Note: This is a one-year (11-month), full-time AmeriCorps position.
FoodCorps connects kids to healthy food in school, so they can lead healthier lives and reach their full potential.
Our AmeriCorps leaders deliver our program in high-need schools, focusing on healthy school meals, hands-on lessons, and a school-wide culture of health.
Serving as an AmeriCorps member with FoodCorps is a full-time, eleven month commitment. The 1,700 hours you’ll serve between September and July will mostly take place during school and business hours, but evenings and weekends are occasionally required. You’ll also join us in Portland, Oregon in early August for a week-long orientation (don’t worry, we’ll cover the costs).
Program Benefits : Education Award , Living Allowance , Health Coverage , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible .
About FoodCorps: We are creating a future in which all our nation’s children––regardless of class, race, or geography––know what healthy food is, care where it comes from, and eat it every day. Through our work, future generations will grow up to lead healthier and more productive lives.
