FoodCorps

As a service member, you’ll implement FoodCorps’ evidence-based strategies to help schools become healthier places to grow and learn. The majority of a service member’s time is spent teaching in the classroom and garden, and the amount you are spending on each of the below activities will vary.

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• Lead hands-on lessons

  Lead hands-on lessons

  You’ll teach students to grow, cook, and taste new foods, building their skills and changing their food preferences. You’ll collaborate with teachers on integrating food into the curriculum, and you may help organize field trips to local farms or visits from chefs.

• Influence healthy school meals

  Influence healthy school meals

  You’ll cultivate a cafeteria experience that steers students towards the healthiest options and gets them excited to try new foods. You'll get kids in the cafeteria to try samples during taste tests, and you may even work with food service directors and farmers to get local foods onto the lunch line.

• Build a schoolwide culture of health

  Build a schoolwide culture of health

  Together with the school community, you’ll work to ensure that the whole school environment—from hallways to classrooms to the cafeteria—celebrates healthy food. You may plan family cooking nights and organize healthy fundraisers.

Serving as an AmeriCorps member with FoodCorps is a full-time, eleven and a half month commitment. The 1,700 hours you’ll serve between August to July will mostly take place during school and business hours, but evenings and weekends are occasionally required. You’ll also join us in Portland, Oregon in early August for a week-long orientation (don’t worry, we’ll cover the costs).

Want to know what it’s like to serve in a particular state? Contact the state’s program coordinator, program manager, or director via the Connect section of the state’s page.

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