Local Foods AmeriCorps Position

  • AmeriCorps Program
  • Hillsboro
  • $1552.66 / Month
  • Applications have closed

High Rocks

Serve with AmeriCorps at High Rocks: 

Earn money for school!

What will I do? 

  • High Rocks’ Local Foods AmeriCorps members will support our gardens and high tunnels. Members will deliver Local Foods programming directly to the community and its young people
  • Duties will include: recruiting students and volunteers; harvesting, packing, storing, and processing produce; coordinating wellness programming; leading students and volunteers to develop a market garden; coordinating gardening workshops; communicating by email and phone. 

What will I receive? 

  • $776.33 twice-a-month (pre-tax). 
  • $3,447.50 Segal Education Award upon completing your service term! 
  • Student loan deferment, child care assistance, health care benefits, and professional development training, if eligible.

You may also be eligible for a tuition waiver for West Virginia public institutions of higher learning (i.e., college, community college, university) for your undergraduate or graduate studies!

When does it start? 

Service dates are March 4, 2024 through the end of August. 

Interested? 

Send your résumé and cover letter to Kelly Arfsten,  

[email protected]