Rural Action AORC Food Access Cohort

Full Time
Ohio
Posted
Job description
These competitive summer AmeriCorps positions with our Appalachian Accessible Food Network team offer: -450-hour, 3-month terms (perfect for college students and graduating seniors), -A living allowance of $5,242 -An education award of $1,718.25 -Mileage, training, and equipment budget totaling $418 This team will focus on aggregating and distributing local, sustainably-grown produce and food. Service is full time during the term. Member benefits include a living allowance above the national amount, an Education Award, and mileage, training, and equipment budgets. https://ruralaction.org/our-work/leadership-and-service/appalachian-ohio-restore-corps/ Applications are accepted and positions are filled on a rolling basis. Apply Now! Rural Action is a membership-based non-profit organization promoting social, economic and environmental justice in Appalachian Ohio. Rural Action employs an integrated strategy of economic renewal to build social capacity and civic democracy building on local assets to create long-term solutions for problems. AORC's main outcomes are improved waterways, better managed public and private natural resources, a system of public education around the region's assets and natural history that connects to a ladder of tourism and restoration development opportunities. Members assist in natural resource restoration in the region through activities including: education, volunteer mobilization, and events such as cleanups, watershed and historical tours and building local stewardship toward natural resources. Other activities include environmental training for residents and youth through school-based and community activities such as day camps, library programs, and after-school activities.

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Member Duties : These summer AmeriCorps members will spend a short term (serving full time during the summer) with full-term and half-term AmeriCorps members to help support local food distribution, to further sustainable practices, to engage local kids in experience-based environmental education, and to interrupt the waste stream to divert useable and recyclable goods from the landfill. Members will help to aggregate and distribute local produce and increase community access to fresh, healthy foods. Members may engage directly in environmental restoration efforts as weather permits. This will be a fast-paced term that, if successful, will offer further service opportunities at its conclusion or in future years.


Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , service-related reimbursement budgets , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .


Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .


Service Areas :
Hunger , Education , Children/Youth , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Environment .


Skills :
Public Health , First Aid , Team Work , Leadership , Education , Community Organization , Environment .




SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps State / National



Program

Rural Action AORC Food Access Cohort



Program Start/End Date

05/18/2023 - 08/17/2023



Work Schedule
Part Time



Age Requirement

Minimum: 17 Maximum: None


Program Locations
OHIO


Languages
English



Accepting Applications

From 01/06/2023 To 04/21/2023



Contact
Johna Metcalf

9030 Hocking Hills Dr

The Plains OH 45780

7406774047

johna@ruralaction.org

https://ruralaction.org/aorc/



Listing ID
109517

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