Healthy Harvest Corps- Fairfield
Listed on 2026-06-18
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Public Health, Non-Profit / Outreach, Volunteer / Humanitarian, Youth Development
Overview
Healthy Harvest Corps (HHC) is an Ameri Corps program administered by the Ohio Association of Foodbanks as part of a coordinated statewide effort to expand and sustain Food Is Medicine initiatives. These initiatives recognize access to healthy food as a critical component of improving health outcomes and overall well‑being. Ameri Corps volunteers will play an important role in addressing hunger as a social determinant of health by supporting programs that connect individuals and families with nutritious food resources.
Through the Healthy Harvest Corps program, OAF will place 13 Ameri Corps members at 8 host sites across Ohio, including Shared Harvest Foodbank in Fairfield, to support Food Is Medicine initiatives and strengthen community‑based hunger relief efforts.
As a Healthy Harvest Corps volunteer with Shared Harvest Foodbank, you will help advance Food Is Medicine initiatives by supporting the implementation of Healthy Eating Research (HER) guidelines across foodbank programs and services. Your responsibilities include:
- Evaluating and ranking food items using nutrition standards
- Developing training and educational materials
- Collaborating with foodbank staff and partners
- Collecting feedback from community members
- Creating resources that can be utilized across Ohio’s statewide hunger relief network
You will gain valuable experience in nutrition education, program evaluation, data collection and analysis, communications, and community engagement. This position is part‑time with flexible hours.
Program Benefits- Training
- Stipend
- Education award upon successful completion of service
- Permits working at another job during off hours
- Permits attendance at school during off hours
- Car recommended
- Community Outreach
- Health
- Hunger
- Recruitment
- General Skills
- Public Health
- Public Speaking
- Team Work
- Program Type:
Ameri Corps State / National - Program:
Healthy Harvest Corps - Fairfield - Program Start/End Date: 09/14/2026 - 08/31/2027
- Work Schedule:
Part Time - Education level:
High school diploma/GED - Age Requirement:
Minimum 17, Maximum None - Program Locations: OHIO
- Accepting Applications:
From 06/08/2026 To 09/05/2026
Maureen Allen
5901 Dixie Hwy
Fairfield OH 45014
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