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Summer Garden Camp Volunteer

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ORGANIZATION: NorthWest Initiative

  • 6 people are interested

Volunteers will work as part of our School Garden Nutrition Education team helping to teach students about making food choices that are healthy for their bodies and our planet. Depending on skills and interests,

volunteers will also have opportunities to help develop activities and gain experience working in schoolyard gardens and greenhouse.

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About NorthWest Initiative

Location:

510 W. Ottawa St., 2nd Floor, Lansing, MI 48933, US

Mission Statement

Through community engagement and mobilization, NWI advances the development of healthy, vibrant communities by building capacity to identify needs and formulate strategies to create change.

Description

PROGRAMS

  • Outreach - Our Outreach team provides a range of services, information, and referrals to individuals with a wide range of needs, including access to health care, produce, transportation, and housing.
    • Emergency food distribution, held every first and third Thursday 12-2pm
    • Community gardens
    • Workshops and educational programs
    • Free tax preparation
    • Mobile Farmer's Market
  • Food Systems Project - offers a school garden based nutrition education program that partners with Lansing area schools to provide quality, effective nutrition education programming for elementary aged students
  • ARRO - Advocacy, Reentry, Resources, and Outreach (A.R.R.O.) aims to connect individuals who have a criminal record to quality resources in order to ensure successful community integration

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Hunger
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Hunger

WHEN

Mon Jun 08, 2015 - Fri Aug 28, 2015
08:00 AM - 01:00 PM

WHERE

530 W. Ionia St.Lansing, MI 48933

(42.736275,-84.55969)
 

DATE POSTED

March 27, 2015

SKILLS

  • Physical Education
  • General Education
  • Farming
  • Cooking / Catering
  • Youth Services
  • Gardening

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training
  • Minimum of 2 hours per visit.
  • Enthusiastic about learning and teaching elementary and middle school children!

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