Athens Community Food Security VISTA - UGA VISTA Network

Overview

Up to two Ameri Corps VISTA members will be selected for March placements to collaboratively support organizations and initiatives fighting food insecurity and food waste in the Athens, GA community as part of the UGA VISTA Network. Hosted by the University of Georgia’s Office of Service-Learning. VISTAs provide year-long, full-time, in-person, capacity-building support for local organizations that help meet food-security needs through a wide range of efforts that include food production and distribution.

Applicants with interest and skills in areas such as volunteer recruitment and management, community needs assessment, partnership development, food production/distribution, and communication are encouraged to apply. Members work closely with UGA faculty, staff and students, and community members. VISTAs collaborate and communicate but each will have a primary placement at a local or campus organization, including UGArden (UGA's community-campus organic teaching farm).

Depending on their site, VISTAs will help with activities such as social media, fundraising, evaluation, developing new partnerships, communicating about food distribution opportunities, recruiting and training volunteers for meal, grocery, or food distributions, enhancing/supporting and developing new programs, and enhancing local food production.

Each VISTA will have site-specific VADs and slight differences in day-to-day activities but have aligned overall program objectives and performance measures. VISTA activities include:
Develop and implement site-specific plans to support recruitment, management, and supervision of volunteers to assist with site activities and programs (including food recovery, production, preparation, and distribution);
Undertake development and fundraising activities to support their organization’s work in combating food waste and food insecurity;
Undertake needs assessments and improve data quality related to community food insecurity and food waste;
Create new programming and partnerships across organizations in the food security/production/waste arena;
Develop, enhance, and disseminate communications, including social media, in support of their organization and its activities as well as for the overall network of local food distributions and activities.

Relocation Allowance, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Health Coverage*, Childcare assistance if eligible, Living Allowance, Training.

• For details about Ameri Corps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit

Car recommended.

Community Outreach, Hunger.

Community Organization, Food production / Gardening, Communications.

Program Type: Ameri Corps VISTA
Program: Athens Community Food Security VISTA - UGA VISTA Network
Program Start/End Date: 03/08/2026 - 03/08/2027
Work Schedule: Full Time
Education level: Some college
Age Requirement: Minimum: 18
Program Locations: GEORGIA
Languages: English
Accepting Applications: From 01/13/2026 To 02/06/2026

Shannon Brooks
UGA Office of Service-Learning
Athens GA 30602

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