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No Kid Hungry - Youth Ambassadors

No child should grow up hungry in America, but one in six children struggles with hunger right here in Connecticut. That’s more than 150,000 kids. Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in this nation by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need, every day. By connecting kids in need with nutritious food, the No Kid Hungry campaign surrounds children with healthy food where they live, learn and play. We’re ending childhood hunger by connecting kids to effective nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals through the work of state partners, like End Hunger CT!.

This work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network, made up of private citizens, public officials, nonprofits, business leaders and others providing innovative hunger solutions in their communities. These public-private partnerships work together to identify and eliminate the barriers that may prevent children from accessing existing food and nutrition resources. Through the support of Sodexo Foundation, Share Our Strength has created a program to involve college-aged Youth Ambassadors in the fight against childhood hunger by working with one of our state No Kid Hungry partners. Ambassadors will be placed in the following locations: Waco, TX; Hartford, CT; Chicago, IL; Little Rock, AR; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Louisville, KY; Detroit, MI.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Hartford, CT. Connecticut No Kid Hungry with End Hunger CT! The Youth Ambassadors will work on collaborative projects along with state partner End Hunger CT! that would help increase the number of children getting access to healthy meals in the community. Responsibilities will include:

• Organization of and participation in Summer Meals outreach events in multiple regions in the state. Activities may include: leading community outreach efforts, volunteer management, and coordination of canvassing routes (30%).
• Visitation and evaluation of Summer Meals sites, including best practices collection and story collection related to No Kid Hungry national and state efforts (30%).
• Management of online and social media outreach (10%).
• Data and website management, administrative tasks, and other misc. activities (30%)

QUALIFICATIONS: No Kid Hungry seeks enthusiastic college students to join our program as Youth Ambassadors. The ideal candidate will have:

• A great attitude and willingness to work on all kinds of projects
• Interest in hunger issues
• Commitment to working with diverse communities
• Reliability, responsibility, and a good work ethic
• Good customer service and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently
• Familiarity with social media

Daily access to a car and use of personal laptop and mobile phone required. Youth Ambassadors will receive a stipend of no more than $1500 plus a potential bonus of $500 for 40 hours of work per week for 10 weeks (with one flex week for vacation). Youth Ambassadors will report to an End Hunger CT! staff member and a national No Kid Hungry staff member. Ambassadors will participate in weekly conference calls, complete a weekly report, and attend an online training session prior to the start of work. Interested applicants should apply online at http://nokidhungry.org/ambassadors by Monday, March 31st 2015.