Apply to be an AmeriCorps VISTA!
Please reach out to info@ccfoodsecurity.org with any questions. We are happy to walk you through the application process.
SUMMER POSITIONS:
Summer Associate VISTA - CCFSC and Portland Public Schools
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The main project of this VISTA position will be to support summer meal programming for Portland Public Schools (PPS). Summer meals are provided by PPS Food Service free of cost to students and families and are available at various sites throughout the city of Portland. The Summer Associate, alongside the Food Fuels Learning VISTA (Alison Laplante) and the Director of Food Service (Jane McLucas), will help oversee these meal sites. The Summer Associate VISTA will help train and coordinate volunteers, advertise summer meals on social media, schedule enrichment activities, and collect and analyze data from each site. The full-time (35-40 hours/week), 8 or 10 week term begins on June 28th.
FULL YEAR POSITIONS:
Local Foods Coordinator VISTA - CCFSC
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The AmeriCorps VISTA member will build upon the foundation of a recently developed gleaning initiative for Cumberland County. The member will strengthen existing relationships with current participants and actively recruit new program participants. Managing the information infrastructure, including web and social media, will be important elements, as will be tracking and documenting the distribution of gleaned food. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will also work with people organizing community meals to integrate local food into their projects. Other responsibilities include strengthening the volunteer infrastructure and supporting our efforts to build food security in public schools.
Food Fuels Learning Coordinator VISTA - CCFSC and Portland Public Schools
Apply here.
The overall goal of the Food Fuels Learning initiative is to increase food security for Portland students and families. It is critical to coordinate food programs to maximize efficiency and access all nutrition resources available to our community. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will develop digital and physical infrastructure to allow more students to take advantage of summer and school year food programs. Other responsibilities include strengthening the volunteer infrastructure and supporting our efforts to build food security in public schools by representing the CCFSC in local committees.
Maine Food Justice Initiative VISTA - CCFSC and Ummah Farm
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This project's goal is to establish infrastructure that supports more nutritious food being available to people vulnerable to food insecurity and more people participating in solving hunger. The VISTA will coordinate efforts to bridge the gap between consumers with limited resources and locally produced nutritious food. The VISTA will develop production, processing and distribution systems. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will build the capacity of local organizations to support an empowerment network that will elevate the voices of people with direct experiences of poverty to promote solutions. The VISTA will promote local food through events including processing and community meals. The VISTA will collect data for a report on disparities in food access for BIPOC Mainers. The VISTA will implement online infrastructure including a web page and social media.
SUMMER POSITIONS:
Summer Associate VISTA - CCFSC and Portland Public Schools
Apply here.
The main project of this VISTA position will be to support summer meal programming for Portland Public Schools (PPS). Summer meals are provided by PPS Food Service free of cost to students and families and are available at various sites throughout the city of Portland. The Summer Associate, alongside the Food Fuels Learning VISTA (Alison Laplante) and the Director of Food Service (Jane McLucas), will help oversee these meal sites. The Summer Associate VISTA will help train and coordinate volunteers, advertise summer meals on social media, schedule enrichment activities, and collect and analyze data from each site. The full-time (35-40 hours/week), 8 or 10 week term begins on June 28th.
FULL YEAR POSITIONS:
Local Foods Coordinator VISTA - CCFSC
Apply here.
The AmeriCorps VISTA member will build upon the foundation of a recently developed gleaning initiative for Cumberland County. The member will strengthen existing relationships with current participants and actively recruit new program participants. Managing the information infrastructure, including web and social media, will be important elements, as will be tracking and documenting the distribution of gleaned food. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will also work with people organizing community meals to integrate local food into their projects. Other responsibilities include strengthening the volunteer infrastructure and supporting our efforts to build food security in public schools.
Food Fuels Learning Coordinator VISTA - CCFSC and Portland Public Schools
Apply here.
The overall goal of the Food Fuels Learning initiative is to increase food security for Portland students and families. It is critical to coordinate food programs to maximize efficiency and access all nutrition resources available to our community. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will develop digital and physical infrastructure to allow more students to take advantage of summer and school year food programs. Other responsibilities include strengthening the volunteer infrastructure and supporting our efforts to build food security in public schools by representing the CCFSC in local committees.
Maine Food Justice Initiative VISTA - CCFSC and Ummah Farm
Apply here.
This project's goal is to establish infrastructure that supports more nutritious food being available to people vulnerable to food insecurity and more people participating in solving hunger. The VISTA will coordinate efforts to bridge the gap between consumers with limited resources and locally produced nutritious food. The VISTA will develop production, processing and distribution systems. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will build the capacity of local organizations to support an empowerment network that will elevate the voices of people with direct experiences of poverty to promote solutions. The VISTA will promote local food through events including processing and community meals. The VISTA will collect data for a report on disparities in food access for BIPOC Mainers. The VISTA will implement online infrastructure including a web page and social media.
