FISH: Food Rescue Program Coordinator VISTA

FISH, the only food bank in Kittitas County, Washington, will build food rescue capacity in Central Washington. The target area is approximately 2.5 hours east of Seattle. Compared to Washington, a higher percentage of people in Kittitas and Yakima Counties (the target area in Central Washington; N = 300,567) have food insecurity (14.8% compared to 11.5%), are a food desert population (19.6% compared to 12.3%), and live in food desert census tracts. FISH was founded in 1971. Its mission is to collaborate with community partners to improve food security, nutrition security, and health outcomes in Central Washington. FISH operates seven U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services programs, three state-funded programs, and a community lunch program for low-income individuals. It supplies food to seven food pantries, three of which it operates. In 2023, FISH distributed 365,720 pounds of food to food pantry clients, 76,848 meals to meal program clients, and 820 food boxes to grocery program clients.

Member Duties :

• Develop food rescue policies and procedures, technology platform, supply list, metrics, staff and volunteer training plans, and publicity plan; recruit produce farm donors; determine and coordinate pickup logistics with donors; conduct quarterly check-ins with donors regarding changes, data, and performance improvement; and coordinate drop-off logistics with FISH staff.
• Plan and develop an infrastructure leasing plan, contract with leasing customers, and coordinate food bank storage and equipment leasing with contracted leasing customers.
• With FISH staff, market the food rescue program via annual report, email blasts, and social media platforms.
• With FISH staff, set up the customer relationship management system to collect donor and contracted leasing customer data, measure performance by comparing data collected with the implementation plan, and improve performance using a rapid-cycle quality improvement model.

Program Benefits :

Service Areas :

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Hunger, Community Outreach, Community and Economic Development.

Skills :

Recruitment, Computers / Technology, Writing / Editing, Leadership, Non-Profit Management, Communications, Community Organization, Team Work.

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