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From: Jen Schaap <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 2:41 PM
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Subject: Opportunity: FoodCorps Food Education Service in Petoskey, MI

 

FOODCORPS SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

Groundwork is seeking one Food Education FoodCorps service member for August 8, 2022 – July 7, 2023.

The application portal for 2022-2023 FoodCorps AmeriCorps Service Members is open through March 31. Members for the program year must, at a minimum, serve 1,700 allowable hours between August 8, 2022 – July 7, 2023. 

 

FoodCorps has host sites across the country. The Groundwork service site is at the Groundwork Center Petoskey office. As a service member, you’ll implement FoodCorps’ evidence-based strategies to help schools in Emmet and Charlevoix counties become healthier places to grow and learn. The majority of a service member’s time is spent teaching in the classroom and garden, and the amount you are spending on each of the below activities will vary. You will lead hands-on lessons, influence healthy school meals, and build a schoolwide culture of health.

The service members will collaborate with schools, food service staff, farmers and students to help them … 

Serving as an AmeriCorps member with FoodCorps is a full-time, 11½ - month commitment. The 1,700 hours you will serve August to July will take place mostly during school and business hours, but evenings and weekends are occasionally required. You’ll also join us in Portland, Oregon, in early August for a weeklong orientation (don’t worry, we’ll cover the costs).

To be considered for a FoodCorps service member position, you must:

We are seeking a FoodCorps AmeriCorps Service Member with the following qualifications:

Additionally, Groundwork requires that candidates:

Contact Jen Schaap at Groundwork for more information on serving out of the Petoskey office. [log in to unmask]

What You’ll Do

Service members work with schools, service site organizations and local communities to build healthy school food environments. They do this in a variety of ways:

What You’ll Gain

FoodCorps offers you a unique and transformative service experience. You’ll make a measurable difference in the lives of your students, while gaining professional skills and becoming part of a network of changemakers that will continue to grow beyond your time with FoodCorps.

As an AmeriCorps service member with FoodCorps, you will be eligible to receive:

You may also be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, based on your total income.

FoodCorps also offers a limited amount of need-based funding to help minimize the cost of housing expenses as you transition to service. We know that the beginning of a FoodCorps service term can be challenging enough without the added worry of maintaining or obtaining safe and secure housing with limited funds. Our need-based housing assistance grants are intended to make this opportunity accessible to more people and to alleviate some of the personal stress that can come with beginning a new term of service. That said, we are working with a very limited amount of funds and cannot guarantee that you will be awarded a grant if you submit an application.

Learn more about the FoodCorps service opportunities, including links to application website. https://foodcorps.org/apply/



 

 

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JEN SCHAAP  |  Local Food Policy Specialist

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

 

P    231-941-6584 x708

A  313 Howard St, Unit B  |  Petoskey, MI 49770

 

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