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3 people are interested
AmeriCorps Community Resource Specialist
ORGANIZATION: Harvesters - The Community Food Network
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3 people are interested
Community Resource AmeriCorps Members will connect individuals who are experiencing food insecurity with education and sustainable food resources.
Member Duties: Take lead role in connecting 350 individuals who are experiencing food insecurity with education and resources so that they may have enough nutritious food to maintain a healthy lifestyle. These projects would include: educating individuals who are food insecure about the connection between hunger and health at the Harvesters Mobile Food Distributions, Partner Agencies and Community Events; connecting clients who are looking for food assistance with sustainable food resources.
Program Benefits: training and professional development, bi-weekly stipend of $528.15, Segal Education Award of $5,920, student loan forbearance, mileage reimbursement, childcare assistance, free individual health insurance.
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About Harvesters - The Community Food Network
Location:
215 SE Quincy Street, Topeka, KS 66603, US
Mission Statement
Harvesters--The Community Food Network feeds hungry people today and works to end hunger tomorrow.
Description
We are a regional food bank serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Harvesters provides food and related household products to more than 620 not-for-profit agencies including emergency food pantries, community kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and others. We also offer education programs to increase community awareness of hunger and teach about good nutrition.
Harvesters' main facility is located in Kansas City, Missouri at 3801 Topping Ave. Harvesters also operates a second facility in Topeka, Kansas at 215 E. Quincy St.
Harvesters is a certified member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks. In 2011 Harvesters was Feeding America’s Food Bank of the Year. We are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Harvesters also is one of five regional disaster relief staging sites for Feeding America. We continually store a supply of food, water and cleaning supplies that can be sent to a disaster site on short notice.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
215 SE Quincy streetTopeka, KS 66603
DATE POSTED
September 18, 2018
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Social Work
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- Orientation or Training
- 1720 hours from NOW until July 31, 2018