Summer Associate - Seed Coalition Summer VISTA

Summer Associate - Seed Coalition Summer VISTA

Seed Coalition's Summer VISTA Associates will be placed in community organizations and on college campuses to work on projects focusing on health access, food insecurity, and program building. Summer Associates will serve organizations by developing partnerships and programs to increase food and healthcare access, creating materials such as data systems or volunteer training manuals, directly serving food pantries and community clinics, and organizing and contributing to research on public health.

Seed Coalition strengthens the capacity of colleges and universities to fulfill the public purposes of higher education through its network of campuses across the Midwest. This includes educating students through community and civic learning experiences and making an impact in communities through reciprocal partnerships that address community-identified goals. Seed Co creates partnership opportunities, supports quality programming through professional development, and promotes the importance of the civic mission.

The Seed Coalition VISTA Community Corps strives to eliminate poverty through campus-community partnerships by placing capacity building support in nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties :
Members of the Seed Coalition Ameri Corps VISTA Summer Associate program will serve for ten weeks, receiving a modest bi-weekly living allowance and the choice of an end-of-service education award or cash stipend. Students interested in applying can request specific position descriptions at and contact (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Applications will be considered by the host sites on a rolling basis, until April 27.

Summer Associates will serve organizations by developing partnerships and programs to increase food and healthcare access, creating materials such as data systems or volunteer training manuals, directly serving food pantries and community clinics, and organizing and contributing to research on public health.

Program Benefits :
Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .

Terms :

Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :

Community and Economic Development , Elder Care , Education , Children/Youth , Hunger , Health , Community Outreach .

Skills :

Community Organization , Youth Development , Team Work , General Skills .