The AmeriCorps VISTA member will serve in our Healthy Acadia office in Machias through our Healthy Food for All focus area to increase nutritious food available to low income households by strengthening food systems, volunteer recruitment and management efforts. The VISTA member will implement our educational efforts, and improve organizational capacity through volunteer recruitment, public awareness campaign development, and extensive community partner collaborations. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will pursue innovative program development related to food delivery systems by reaching out to schools and colleges to engage student groups in food rescue on farms which will augment badly needed fresh produce to local agencies, as well as coordinating with local food banks and existing state, federal and local food access programs to increase awareness of these services to residents. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will research grants that fit the mission of Healthy Acadia, track submission dates and awards and write and submit them.
This is a full time one year position with all Americorps benefits. See link below if you are interested. Or call our office and speak with Regina at 255 3741
For more information and to apply:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=78675&fromSearch=true
