Overview
Building Resilient Local Food System VISTA Jobs in Laramie, Wyoming, USA at AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
Position: Building a Resilient Local Food System VISTA
Building a Resilient Local Food System VISTA
Located in the last state in the US to form a food policy council, the Wyoming Food Coalition is actively working towards sustainable local food economies in Wyoming that are diverse, thriving, and equitable. According to U.S. Census data, 11.4% of Wyoming’s population experiences poverty. 1 in 10 people face hunger, with even higher rates of hunger for Wyoming children: 1 in 8.
Wyoming residents face unique barriers to accessing healthy food and acquiring assistance through social services due to the state’s rural nature and great distances between cities and towns. A lack of public transportation infrastructure, short growing season for local food, and limited production of fruits and vegetables across the state create further challenges to citizens accessing healthy food. Additionally, small-scale food producers in the state face challenges to creating viable businesses and connecting their products to larger markets.
The Wyoming Food Coalition strengthens local food systems by connecting stakeholders and amplifying their voices to ensure Wyoming producers, consumers, and environments thrive. More specifically, the Wyoming Food Coalition is working on developing a state-wide stakeholder inventory and outreach plan, hosting quarterly stakeholder gathering events with aspects of food safety and farm to school program training, spreading awareness and making resources centered around grant funding more accessible to producers and other food systems security entities, and working towards more sustainability in the organization itself, but also in the Wyoming food system as a whole.
Member Duties:
The VISTA member will identify and research existing food system databases and create and implement an updated public database of local food and food security resources.
Facilitate intra-coalition communications.
Create effective communications and outreach strategies.
Develop relationships and partnerships with local school districts, Farm to School activities, food producers, and food assistance programs across the state to increase the representation and number of stakeholders within the Coalition’s network.
Work with the Executive Director and Communications Director to identify additional projects that encourage and facilitate the equitable access of fresh, local food to all Wyoming residents regardless of socioeconomic status.
Program
Benefits:
Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
Living Allowance
Relocation Allowance
Childcare assistance if eligible
Health Coverage*
Training
Terms:
Car recommended
Permits working at another job during off hours
Permits attendance at school during off hours
Service Areas:
Community Outreach
Health
Tribal
Community and Economic Development
Hunger
Education
Skills:
Writing/Editing
Fund raising/Grant Writing
Communications
Leadership
Computers/Technology
Team Work
General Skills
Recruitment
Community Organization
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Title: Building Resilient Local Food System VISTA
Company: AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
Location: Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact (Public Health), Government (Public Health)
