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Applications for 2025-26 are open for a limited number of unfilled positions. Take the eligibility quiz to start you application.
Take the QuizAs a FoodCorps member, you’ll teach kids to grow, cook, and love the nourishing foods that celebrate their communities—and help schools serve more of those foods, too. FoodCorps recruits talented leaders into full-time, paid public service, where they grow healthy school food environments in communities across the country through hands-on, experiential food education. Have questions? Email us at apply@foodcorps.org.
What you’ll do
As a corps member, you’ll teach kids about nourishing food and help schools become healthier places for them to learn and grow. Here’s how.
Lead Hands-On Lessons
You’ll teach students to grow, cook, and taste new foods, building their knowledge of and enthusiasm for fruits and veggies. You’ll collaborate with teachers on integrating food into the curriculum, and you may help organize field trips to local farms or visits from chefs.
Influence Nourishing School Meals
You’ll cultivate a cafeteria experience that steers students towards fresh fruits and veggies, gets them excited to try new foods, and celebrates their local traditions. You’ll get kids to try samples during taste tests and brainstorm foods that make them feel strong and nourished. You may even work with food service directors and farmers to get local foods onto the lunch tray.
Build A Culture of Health
You’ll be an active, collaborative member of the school community, working to ensure that the whole school environment—from hallway to classroom to cafeteria—celebrates nourishing food. You may plan family cooking nights and organize food fundraisers, too.
FoodCorps Member Tamara Lewis offers a beet taste test. (Hartford, CT)
Benefits
FoodCorps members receive a stipend, health insurance, and other benefits. In addition, FoodCorps prepares alumni for lifelong careers of impact as food educators, school nutrition leaders, and policy influencers. Being part of the FoodCorps alumni network connects you to thousands of passionate professionals who can help you build a career at the intersection of healthy school food and education.
Living Stipend
Living Stipend$33,000 for the full 11-month term
AmeriCorps Segal Education AwardAfter successfully completing your FoodCorps term of service, you’ll be eligible for a $7,395 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. You can use the award to repay qualified student loans and to pay current educational expenses at eligible institutions of higher education and training programs.
Student Loan ForbearanceAs a FoodCorps service member, you may be eligible for student loan forbearance. You can learn more from our partners at AmeriCorps.
Health InsuranceYou’ll receive basic health, dental, and vision coverage.
Relocation Support
Relocation SupportTo support the transition into service, all incoming corps members will receive $500 to cover relocation costs or to support a gap between jobs. These funds can be used for rent, gas, moving van rental, security deposit, and other costs associated with starting in a new role.
Partial Childcare ReimbursementsChild care assistance may be available for qualified service members who need the benefit in order to serve.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)Some service members are eligible to receive SNAP benefits.
Need-Based Funding
Need-Based FundingFoodCorps members can apply for funding to cover costs related to medical or family emergencies, natural disasters, or other unexpected costs related to service throughout their year of service.
FoodCorps Alumni NetworkOur model for change is about much more than your year of service. You’ll stay connected to FoodCorps throughout your career through our network of over 1,500 alumni.
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