Cornucopia Food Pantry Coordinator - Waysmeet Center
Summer 2024 COLA Fellowship Program
The College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Global Racial and Social Inequality Lab (GRSIL) is hosting summer fellowship program for students enrolled in COLA majors. Rising COLA Juniors and Senior students with a passion for sustainable social justice and skills to promote positive change will be paired with a local organization to work for 6 weeks (dates may vary by host site). APPLY FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FELLOWSHIP HOST SITES.
DESCRIPTION
Modality: This fellowship will be 30 hours a week hybrid (some remote and some in person).
Fellowship Host: The Waysmeet Center and Cornucopia Food Pantry
The Waysmeet Center creates positive change through direct service grounded in compassion, equity, and social justice in the NH Seacoast and surrounding communities. Waysmeet runs a food pantry on the lower level of our building that serves individuals and families from numerous communities in the Seacoast region. We also lead an open and inclusive intentional residential community for UNH students. We encourage student leadership and work with students to develop their leadership skills.
Fellowship Project:
Cornucopia Food Pantry Coordinator
Deliverables:
1. On the Ground tasks: The fellow would coordinate and lead volunteers and operations of the Cornucopia Food Pantry during all open pantry hours (Tues 3-6pm, Wed 1-4pm and Fri 12-3pm), lead Quality Control prior to the start of each shift, greet and ensure that all patrons are adequately supported.
2. Administrative tasks: The fellow would converse with patrons regarding making appointments via office phone or email and manage the appointment lists. After each visit, the fellow would input data into the Unite Us platform. The fellow would help then compile data for the Quarterly Report to the NH Food Bank.
3. The fellow would work with the current Director to create social media content to engage with community members and donors.
Have any questions? Email PJ.Lassek@unh.edu