API SF Agency Transition Development VISTA

API SF Agency Transition Development VISTA

StarkFresh is a small, but mighty 501(c)3 nonprofit team of staff and volunteers working together to provide realistic pathways out of poverty in Stark County, Ohio. We tackle the root causes of hunger by providing affordable retail food options and entrepreneurship programming to the underserved in our community. Being a small organization with several large-scale programs & a limited paid staff, we are adept at utilizing partnerships & our volunteer network to keep the programs running smoothly. There are several programs that we currently operate that advance our mission and reduce or remove barriers to break the cycle of poverty and provide fresh, nutritious food in chronically underserved neighborhoods throughout the County. Our main focus is on our Retail Food Programming, which includes two brick-and-mortar Grocery Stores and an online Grocery Store. Our secondary focus is on the work done around our two shared-use commercial kitchens. The VISTA will work alongside staff, existing area agencies, groups, and volunteers to find, vet and help with the coordination of moving the agency into a new space, to better serve our community. .The VISTA can expect to have many opportunities to learn more about systematic racism and the lasting effects it continues to have on our food system.

Member Duties : The SF VISTA will develop tools/systems to build organizational capacity related to needs for a transition of the agency to a new location better suited for future growth and increased core program outputs throughout the community for those most impacted by poverty and hunger. The VISTA will create a needs assessment, research and develop a property list, and develop a sustainable funding stream for a new agency location.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training .

*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits .

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

Service Areas :
Health , Community and Economic Development .

Skills :
Public Speaking , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Architectural Planning , Community Organization , Recruitment , Business/Entrepreneur , Writing/Editing , Trade/Construction , Urban Planning , Communications , General Skills , Computers/Technology , Leadership , Team Work .