AmeriCorps Service Opportunities

  • AmericaCorps VISTA Member

Healthy Acadia is collaborating with Hunger Free America to recruit an AmeriCorps VISTA member to increase access to healthy food for people living in Downeast, Maine. The member will either be based in Machias or Ellsworth, depending on their preference. The VISTA will address food insecurity by gleaning at farms and gardens, distributing produce to food pantries, developing community gardens, organizing food drives and fundraisers, supporting nutrition benefit programs at farmers markets, and more.

Location: Ellsworth or Machias, Maine Application deadline: May 30, 2025

Start date: August 12, 2025

Duration: 12 months

Activities:

•   Build connections between local farms and food assistance programs

•   Maximize Give and Take shed systems

•    Support nutrition benefit programs at farmers markets and farm stands

•    Organize county-wide fundraisers & food drives

•   Support regional Food Security Networks

•   Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers

•   Write grants for food security programs

Benefits:

•    Bi-weekly VISTA living allowance

•    Personal leave and sick leave

•   VISTA health benefits

•    Potential to forbear or defer student loans while in service

•    Education award

•    Relocation assistance {if applicable)

•    Child care assistance

•    Local produce

•    Professional development & training opportunities

Apply as soon as possible!

TO APPLY, SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: eleanor.jones@healthyacadia.org

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Updated May 20, 2025