Anoka SNAP Outreach Intern (stipend and gas mileage reimbursement)
ORGANIZATION: Second Harvest Heartland
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allows income-qualifying families to receive assistance in buying groceries each month, ensuring that individuals don’t have to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table. Unfortunately, in Minnesota only 65% of eligible households receive these benefits, and the majority of those missing out are children and seniors.
The SNAP Family Resource Intern will work in the community through contact with Second Harvest Heartland’s partners, including food shelves, health clinics and social services organizations. Interns will interact directly with clients, prescreening interested individuals and families for food and health programs and referring them to application assistance. The SNAP Family Resource Intern will gain experience relevant to community organizing and outreach, nutrition education and social services.
DUTIES:
- Become an advocate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and knowledgeable about relevant qualifications
- Conduct outreach at partner organizations, which will include:
- Speaking with clients about SNAP and other relevant assistance programs at the county Human Services level.
- Prescreening interested clients for public assistance programs referring them to application assistance by Second Harvest Heartland’s SNAP Outreach
- Providing materials and information to individuals in an effort to increase their knowledge and future utilization of SNAP and other resources in their community
- Assist with client follow-up and make calls to ensure clients’ applications and interviews are complete
- Provide feedback to Second Harvest Heartland as to the needs of the community
- Be a representative of Second Harvest Heartland in the community
- Engage in opportunities for professional development
- Complete other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
EXTENDED SESSION ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
- Provide SNAP application assistance to seniors
- Provide training and mentoring for summer semester interns (starting in January)
- Assist with pilot projects with health care agencies, hospitals and schools
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- A minimum of one year in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree or experience in a related field (social services, education, marketing, nutrition, public health, sociology, etc)
- Experience with and sensitivity towards culturally and financially diverse communities
- Experience with customer service
- High level of confidence in interpersonal communication
- Outstanding time-management and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and self-motivate
- Access to a reliable form of transportation
- A moderate level of comfort using modern technology, including computers and tablets
TIME REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE:
- Total time requirement:
Option A: September - December /12-15 hours per week
Option B (Extended Session): September - May/ 12-15 hours per week
- Days of the week: Flexible.
- Time of the day: Flexible.
- Work site: Various partner sites in Anoka, Isanti and Chisago counties, Second Harvest Heartland in Saint Paul, MN, and home.
ORGANIZATION CONTACTS:
- Jess Swanson, Intern Program Coordinator; jswanson@2harvest.org ; 651.209.7961
- SNAP Outreach Specialists in assigned counties
- Kurt Hager, Supervisor
HOW TO APPLY: Please submit cover letter, resume, and 2 references to Jess Swanson, Intern Program Coordinator, jswanson@2harvest.org
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About Second Harvest Heartland
Location:
7101 Winnetka Ave No., Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Second Harvest Heartland is to end hunger through community partnerships. At Second Harvest Heartland, our volunteer partners do more than enrich our work, they ground us to our mission of ending hunger together. We integrate volunteers into all aspects of creating and delivering solutions that will free our neighbors of hunger.
Description
More than a food bank, Second Harvest Heartland is a leading partner in the policies and programs that work to end hunger, like SNAP, school meals and senior nutrition programs, and we’re an innovator in the areas where food can be the solution, like FOODRx and Minnesota Central Kitchen.
Second Harvest Heartland is a member of Feeding America, a national network of more than 200 food banks serving every state in the United States. Membership means access to millions of pounds of surplus food and grocery donations from manufacturers and producers throughout the country.
Working with our network of partners, volunteers and donors as well as people like you, our 90,000+ square feet of dry, refrigerator and freezer space is constantly accepting and distributing donations. Our fleet of trucks travels nearly half a million miles a year, picking up food donations and delivering them to local food shelves, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, senior community centers and children's after school programs. Each year we distributed more than 100 million meals to our partners in hunger-relief. Learn more at 2harvest.org.
Click here to visit our volunteer portal www.volunteer.2harvest.org and view all available opportunities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1140 Gervais AvenueSt Paul, MN 55109
DATE POSTED
July 30, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training