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AmeriCorps*VISTA
Since 1997, AmeriCorps*VISTA members have
worked to expand Children's Hunger Alliance programming and
have worked to find long-term solutions to hunger by Feeding
hungry minds and bodies®.
Like AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps*VISTA members serve full-time
to fulfill a one year commitment. However, unlike our Food
Folk, our VISTA members may work to increase participation
in child nutrition programs, develop educational programming,
expand the agency's volunteer base and communicate hunger
issues to policy makers while gaining real experience and
learning skills that can impact their future. The VISTA position
include, but are not limited to:
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Early Childhood Nutrition & Education
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Afterschool Nutrition & Education
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Promote Family Child Care
and the Multicultural
Initiative in targeted areas throughout Ohio.
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Start urban 4-H
curricula and science education programs at afterschool
sites. |
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Expand the program
by increasing provider participation. |
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Expand programming
at afterschool sites for 13-18 year olds. |
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Develop fitness
activities for young children in family child care homes. |
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Increasing the
capacity of faith-based IMPACT afterschool programs. |
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Donor & Volunteer Services
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Public Policy
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Develop new business
partnerships and development opportunities for the agency. |
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Research and develop
public policy information materials. |
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Assist in the
development of new volunteer opportunities and volunteer
recruitment. |
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Promote USDA child
nutrition programs. |
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Work with policy
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Visit
the AmeriCorps
web site for more information on volunteering, check out information
on the AmeriCorps Food Folk
program with Children's Hunger Alliance for more opportunities,
or contact Shannon
Brown, at 614-341-7700, ext. 242.
Help support
this program!
Interested in applying for an AmeriCorps
or AmeriCorps*VISTA position? Visit the AmeriCorps
web site and follow these directions:
One the left-hand side, the screen gives
you the option to either "Find a Program," which
will allow you to browse all of the programs available in
the US, or "apply now." The first will allow the
user to only view the descriptions of the 2 programs, not
apply. The second will allow the user to apply to the AmeriCorps
web site, and in the processof applying, select the program(s)
that you want to apply for (and view the descriptions there).
To just "find a program":
Select under 1. Service area, "children/youth" and
under 2. State, select "Ohio" and hit search. This
will bring up the listings matching these criteria. They can
then view the AmeriCorps position for Children’s Hunger
Alliance under "Children’s Hunger Alliance."
If you want to apply, you will need to go back to the "apply
now" section.
To "apply now":
The screen will take you through the steps to apply. You will
eventually be asked to select the program(s) that you want
to apply for. When they do this, an e-mail will be sent to
Children’s Hunger Alliance to notify us that you applied
for the program. We will contact you at this point.
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leadership
and dedication to expanding access to food, nutrition education and quality child
care. To achieve this, Children's Hunger Alliance must break the cycle of hunger
through education, leadership, advocacy and service. That is our mission.
