Project New Village serves much of the City of San Diego’s Promise Zone (one of only 22 such communities of concentrated poverty nationwide to be designated by the federal government for supplemental resource investment), National City, and the City of Lemon Grove. The People’s Produce mobile farmers market will be the first of its kind in San Diego County, and you will be a critical part of this program’s first year of operations, helping to shape service delivery and establish partnerships to create a sustainable program that improves access to healthy foods for marginalized and underserved residents. We hope that you will consider serving with our team that is working to transform the food supply system to improve food security by removing barriers that impede access to good food through community/civic engagement and building alternative food ecosystems.
Project New Village is seeking an organized VISTA to 1) develop organizational systems for the People’s Produce Mobile Farmers Market refrigerated food truck program; 2) build partnerships with community based organizations and train partners to deliver health literacy sessions at Mobile Farmers Market sites using tools developed in collaboration with university nutrition students; and 3) enhance the layout at the Mt. Hope Community Garden expand composting activities to reduce food waste, and redesign growing spaces based on the amounts and types of seasonal produce needed by the Mobile Farmers Market. If you are a hard-working, equity-minded individual looking to put your organizational skills to work in a dynamic and community-oriented environment, this could be the perfect growth opportunity for you. You can expect to learn about urban agriculture and neighborhood-level resource challenges as you work to create permanent infrastructure to support community revitalization in disinvested neighborhoods.
Service dates: 02/12/2024 – 02/11/2025
If you are an AmeriCorps member and wish to apply for the volunteer positions, go to the AmeriCorps Service Opportunity Listings here:
For more assignment information or more info on becoming an AmeriCorps VISTA member, contact Project New Village’s Executive Director, N. Dian Moss at ndm@projectnewvillage.org.
