FoodCorps Recruiting First Class of Service Members: Learn More!
February 10, 2011 | Written By: Healthy Schools Campaign
FoodCorps, a brand new and much anticipated national service program, opens applications for its first class of service members this week! Those selected will dedicate one year of full-time public service in school food systems: sourcing healthful local food for school cafeterias, expanding nutrition education programs, and building and tending school gardens.
FoodCorps is a scalable solution to the national obesity epidemic. Since 1980, the percentage of American children who are overweight or obese has doubled. With one in four U.S. children struggling with hunger and one in three obese or overweight, FoodCorps addresses the root cause of both: access to healthy food.
FoodCorps seeks up to 80 young men and women with a passion for serving their country by building healthy communities. Beginning in August 2011, service members will get their hands dirty in one of 10 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina or Oregon.
Applications and more information can be found at www.foodcorps.org.
