CEDAM’s AmeriCorps State Program

Member Position Description

CEDAM’s AmeriCorps Information: CEDAM’s AmeriCorps program connects local and statewide agencies to meet neighbors’ critical needs. Members create community, build capacity and serve neighbors across Michigan. Our AmeriCorps program advances equity for Michiganders in two key ways 1. Cultivating the next generation of leaders in the community economic development field and 2. Supporting economic inclusion for Michiganders.

Organizational Information:

Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC) serves as a dynamic hub where Lansing Eastside neighbors can access resources to improve their health and well-being; expand their capacity to seize job and entrepreneurial opportunities; create a strong sense of place, belonging, and community pride; and build a safe, sustainable, and thriving neighborhood. We take an integrative approach to community revitalization, offering health, food access, housing, social capital building, and corridor improvement programs. To learn more visit https://allenneighborhoodcente... and Responsibilities:

* Participate in CEDAM AmeriCorps monthly meetings, trainings, events, data collection, reporting and additional items as needed.

* Participate in AmeriCorps & Michigan’s AmeriCorps events and trainings.

* The AmeriCorps member will assist with ANC’s weekly food pantry, farmers market, and Veggie Box (multi-farm Community Supported Agriculture program). The Food Hub Specialist should expect to participate in the following activities:

* Train and coordinate volunteers

* Assist with setup and tear down of each program

* Create promotional materials (print and digital), including social media content

* Facilitate relationships with local farmers/vendors, market patrons, volunteers and neighbors o Document program efficacy through surveys and evaluations

* Assist with record keeping and data collection

* Assist with food donation collection from partner organizations and local businesses

* Maintain relationships with farmers, vendors, neighbors and volunteers as needed to ensure program success

* Brainstorm best practices for the programs and assist in proactive research.

Preferred Qualifications:

● Willingness and interest in working with a diverse population while modeling patience, kindness, flexibility, respect, and maintaining privacy of those we’re assisting.

● Passion for strengthening the local food system and for ANC’s mission

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences

● Commitment to Lansing’s Eastside, its residents, stakeholders as well as strategic partners throughout the mid-Michigan region.

● We believe that in order to serve our neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in our team. We also believe that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, we strongly encourage black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:

● Be at least 18 years of age. Applicants must have a HS diploma, GED or working toward the completion of one.

● U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

● Pass the following National Service Criminal History Checks: State of Michigan background check, State of residency (if not Michigan), FBI Fingerprinting, and State & National Sex Offender Registry

Compensation:

Members will receive a living allowance of $26,000 distributed in even increments, bi-weekly. Members will receive student loan forbearance for qualified loans, health care package, child care assistance upon eligibility, and continual professional development. Upon successful completion of service an education award in the amount of $7,395 will be issued. Members will serve 1,700 hours for the term = 40 hours/week. CEDAM’s AmeriCorps Program is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations will be made for interview/service as needed. All interested candidates must be available to spend 40 hours in training the week of September 9.