Interested in working with refugees and immigrants? Become a Community Liaison!
ORGANIZATION: Greater Lansing Food Bank
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Community Liaisons will serve as an important link between refugee/ immigrant farmers and others involved in the Lansing Roots Farm. The Lansing Roots Program is a family farmer education initiative with a mixed vegetable farm in Mason. We work with a variety of small produce growers, including Nepali-speaking Bhutanese farmers, Arabic-speaking farmers, Kizigua-speaking Somali farmers, and others. This position focuses on providing access to opportunities for farmers with language or cultural barriers.
Duties are seasonally varied and may include: translating or arranging translation for conversations, presentations or written materials; facilitating recruitment, application and evaluation processes for farmers; assisting farmers with planning, production, problem solving and communication
Qualifications: Listening and communication skills. Community development experience helpful. Ability to work with a diverse range of people of various social, cultural, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Nepali, Arabic, Kizigua, etc. language skills highly desirable (please note that we do not currently need Spanish language skills). Farming or gardening knowledge/ experience helpful.
Transportation/Location information: The farm is located very near to East Lansing in Mason on Hagadorn Road near Harper Road, though this position may include travel to other locations or remote work.
This is an unpaid internship through the Greater Lansing Food Bank Lansing Roots Farm. Interns are expected to be relaible and volunteer for 5-25 hours per week.
More opportunities with Greater Lansing Food Bank
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Greater Lansing Food Bank
Location:
2116 Mint Rd, Lansing, MI 48906, US
Mission Statement
Greater Lansing Food Bank Mission: Partner to alleviate hunger one meal at a time, to create a future where everyone has access to nourishing food.
Description
The Greater Lansing Food Bank is a non-profit organization that provides emergency food to individuals and families in need in Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Gratiot, Shiawassee, Isabella and Clare counties. Food is distributed through an extensive network of food pantries and community kitchens located throughout the region. The Food Bank annually serves tens of thousands of people, many of them seniors and children. Our recipients also include the "working poor," those individuals who are employed but don’t earn enough to meet housing, health, transportation and food needs.
Our ability to feed families and individuals through pantries and community kitchens is directly related to the generosity of the citizens in the community. We obtain donations through the annual Envelope Campaign, Empty Bowls Lunch and Dinner, Empty Plate Dinner and Auction and through contributions provided throughout the year by individuals and businesses. We also receive donations of food through food drives sponsored by businesses, organizations, churches and individuals.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1084 S Hagadorn RdMason, MI 48854
DATE POSTED
October 9, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 5-25 hrs per week