Ending Hunger Corps, Alfond Youth Center, Waterville, ME
In 1997 the Waterville Boys & Girls Club, the Waterville YMCA, and the City of Waterville came together to create the Alfond Youth & Community Center (AYCC). The AYCC stands as the only successful collaboration of a Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) and YMCA in the United States. The AYCC serves more than 8,000 children and families from 191 communities in central Maine. AYCC is an approved CACFP sponsor to multiple afterschool sites in the area and serves as an approved SFSP for Camp Tracy in Oakland and our Summer Enrichment Program at the AYCC facility. Also, throughout the year AYCC sponsors free holiday meal events for the community: during COVID AYCC gave out over 85,000 meals. AYCC also has a Farm to School grant that is focused on the development of a Garden to Table educational curriculum. The Ending Hunger Corps Kids Count VISTA will increase the ability of AYCC’s Food Security initiatives, policies, and strategies based in “Maine’s Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030” as a means to reduce poverty rates, eradicate very low food insecurity, and decrease the rate of low food insecurity to 4% for the children, single parent and working poor households of the AYCC - Greater Waterville community. The VISTA will learn and engage in the various forms of program development, focusing on funding and impact. Learning from existing programs, the VISTA will evaluate different methods of expanding impactful programs by conducting assessments, research, writing and evaluating the effectiveness of grants upon the recognized causes of hunger including local food access, childcare, career exploration, workforce readiness, and opportunity. “This position contributes to Maine’s historic goal of ending hunger in the state by 2030 as part of Ending Hunger Corps, a 15 member cohort model VISTA program sponsored by Maine's Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry (DACF). Find out more here: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/ag/endinghungercorps/index.shtml”Further help on this page can be found by clicking here .Member Duties : The Ending Hunger Corps Kids Count VISTA will increase the ability of AYCC’s Food Security initiatives, policies, and strategies based in “Maine’s Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030” as a means to reduce poverty rates, eradicate very low food insecurity, and decrease the rate of low food insecurity to 4% for the children, single parent and working poor households of the AYCC - Greater Waterville community. The VISTA will learn and engage in the various forms of program development, focusing on funding and impact. Learning from existing programs, the VISTA will evaluate different methods of expanding impactful programs by conducting assessments, research, writing and evaluating the effectiveness of grants upon the recognized causes of hunger including local food access, childcare, career exploration, workforce readiness, and opportunity.Program Benefits : Training , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , gym membership , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Housing .For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .TermsCar recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .Service AreasHunger , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Health .SkillsWriting/Editing , Communications , Team Work , Fund raising/Grant Writing , General Skills .Refine SearchSummaryProgram Type:AmeriCorps VISTAProgramEnding Hunger Corps, Alfond Youth Center, Waterville, MEProgram Start/End Date07/13/2026 - 07/12/2027Work Schedule Full TimeEducation levelCollege graduateAge RequirementMinimum: 18 Maximum: NoneProgram Locations MAINELanguagesEnglishAccepting ApplicationsFrom 03/01/2026 To 06/10/2026Contact Isabelle Newman18 Elkins LaneAugusta ME 04333207-872-8842isabelle.newman@maine.govhttps://www.maine.gov/dacf/ag/endinghungercorps/index.shtmlListing ID 111184