Campus Compact VISTA Stanford University - Valley Verde

Campus Compact VISTA Stanford University - Valley Verde The Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA program places AmeriCorps VISTA members in full service with our campus and community partners for a one-year period. During this year, members spend 35 hours per week on their host site’s campus or with one of that campus’s community partners to work on building systems and programs that support low-income college students and community members. The VISTA member’s work is to build capacity, meaning that rather than directly serving the community, they’re enhancing or creating systems, structures, and resources that support the direct anti-poverty work. Campus Compact functions as the central VISTA program hub, performing program administration, offering training and support to VISTA members and their projects, and connecting the work happening in individual projects both to similar work happening nationwide and back to AmeriCorps. Member Duties Valley Verde is a nonprofit advancing food security, justice, and sovereignty in San José, Morgan Hill, and Gilroy, through urban gardening education and resources. The position is for the second year of a three-year project to develop a community urban market. The position involves planning and building support for a new community urban market that reduces food insecurity and boosts incomes, while improving our understanding of the food-related needs of Santa Clara County residents. The VISTA will conduct community assessment via interviews and surveys, perform research into similar vegetable marketplaces, and work with Valley Verde staff to develop a pilot program for this initiative. Program Benefits Relocation Allowance Living Allowance Stipend Training Childcare assistance if eligible Health Coverage* Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend Additional host site non-cash supports Terms Permits working at another job during off hours Permits attendance at school during off hours Service Areas Hunger Community and Economic Development Community Outreach Skills Recruitment Communications Writing/Editing Business/Entrepreneur Community Organization General Skills Computers/Technology Program Start/End Date 08/10/2026-08/09/2027 Work Schedule Full Time College graduate Age Requirement Minimum:18 Maximum:None Program Locations CALIFORNIASan Francisco/Oakland/San Jose #J-18808-Ljbffr AmeriCorps & Senior Corps