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The application portal <https://foodcorps.org/apply/> for
2021-2022 FoodCorps AmeriCorps Service Members is open and Groundwork
Center in Petoskey is looking for one more FoodCorps service member to join
our team in August. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Members for the program year must, at a minimum, serve 1,700 allowable
hours between August 9, 2021 and July 8, 2022.
https://www.groundworkcenter.org/careers/
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Serving as an AmeriCorps member <https://foodcorps.org/apply/benefits/> with
FoodCorps is a full-time, eleven-month commitment. The 1,700 hours you’ll
serve between August to July will mostly take place during school and
business hours, but evenings and weekends are occasionally required.
FoodCorps has host sites across the country, one is at the *Groundwork
Center Petoskey office*. Alongside Groundwork’s Local Food Policy
Specialist and two other FoodCorps service members, the service member
will collaborate with schools, food service staff, farmers and students in
Emmet and Charlevoix counties, to help …
1. Learn why healthy food matters
2. Grow, cook and try new things
3. Eat healthy food every day
4. Build a foundation for a bright future
FoodCorps offers service positions in several states. To see a list of the
State Partners, please visit FoodCorps Service Sites
<https://foodcorps.org/about/sites/>.
To be considered for a FoodCorps service member position, you must:
• Be 18 years or older by the start of your service term
• Be a legal, permanent resident of the United States
• Hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent
*What You’ll Gain,** be eligible to receive:*
- *Up to $22,000 living stipend for Service Members in Michigan:* paid
bi-weekly
- *$6,345 AmeriCorps Segal Education Award, upon successful
completion of your first (or second) term of service:* for future
schooling or repay qualified student loans. Learn more here
<https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/alumni/segal-americorps-education-award>
.
- *And more!*
*For More Information*
Contact FoodCorps Michigan Program Coordinator Quan Blunt –
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Apply Today! <https://foodcorps.org/apply/>
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*JEN SCHAAP* | Local Food Policy Specialist
*Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities*
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