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Food Access and Donations Coordinator Year 2

In Yakima, Washington, the Harvest VISTA project is located at the OIC, a multi-service nonprofit community action agency that operates a food bank and distribution center. The VISTA will assess community interest and needs, strengthen community outreach& development, build a robust volunteer recruitment and management system, and increase farmer engagement and produce recovery support in order to expand area gleaning capacity. Captured produce through the gleaning effort will be distributed through the local hunger response network to benefit individuals and families in need who may live at or below federal levels of poverty. Harvest Against Hunger’s, Harvest VISTA programs acts as a program incubator and catalyst, utilizing a team of AmeriCorps VISTA who build sustainable community food security programs. These range from gleaning projects, to regional food security assessments, to expanding community-run gardens and food bank farms. VISTAs serve with their projects for a year, recruiting and coordinating volunteers, addressing challenges related to supply chain management, like the transportation and distribution of gleaned produce, and create systems to collect data and evaluate programs. Harvest Against Hunger projects also aim to involve the larger community in addressing food insecurity. www.harvestagainsthunger.org Are you interested in hunger relief, food waste, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, or public health? Want to build your skills as a community organizer and leader by creating community buy-in and strengthening relationships between food banks and farmers? Interested in capacity building and program sustainability? Come join a network of committed Harvest VISTA to increase the healthy food accessible to food insecure populations.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : The VISTA will continue to develop the program model for produce recovery in the Yakima region. As part of this plan, the Harvest VISTA will develop, test, and refine systems for sustainable volunteer recruitment and volunteer leadership programs; expand a grower outreach plan to introduce the gleaning program and solicit support from farmers and gardeners; and strengthen and grow partnerships with other local and regional hunger relief efforts. Within this three-pronged approach, the Harvest VISTA will also streamline systems to track produce recovery data. The Harvest VISTA will implement gleaning coordination and oversee program logistics. The Harvest VISTA will also work to develop a sustainability plan for the gleaning and produce recovery program.

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance .


*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 Outreach , Hunger .

Skills : Community Organization , Non-Profit Management , Recruitment , General Skills , Public Speaking , Team Work .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Food Access and Donations Coordinator Year 2

Program Start/End Date
04/13/2020 - 04/12/2021

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	WASHINGTON

Accepting Applications
From 02/05/2020 To 03/17/2020

Contact	Maria Mendez-Francisco
1201 1st Ave S
Seattle WA 98134
2066861486
maria@harvestagainsthunger.org

Listing ID	93550


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