Volunteer to be a Resource Navigator in Montgomery County
ORGANIZATION: Maryland Hunger Solutions
Please visit the new page to apply.
Looking for more ways to fight hunger in Maryland? Be a Resource Navigator at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in Montgomery County this summer and fall!
Maryland Hunger Solutions is partnering with the Montgomery County Community Action Agency to train volunteers in food insecurity and invite them to serve at VITA sites in two locations this summer and fall. Interested individuals will learn about ways they can help Maryland families access healthy and nutritious foods.
We need volunteers on the following days from June through October:
Tuesdays 11 AM to 4 PM
TESS Center: 8513 Piney Branch Road Silver Spring, MD 20901
Fridays 11 AM to 4 PM
Mid County Regional Center, Wheaton
Resource Navigators will screen residents eligibility for food and n utrition programs-including the Food Supplement Program (FSP, formerly food stamps), also known as SNAP.
As a Resource Navigator, you may also:
-Learn more about hunger
-Receive training to help people to access nutrition programs and local food resources
-Assist individuals in applying for the Food Suipplement Program (FSP, formally Food Stamps, federally SNAP)
Questions? Email Casey Tiefenwerth at ctiefenwerth@mdhungersolutions.org to volunteer.
More opportunities with Maryland Hunger Solutions
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Maryland Hunger Solutions
Location:
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, US
Mission Statement
Maryland Hunger Solutions uses a three-pronged strategy to overcome barriers and create self-sustaining connections between Maryland residents and nutritious foods. Maryland Hunger Solutions works with state and community partners to seek to: Maximize participation in all federal nutrition programs through a combination of removal of obstacles to participation, close work with social service agencies and outreach. Educate the public and key stakeholders both to the stark reality of hunger’s existence in Maryland and to solutions that are already at hand. Improve public policies to end hunger, reduce poverty, and promote nutrition.
Description
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) established Maryland Hunger Solutions (MDHS) as a project to fight hunger and improve the nutrition, health, and well-being of children and families in Maryland. The initiative was launched in the fall of 2007 and is modeled on the successful D.C. Hunger Solutions (DCHS) Initiative that began in 2002.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
8513 Piney Branch Rd.Silver Spring, MD 20901
DATE POSTED
June 7, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training