THE CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY: HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIVISION

JOB POSTING: Go!Chefs Program Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Director of Food and Nutrition Programs, the Program Manager primarily oversees the Go!Chefs cooking, nutrition education, and gardening programs for elementary and middle school children, which are held in after-school and summer programs across 15 Children’s Aid Society community schools and centers in Washington Heights, Harlem and the South Bronx.

The Go!Chefs program is part of The Children’s Aid Society’s larger Go!Healthy Programs, a healthy eating and wellness initiative for children from birth through adolescence and beyond, which includes hands-on cooking, nutrition education, gardening, food justice and a meal service program that is cooked from scratch and based on whole and plant foods. For more information, visit: www.childrensaidsociety.org/nutrition

The New York City Hunger Free Communities Consortium (HFCC) was a successful collaborative effort among nine leading anti-hunger, anti-poverty and government organizations in the five boroughs.  Through integration and sharing of resources, the consortium coordinated a drive to alleviate hunger and ensure food security for low-income individuals throughout New York City.
 

As a collaborative endeavor, HFCC leveraged the resources and skills of each consortium partner and a vast array of other community groups, including you, to accomplish its goals.  Three high need target groups were identified and were the focus of our efforts: households with children, the working poor, and seniors.  In focusing our efforts on these populations, HFCC had a significant impact on alleviating hunger in New York City. Currently one in five New Yorkers lives below the poverty line making it difficult for many families to afford the food they need.  HFCC utilized unique strategies to educate, engage, and assist individuals in obtaining food benefits either through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), school breakfast program, or other private food resources. This work remains important as the number of people living below the federal poverty line continues to rise.
 

HFCC made significant progress in coordinating outreach and connecting diverse communities with a multitude of food benefits and resources.  Resources like SNAP, WIC, and school meals are some of the most effective ways of preventing hunger yet many are either unaware of their existence or simply think that they will not qualify. By raising the profile of these resources and simultaneously demystifying the eligibility and application process, HFCC has helped to lift people out of poverty and eliminate hunger in low-income communities.
 

Although the funding for HFCC has come to an end, the partners are looking to build on the momentum gained over the last two years helping people access the food resources they need and continue to make progress in eliminating hunger.

Read HFCC's concluding report of accomplishments here.

Brooklyn Food Coalition presents: An Evening with Mark Bittman

Tuesday, April 30, 6pm
LIU Brooklyn
Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gymnasium
1 University Plaza, entrance at DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues

Riverdale Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
SITE MANAGER/VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

CSA is a unique partnership between specific farmers and consumers that enables consumers to cooperatively purchase weekly shares of fresh produce directly from participating farms. The Riverdale-Hawthorne Valley Farm CSA, established in 1996, is seeking a SITE MANAGER/VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR to manage its weekly distribution of produce.

The manager/coordinator will elicit volunteer sign-up for opening, running, and closing the delivery site at the Riverdale Neighborhood House on Thursday afternoons from mid-June to mid-November. The Site Manager/Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for:

• Overseeing and coordinating activities at the distribution site each week
• Being sure that the distribution site is adequately staffed by CSA members