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Nourish Iowa: Marketing and Education VISTA at Feed Iowa First
ORGANIZATION: Community Food Security VISTA Project
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Hello! Thank you for your interest in this AmeriCorps position. Please apply to this position at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id= 120212 in order to be considered. Good luck, and we look forward to hearing from you!
About the Position:
In this position, you will be placed with Feed Iowa First, a grass-roots community of business, faith organizations, schools, farmers, and volunteers that unite in relationship-based service to help our neighbors to 'Combat Food Insecurity by Growing Food and Farmers’.
As a Marketing and Education VISTA at Feed Iowa First, you will lead the development and implementation of a marketing plan which increases awareness and generates program visibility, educates the public, and builds long- term partnerships. Through your service, you will strengthen relationships with clients, grow FIF’s volunteer and donor capacity to effect systemic change on food insecurity & access, land access for populations underrepresented in the farming profession, and community cohesion in the Cedar Rapids metro area. By the end of your term, you will have generated a social media system that is integrated with marketing which helps FIF meet the growing food access needs in the community and establish a consistent "class" schedule of nutrition education programming to offer to students and the public. You will also complete service having developed a portfolio of social media and marketing materials and become adept at reaching diverse audiences through social media
About Nourish Iowa:
As a Nourish Iowa member, you will serve among a cohort of VISTA members throughout Iowa, sponsored by the Center for Energy & Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa, & will have frequent opportunities to share knowledge within this community through regular cohort-wide meetings & site visits. In addition to all standard AmeriCorps VISTA benefits, you will engage regularly with thought leaders in local food and be invited to professional development opportunities coordinated by a VISTA Leader in your cohort.
Benefits
- Bi-weekly living allowance
- Education award or cash award after completing term
- Childcare assistance
- Relocation allowance if moving more than 50 miles to serve
- Free supplemental health allowance plan for most costs not covered by insurance
- Paid sick and personal leave
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24,962.00 per year
More opportunities with Community Food Security VISTA Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Community Food Security VISTA Project
Location:
8106 Jennings Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, US
Mission Statement
We are working to increase food access for all Iowans, especially those who experience food insecurity, and believe in abundant, accessible, equitable food and land access.
Description
Our VISTA projects and partner organizations pursue equity in the food system for all Iowans, with the intent to improve the intersections of the food system with public health, community nutrition, gainful employment, inclusive communities, and economic justice. Whether through farmer training and the development of an incubator farm; the Garden in Every Lot program which simplifies and promotes home production of fresh food; the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust which preserves and redistributes farmland for future generations and disadvantaged populations; or We Arose Co-op and Feed Iowa First which have aggressively increased supplies of local food in pantries and other hunger relief outlets; Our organization is making strides toward the eradication of poverty, a core tenet of VISTA since its establishment in the 1960s.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Hunger,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
Thu Oct 03, 2024 - Fri Nov 08, 2024
WHERE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(41.97464 ,-91.659065 )
DATE POSTED
October 3, 2024
SKILLS
- Farming
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Professional Development
- Community Outreach
- Resource Development / Management
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- This is a full-time paid AmeriCorps VISTA Position, which requires 32 hours of weekly service. Schedule flexibility is available, and this is a hybrid position with split in-person/remote work.