HandOn VISTA - Creighton Community Foundation - Feeding Phoenix

Serve with the Creighton Community Foundation 

**ABOUT THE SITE AND THE ROLE: See ‘Members Duties’ below.  

ABOUT HandsOn Greater Phoenix:  

For nearly 30 years, HandsOn Greater Phoenix has worked with nonprofits, Title I schools, neighborhood associations and government entities to assess and meet the volunteer needs of the Greater Phoenix area. The HandsOn VISTA program supports members at multiple placement sites across the valley. Our VISTA members enable our community service partners to expand capacity and build infrastructure by creating the processes and tools needed to effectively access and utilize valuable resources. HandsOn VISTA members will improve capacity for leading communities during and beyond their terms of service by developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to volunteering, civic engagement, and other areas. In addition to the site-specific work of the individual role all of our VISTA members: participate in 2 AmeriCorps of Service, lead projects at 2 HandsOn community service days, attend monthly VISTA team trainings with the other HandsOn VISTA members, and monthly community volunteering project opportunities.  

**PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS TO THIS POSITION ARE BEING CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS. PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST CONSIDERATION. VISIT https://www.handsonphoenix.org/beaVISTA FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

Member Duties :  

Join Creighton Community Foundation (CCF) & help improve volunteer-run systems behind the Feeding Phoenix program! The CCF serves residents in the Creighton School District boundaries; 96% of students qualify for free/ reduced-price lunch, & the average household income is under $23,000 per year. Our programs serve over 7,500 residents a year. The successful applicant will digitize data collections, build community survey tools, & improve volunteer infrastructure. You will do this by developing volunteer trainings & distribution systems, research transitions to reusable food bags, building digital data collection processes, coordinating food sourcing logistics, & developing template flyer toolkits based on incoming food inventories. A candidate should have some background in food equity, comfortable working independently & collaboratively in a fast-paced community setting. Spanish &/or a knowledge working with volunteers, data collection tools, or community outreach but not required. 

Program Benefits: Childcare assistance if eligible. Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Professional Development Training, Health Coverage*, Living Allowance, $100 per/Qt grocery card, Relocation Allowance.  

*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit  

http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare  

You can also apply at: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=128696