United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Location
Allentown, PA | United States
Job description
Please consider this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission, gain valuable work experience and receive a small living allowance all at the same time.
Second Harvest Food Bank VISTA
The Second Harvest Food Bank VISTA will focus on bridging gaps between local and charitable food systems and promote an under-utilized program to increase fresh food access. They will focus on increasing the reach across the local food system to improve purchase and distribution of local foods. They will work to onboard at least 15 farmers across the six-county service area and working with SHFB staff to develop program evaluation procedure for both farmers and partner agencies. The VISTA will focus on building out a health and racial equity standards to provide more culturally relevant foods to community neighbors. This work will feed into broader efforts to ensure we are responsive to specific needs and preferences of those being served. Subsidy purchases will also be used to inform the production strategy of The Seed Farm in the 2024 season.
An AmeriCorps VISTA assignment is a federal volunteer opportunity for which you commit to a year of service and receive a living allowance. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a combination of community service and/or equivalent college experience. They receive an end-of-service stipend or education award, health coverage, training, a relocation allowance, a living allowance and childcare assistance if eligible. The work is full-time; VISTAs are permitted to do paid part-time work during their assignment to supplement their income. Our AmeriCorps VISTAs work closely with our community team, assignments are based in our UW office, school districts and community schools.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT We believe that diversity of thought as well as cultural diversity of staff and volunteers strengthens United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley's ability to achieve its mission, vision, philosophy and values. United Way is committed to having a workforce and volunteer teams that reflect and celebrate the diversity of our community in all respects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is an equal opportunity employer.
United Way of the Greater LV is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled
Questions: Jennifer Nicolosi, Asst. Director, AmeriCorps Programs, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, 610-807-5741 or [email protected]
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$22.89k
