AmeriCorps Goodwill PHA – GSFB Cooking Matters Educator

Very good Shepherd Food stuff Financial institution, as the biggest starvation-reduction corporation in Maine, supports its companions with capability-building and innovation grants that improve and encourage equitable and dignified access to nutritious meals throughout the point out. In 2021, the Food stuff Financial institution dispersed more than 31.6 million foods via its network of companions, and strategically invested $4.4 million in grants to its community of associates. The Foodstuff Lender qualified prospects a statewide hard work to battle the root brings about of starvation by participating in advocacy, diet instruction, and strategic partnerships and is at the moment primary a $250 million Campaign to Stop Starvation in Maine. Cooking Issues is a campaign of Share Our Toughness, an corporation doing the job to conclusion hunger and poverty. In Maine they husband or wife with Great Shepherd Food stuff Financial institution to employ this programming. Cooking Matters Maine functions with Maine SNAP-Ed and other local community companions to supply Cooking Matters programming all over all 16 counties of Maine. These courses aid to help in the No Child Hungry Marketing campaign. Good Shepherd Food Lender is deeply fully commited to ensuring an AmeriCorps member’s provider is significant and impactful and to providing assistance to do well and thrive – like $1,000/thirty day period for housing and rental aid.

Member Obligations:

The AmeriCorps member will perform with Very good Shepherd Food Bank staff members to put into practice effective hands-on diet and cooking courses and tours that instruct families at threat of starvation that healthier cooking and feeding on can be tasty, pleasurable and very affordable. Users will carry out this by coordinating programs and tours, such as controlling the classroom, securing wanted meals and resources, and supporting volunteers and individuals. Members will also perform with community-based companies who host programs for their customers to broaden the reach of the software. The member will be actively foster volunteers to assistance Cooking Issues programming by recruiting, teaching, and retaining culinary, diet and guidance volunteers who direct Cooking Matters courses.

Capabilities:

General public Speaking , Teaching/Tutoring , Public Health , Youth Improvement . 

Terms :

Auto suggested , Permits attendance at school throughout off hrs , Permits working at one more task through off hrs . Applicants must be 21 or more mature.