As a FoodCorps service member, you can help kids learn what healthy food is, fall in love with it, and eat it every day.
FoodCorps recruits talented leaders for a year of full time paid public service building healthy school food environments in limited-resource communities.
Because you’ll make a measurable and visible change in a high-need community. Because you’ll meet amazing people. Because you’ll be challenged. Because you’ll grow.
— Graham Downey, former service member
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What You'll Do
You’ll teach hands-on lessons to elementary school students and help make healthy food part of the whole school curriculum.
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Where You’ll Serve
You’ll serve in one of 17 states or the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. When you apply, you can choose up to three location preferences.
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Benefits
Not only will you receive a stipend and educational benefits, but you’ll also make a direct impact in schools, gain professional skills, and become part of a network of changemakers.
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Eligibility
In addition to some requirements for becoming a FoodCorps AmeriCorps service member, we are also seeking standout community leaders with a commitment to public service.
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Application Timeline
| January 11, 2019 | Application period opens |
| February to March, 2019 | Initial phone screenings with first-choice states begin |
| March 15, 2019 | Application period closes; final deadline to apply |
| March to June, 2019 | In-person interviews with first-choice states begin |
| April, 2019 | Review by second and third choice states begin |
| June, 2019 | Decisions will be sent to all applicants |
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There are only 15 days left to submit your application to be a FoodCorps service member! Don’t wait to apply—there’s one big reason to submit early.
Ask Us Anything! Alums Answer Your Application Questions
Watch our Facebook LIVE to learn how to make your service member application shine! FoodCorps alumni and our recruitment staff answered questions about this year’s application and their respective experiences as former AmeriCorps service members.
Video: A Year of Service, A Lifetime of Impact
Watch our new video! Three alumni share how their experiences with FoodCorps led them to exciting and meaningful careers post-service.