Overview
VISTA Food Security Coordinator Jobs in Illinois at AmeriCorps
Vienna High School strives to graduate active, self-actualized 21st-century citizens who are caring, career-directed, and value-oriented. Through the Impact Southern Illinois Together project, Vienna High School and its rural partner organizations (Pope County School District, Cairo School District, and Rolling in Faith) are building sustainable capacity to expand programming and resources for low-income youth and families across Johnson, Pope, Alexander, and Massac Counties. VISTA members serve at the Vienna High School hub and are dispatched to partner sites for capacity-building engagements — they do not deliver or directly supervise ongoing programming. Instead, VISTA members build the volunteer systems, partnerships, and sustainability infrastructure that local staff will use to carry this work forward independent of ongoing VISTA support.
Member Duties : Conduct a food-access and economic-opportunity needs assessment Design and administer a needs-assessment tool Research evidence-based practices in food security and economic-opportunity programming Identify community stakeholders, food banks, and economic-opportunity partners across the region. Produce a written needs-assessment report Develop outreach materials Coordinate with University of Illinois Extension and Shawnee Community College staff to connect families with resources. Develop a resource-navigation guide connecting families to food banks, SNAP education, and economic-opportunity programs. Produce a written outreach toolkit for partner staff Research grant, donor, and in-kind funding opportunities; draft grant proposals or letters of inquiry with the Project Director. Facilitate introductions between partner sites, food banks, and potential funders. Develop a written sustainability plan documenting systems and partnerships for partner staff to carry forward.
Program Benefits : Training , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance .
Terms :
Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Education , Community and Economic Development , Hunger .
Skills :
General Skills , Education , Youth Development , Communications , Community Organization .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
VISTA Food Security Coordinator
Program Start/End Date
09/08/2026 – 09/07/2027
Work Schedule
Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
ILLINOIS
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From 08/01/2026 To 09/01/2026
Contact
Phillip Hosfeldt
601 N 1st ST
Vienna IL 62995
618-658-4461
Listing ID
130544
Title: VISTA Food Security Coordinator
Company: AmeriCorps
Location: Illinois
Category:
