Ending Hunger Corps Community Food Systems VISTA

Since its formation in 2012, the Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn (GFCLA) has been committed to fostering a robust, just, and sustainable food system that serves every resident. Lewiston and Auburn together form one of Maine's most densely populated and diverse areas. Yet, this vibrancy exists alongside one of the state's lowest socioeconomic statuses, leading to significant poverty and food insecurity.

This pressing need drives the GFCLA's critical work. We coordinate the Androscoggin Gleaners and the Local Foods Action Plan Lewiston-Auburn. We foster essential spaces for information exchange, identify crucial gaps and opportunities for partnership, collaborate with municipalities and elected officials to inform and develop policy, and play a vital role in educating and empowering our community towards greater food equity and access for all.

• Androscoggin Gleaners /Farm Fridays:
  Refine systems of participation for by creating and developing educational and promotional material, developing ongoing registration and liability paperwork, and coordinating with farms. Improve networking capacity of programs by giving informational presentations to identified farms and training new gleaning volunteers.
• Local Foods Action Plan L-A (LFAP LA):
  Establish quarterly action lead convening for staff, design materials for storytelling to educate the community about progress, organize means for LFAP action leads to coordinate and implement means of their actions, and develop means for the  living website to list up-to-date action updates and blog posts.
• Nourish ME:
  Facilitate means for Nourish ME population level food security priorities related to gleaning, focusing on communities living rurally, experiencing food insecurity and/or with high risk of chronic disease.

• Training
• Health Coverage*
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Childcare assistance if eligible

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• Car recommended
• Permits working at another job during off hours
• Permits attendance at school during off hours

• Hunger
• Health
• Community Outreach

• Team Work
• Leadership
• Communications
• General Skills

Ameri Corps VISTA

Ending Hunger Corps Community Food Systems VISTA

09/08/2026 - 09/07/2027

Full Time

Some college

Minimum: 18 Maximum:
None

MAINE

From 07/29/2026 To 08/14/2026

Kim Lengert

22 State House Sta

Augusta ME 04333

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