AmeriCorps Position - Food Bank Program Assistant
ORGANIZATION: El Centro de la Raza
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As an organization grounded in the Latino community of Washington State, it is the mission of El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) to build the Beloved Community through unifying all racial and economic sectors; to organize, empower, and defend the basic human rights of our most vulnerable and marginalized populations; and to bring critical consciousness, justice, dignity, and equity to all the peoples of the world.
El Centro de la Raza’s Food Bank is looking for an AmeriCorps member for the 2023-24 year! El Centro de la Raza’s Food Bank program meets a critical need for low-income, food insecure individuals and families in the communities we serve. This position will perform essential tasks to ensure the smooth running of food bank operations, including logistics, procurement, inventory, receiving, packing and distribution of food supplies to low-income BIPOC community members.
Duties include:
- Assist with food distribution to low-income BIPOC community members;
- Assist with food bank inventory planning, receiving, tracking of outgoing deliveries;
- Assist with supply stocking, packing;
- Help provide referrals to additional assistance support programs from El Centro to food bank clients;
- Support overall operations of food bank.
Benefits of an AmeriCorps position include: A monthly stipend to cover living expenses; An education award of up to $6,895 that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing qualified student loan debt; Basic health insurance; and workers’ compensation coverage. AmeriCorps members must be citizens of the United States. Positions begin as soon as this month and end in July 2024!
For more information or to apply, please visit: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=113328
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About El Centro de la Raza
Location:
2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, US
Mission Statement
As an organization grounded in the Latino community, our mission is to build unity across all racial and economic sectors, to organize, empower, and defend our most vulnerable and marginalized populations and to bring justice, dignity, equality, and freedom to all the peoples of the world.
Our vision is a world free of oppression based on poverty, racism, sexism, sexual orientation, and discrimination of any kind, that limits equal access to the resources that ensure a healthy and productive life for all peoples and future generations, in peace, love, and harmony.
Description
Bilingual, culturally appropriate, wraparound services that are designed to enable our participants to succeed in their efforts to become self-reliant.
Human and Emergency Services:
Food Bank
"La Cocina Popular" Latino Hot Meal
Congregate & Home Delivered Meals
Senior Nutrition and Wellness
Bebes! Infant Mortality Prevention Program
Comadres Womens Group
Homeless Assistance
Eviction Prevention
Emergency Shelter Vouchers
Rental Subsidies
Transitional Homes
Provide Tenant/landlord laws information
El Patio low-income Apartments
Advocacy & enrollment for Food Stamps.
Education & Skill Building:
Homeownership Education & Counseling
Financial Literacy Workshops
Home Loan Modification Case Management
ESL Classes
Free Legal Clinics (in partnership with SGB Law and LBAW)
Free Tax Preparation (in partnership with UWKC)
Child and Youth Programs:
Jose Marti Child Development Center
Luis Alfonso Velasquez After School Program
Hope for Youth Civil Rights History, Hip Hop & Poetry Classes
Seattle Youth Violence Prevention
College Readiness Program
Parent Involvement in Education
Community Building and Development:
Low-Income and Transitional Housing
Immigration and Civil Rights Advocacy
Juvenile Justice Advocacy
Volunteer and Community Service Programs
Social Justice and Cultural Events
Community Meeting Space
Commercial and Tenant Space
Spanish Classes
Tamale Classes
Christmas Tree Sales
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2524 16th Ave SSeattle, WA 98144
DATE POSTED
November 9, 2023
SKILLS
- Food Service
- Nutrition
- Spanish
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- AmeriCorps positions are full-time, 40 hour/week stipended positions that start immediately and end in July 2024.