Help end childhood hunger with United Way’s Fuel Your Future program!
United Way of King County is seeking 20 entrepreneurial, energetic, problem solvers to commit to a year of service with our Fuel Your Future (FYF) program. As an FYF member, you will transform schools into nutrition hubs where students have greater access to school meals, students receive strong nutrition education, and no kid is hungry.
The Program and the Impact:
The Fuel Your Future program is a nationally-recognized, innovative program that reduces hunger by helping low-income families access existing school meals and federal resources. In King County, only 30% of students eat school breakfast but through Fuel Your Future, breakfast participation skyrockets to 70% or higher. This is done through changing school culture and implementing best practices like Breakfast After the Bell in schools. Beyond breakfast, the Fuel Your Future program has ambitious goals of serving one million summer meals, teaching 2,500 students nutrition education, and serving afterschool super snacks to over 10,000 students.
Your Role and What You Will Learn:
As an FYF AmeriCorps, you and a partner will be placed in a high-need school in King County and transform it (and the surrounding community) into a nutrition hub. Your work will include:
Making the case for Breakfast After the Bell to the school
Planning and implementing Breakfast After the Bell in the school – thinking through how it impacts all stakeholders and problem-solving these barriers
Establishing or expanding a super snack program
Teaching nutrition education curricula to students
Supporting and expand summer meals sites
Hosting school family nights focused on nutrition
Promoting SNAP and other public benefits in the community
Through your term of service, you will become an expert on issues of childhood hunger, school nutrition programs, and anti-hunger resources available to the community. Along with this, United Way will provide professional development trainings on leadership, safety, public speaking, and other valuable topics.
Your Team:
As an FYF AmeriCorps member, you will be joining a cohort of 20 members all placed in schools. You will be supported by a dedicated team at United Way that will provide you with tools and resources needed to succeed. As a part of the broader Financial Stability team at United Way, you will be connected to and learn alongside 140+ other United Way AmeriCorps members fighting poverty in our community.
Qualifications:
Passion to end childhood hunger
Available to work full-time from September 15th, 2016 to July 31st, 2017
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Outgoing personality and strong presentation skills
Ability to effectively represent United Way through written skills
High level of flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments
Ability to carry equipment up to 25 pounds
Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
Preferred Qualifications:
AA Degree or two years of equivalent educational background/experience
Experience working with schools or school districts
Experience working with children or teens
Experience or understanding of federal child nutrition programs
Fluency in Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Somali, Amharic or Tagalog
Comprehensive understanding of systemic causes of poverty, racial inequities, and hunger
Access to a car
Benefits to Joining the Fuel Your Future AmeriCorps Team:
AmeriCorps members serve at United Way for 10.5 months and receive a living stipend of $1,195 a month
At the end of the service year, members are eligible to receive a $5,730 education award to pay for college, graduate school, or to pay back qualified student loans.
Opportunity for professional development through trainings and work experience
Chance to work with smart, passionate and enthusiastic team members and volunteers
Exciting and challenging work
Chance to help solve the community’s toughest problems
Basic health insurance
Forbearance of qualified student loans during service term and payment of interest on qualified student loans that are accrued during service term.
Plus many other benefits that we are happy to discuss with you
If You Have Questions About the Position:
Email Yuri Kim at ykim@uwkc.org
To Apply:
Apply through the online portal at http://bit.ly/29tAfTIby submitting a thoughtful cover letter and resume including relevant experience.
This online portal also offers the chance to apply for our two other AmeriCorps Fall Cohort positions. Learn more about the Housing READY. Crisis RESILIENTand Financial Empowermentteams.
Email cgavell@uwkc.org with any questions regarding the application process.
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, APPLY TODAY!