Second Harvest Food Bank VISTA-UWGLV

All United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley AmeriCorps VISTA assignments will expand capacity towards population level goals across the region. UWGLV strives to create population level change in areas of education, community stability, and healthy aging to ensure individuals who experience crisis have the supports they need to rebound. The UWGLV VISTA project focuses on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address concerns and through working with UWGLV staff they support the efforts across all three-issue areas. VISTAs address issues at the programmatic and system levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes by utilizing the collective impact framework.

Member Duties : The Second Harvest Food Bank VISTA will focus on bridging gaps between local and charitable food systems and promote an under-utilized program to increase fresh food access. They will focus on increasing the reach across the local food system to improve purchase and distribution of local foods. They will work to onboard at least 15 farmers across the six-county service area and working with SHFB staff to develop program evaluation procedure for both farmers and partner agencies. The VISTA will focus on building out a health and racial equity standards to provide more culturally relevant foods to community neighbors. This work will feed into broader efforts to ensure we are responsive to specific needs and preferences of those being served. Subsidy purchases will also be used to inform the production strategy of The Seed Farm in the 2024 season.

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

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

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

Service Areas :
Environment , Hunger , Elder Care , Housing , Children/Youth , Community Outreach , Entrepreneur/Business , Education , Homelessness , Health , Neighborhood Revitalization , Homeland Security , Hurricane Katrina , Community and Economic Development , Ex-Offender Reentry .

Skills :
Communications , Education , Social Services , Urban Planning , Team Work , Community Organization , General Skills , Recruitment , Public Speaking , Leadership , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Conflict Resolution , Writing/Editing , Counseling , Public Health , Computers/Technology , Teaching/Tutoring , Youth Development , Fine Arts/Crafts , Non-Profit Management .