The Community Programs (CP) Intern will support and work with the Community Programs Department, which includes our Backyard Harvest, Farmers Market Recovery, and Volunteer programs. The CP Intern will gain hands-on experience in food recovery work by training and regularly leading farmer's market gleans and/or fruit harvests. The intern will also learn and participate in core CP tasks to grow our volunteer base and improve our food recovery programs. These tasks may include recruiting volunteers via online or in-person outreach, engaging with fruit donors and farm vendors, improving our volunteer experience, attending community events to spread the word about Food Forward’s work, working with our data in our custom software, restocking produce recovery needs, and more
Interns Will Learn and Participate In:
● Hands-on experience with food security work in Southern California
● The ins and outs of working at a growing nonprofit
● Project management, strategic planning, and program development
● Event coordination and recruitment strategies
● Volunteer recruitment, coordination, and engagement strategies
● Community organizing and outreach methods
● Data entry and interfacing with custom software
● Writing for internal and external communication
● Communication and presentation skills
● Seasonality of locally grown produce and fruit trees
Minimum Requirements:
● Able to work in Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, etc.)
● Comfortable with lifting 40-pound boxes of fruit/vegetables
● Comfortable working outside
● Comfortable working with and speaking to people from various backgrounds in multiple ways: via email, phone, and in person
● Valid driver's license and reliable access to a vehicle
● Access to a computer
Willingness and availability to work weekends
$18 - $19 per hour