Ending Hunger Corps Community College Food Security Vista

Ending Hunger Corps Community College Food Security VISTA

One quarter of Community college students are food insecure - you can help change that! As the Community College Food Security VISTA you will expand the capacity of the Food Pantry and decrease the number of of people in the EMCC community who are food insecure by expanding the current garden and investigate creating a second garden.

You will expand the capacity of the food pantry and the garden by writing grants and educate the college community about the programs available to them. And you will create greater sustainability for food security on campus by recruiting, training and supervisory both work- study students and volunteers, and increase the amount and type of items in the food pantry through new local partnerships. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Our VISTA members work to increase food security across Maine. They collaborate with organizations across the state to increase access to local resources. At EMCC, the VISTA will develop partnerships with local businesses and farmers to procure in-need items, recruit volunteers and conduct outreach, develop programming around food insecurity & gardening, spearhead holiday meal drives, increase the number of students signed up for SNAP, & supervise food pantry and garden work-study students to cultivate leadership skills.

Program Benefits : Housing , Health Coverage* , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Stipend , Living Allowance , State Park Pass , Education award upon successful completion of service .

Terms :

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

Service Areas :

Hunger , Community Outreach .

Skills :

Fund raising/Grant Writing , Community Organization , Leadership , Team Work .