TARGET:HUNGER COORDINATION INTERNSHIP
A Food Justice/Community Food Security Project
Posted: February 2008, considering candidates continuously
Contact:
Christine Dutton,
christined@foodbankwma.org, (413) 247-9738 x104
Weekly Time Commitment: 4
hours/week to 20 hours per week; We will also consider candidates who are
available for one time internship opportunities
Duration: The
ideal candidate will be available for two months or longer
Supervision: Tasha Moultrie
Location: Hatfield and/or Springfield
Project description:
A
new Food Bank project to serve as a model for community-based change for
sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger and unequal access to
nutritious foods in the United
States. Partners including social service
agencies, farmers, students, communities of faith, people personally affected
by food security, government officials, statewide anti-hunger agencies, and
concerned citizens have come together to create and implement plans that will
reduce hunger by 10% in four years while increasing food security for everyone
in two Massachusetts communities: Mason Square, Springfield, our urban pilot
community, and the seven towns of northern Berkshire County, our rural
community.
Internship Overview:
We
are seeking candidates with availability to do administrative and coordinative
work for program projects such as intergenerational cooking classes, community
health fairs, a community cookout, a farmer’s market, community resource guide,
outreach activities and attend community meetings
Duties:
Computer
tasks, organizing and phone calls; coordinating and organizing; marketing and
communications projects;
Necessary Skills:
We
are considering candidates with the following skills: Microsoft Office,
database management, events coordination and management, marketing and
communications, advertising, and making phone calls
About The Food Bank:
Founded in 1982, The Food Bank of Western
Massachusetts is a 501(c)(3) organization and a member of America’s Second Harvest, a
national network of 200 regional food banks.We are a central clearing house of food from the food industry,
accepting donated food by the truckload and distributing it to 396 hundred
smaller, independent programs serving people in need.The mission of The Food Bank is to work with
our community to reduce hunger and increase food security in the four counties
of western Massachusetts.
