Cooking Matters Educator

Public Health AmeriCorps is a 1 year National Service Opportunity in the State of Maine.

Location: Auburn, ME

Focus Area: Agriculture and Hunger, Community Outreach, Public Health

$1K/mo extra HOUSING ALLOWANCE PROVIDED

Good Shepherd Food Bank        Auburn Maine

The AmeriCorps member will implement effective hands-on nutrition and cooking classes and tours that teach families at risk of hunger that healthy cooking and eating can be delicious, enjoyable and affordable. Members will accomplish this by coordinating courses and tours, including managing the classroom, securing needed food and materials, and supporting volunteers and participants. Members will also work with community-based agencies who host courses for their clients to expand the reach of the program. The member will be actively foster volunteers to support Cooking Matters programming by recruiting, training, and retaining culinary, nutrition and support volunteers who lead Cooking Matters courses.

Good Shepherd Food Bank, as the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine.  In 2021, the Food Bank distributed more than 31.6 million meals through its network of partners, and strategically invested $4.4 million in grants to its network of partners. The Food Bank leads a statewide effort to combat the root causes of hunger by engaging in advocacy, nutrition education, and strategic partnerships. Cooking Matters delivers programming throughout all 16 counties of Maine.

Want to learn more about Cooking Matters? Check out their website here.

Benefits: 
Living allowance: 
Paid bi-weekly
1700 Hours : $24,000
1200 Hours : $16,800
900 Hours : $12,000

Segal Education Award

1700 : $7,395
1500 : $5,176.50
900 : $3,697.50
This scholarship can be used to pay off Federally qualified student loans for
Educational Expenses at a Title IV Institution. If member is over the age of 55
at the time of enrollment, they may choose to transfer this award to a child, grandchild, or foster child

ACA-compliant Health Insurance
at no cost to full-time members from the first day of service to the last day of the last month of the term

Loan forbearance & Interest Payment 
Federally qualified student loans may be placed in forbearance during the term of service and any interest that accrues during that time will be paid off by AmeriCorps

Mileage Reimbursement to AmeriCorps-sponsored training events from Goodwill NNE

Reimbursement for mileage expenses associated with project-related travel from the host site at the rate that the organization reimburses existing volunteers and/or staff