Team Up - FIT Food Security

Team Up - FIT Food Security role at Ameri Corps
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Team Up Ameri Corps places Ameri Corps members at organizations throughout Southwest Colorado. Through collaborative service, Team Up Ameri Corps members develop their own professional skills and passions, expand effectiveness of southwest Colorado organizations, and ultimately support people to thrive. Each Team Up Ameri Corps member serves directly at a non‑profit, school, or government agency called their Host Site. Members serving at different Host Sites are all part of the Team Up Ameri Corps member cohort;

the cohort meets periodically to connect, learn, and build community together. Members are placed at Host Sites based on their specific skills and interests, as well as their desired location of service. We have both Full‑ and Part‑time positions in a variety of focus areas. All positions require a motivated individual that is committed to improving the well‑being of community members in beautiful southwest Colorado.

Position focus areas include, but are not limited to: youth development, restorative justice, immigrant resource navigation, economic mobility, housing security, social emotional learning, and early childhood education.

We invite you to join a team that values diversity and prohibits unfair or discriminatory practices against anyone because of age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, and any other protected category.

• Engage with organizations to develop, implement, and enhance programs and projects that develop their own skills, expand effectiveness of SW Colorado orgs, and support local people to thrive.
• Participate fully in the Farmer In Training (FIT) Program: FITs gain hands‑on experience growing vegetables at high elevation. Activities include morning field work, afternoon classes/field trips, providing a strong foundation for beginning farmers.
• Scheduled duties on Mondays and Fridays: coordinating food donations, assisting with field production, creating social media and newsletter content, cleaning and stocking the Country Store, delivering to food assistance organizations, supporting classes, community outreach events, planning and implementing the Farmer Convergence, managing blue corn projects, and other projects with other organizations to expand the Old Fort food security initiatives.

• Mileage reimbursement
• Loan forebearance
• Living allowance
• Training
• Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Childcare assistance if eligible

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

• Hunger
• Community Outreach
• Environment
• Health
• Community and Economic Development
• Education

• Teamwork
• Education
• Food Systems
• Environment
• Community Organization
• Public Health
• General Skills

Ameri Corps State / National

Team Up - FIT Food Security

05/06/2026 - 11/15/2026

Full Time

High school diploma/GED

Minimum: 18 Maximum: 99

COLORADO

English

From 12/11/2025 To 04/30/2026

• Lynn Urban
• 1315 Main Ave, Durango CO 81301
• lynnu
• https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./service

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