Final chance! Apply by March 27 to teach, learn, and grow with FoodCorps. Learn more.
This fall, pending funding, we’ll be partnering with Edible Schoolyard NYC to connect New Yorkers to real food and help them grow up healthy!
Edible Brooklyn covers FoodCorps’ possible expansion to New York City.
By Claire Brown
“We’ve long admired the work of FoodCorps, the AmeriCorps-affiliated organization that places members in schools across the nation to help start gardens, teach nutrition and advocate for improved access to fresh and healthy food. And we’re not the only ones to fawn over the program: They received over 1,000 applicants for 50 slots in their first year (an acceptance rate lower than Yale), although co-founder and communications director Jerusha Klemperer emphasizes that acceptance doesn’t necessarily correlate with academic prowess or a conventionally impressive résumé. They encourage anyone interested in food and passionate about teaching to apply, and no college degree is required.
Starting in the fall of 2015, FoodCorps may be coming to the Big Apple. They’re waiting for AmeriCorps to confirm funding and a final number of members, but they’re hoping to place 10 service members around the city this year. Because FoodCorps always partners with local organizations to best address a community’s needs, they’ve selected Edible Schoolyard NYC to anchor the New York City chapter and identify placements for each member.”
Vilsack Announces Grants, Proposed Rule Changes to Help Schools Feed Kids
FoodCorps Welcomes Kenya Bradshaw and Dr. Basil Smikle Jr. to Board of Directors, Congratulates Rachel Willis on Appointment to Co-Chair
FoodCorps Announces New Supporters for Nourishing Futures Initiative to Ensure All Students Have Equitable Access to Food Education and Nourishing, Free Meals by 2030
Together we will nourish futures for every student. Share your email address, and we'll make sure you have the tools to take action and join the movement for food education and free, nourishing meals in school.
You’re one in a million!* Thank you for joining FoodCorps in our efforts to mobilize 1 million supporters for Nourishing Futures. Your support will help us support children’s health and wellbeing today, allowing them to grow and thrive tomorrow.
* You’re one in a million, but we’re sure you know other like-minded folks. Share your commitment to FoodCorps’ Nourishing Futures initiative on your favorite social media platform.
