business .

Skills : Community Organization , Communications , Business/Entrepreneur .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Plant It Forward Community Engagement VISTA

Program Start/End Date
12/09/2019 - 12/07/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	TEXAS Houston/Galveston

Accepting Applications
From 09/06/2019 To 12/09/2019

Contact	Daniella Lewis
4030 Willowbend Blvd
Houston TX 77025
(713) 432-0754

Listing ID	91655


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