Apple Corps Hiring

Greetings! Would you like to do some amazing work in your community and get paid doing it? Solid Ground is now hiring for AmeriCorps members to serve in our communities through the Apple Corps project. These full time positions are 10½ months long, starting September 1, 2013. Members receive a monthly stipend of $1,155, plus a $5,550 education award at the end of their term of service. (If you receive SSI benefits, TANF, food stamps, or other government entitlements your eligibility will not be affected by the AmeriCorps income).

Apple Corps members will be placed at sites throughout Seattle to provide direct service to schools and non-profit agencies. Members collaborate with schools, community groups, and local organizations to educate children about nutrition and physical activity, improve policies affecting child health, and connect families to health-promoting resources. Additionally, members will recruit and train community volunteers in under-served neighborhoods, and develop their own leadership skills by participating in team trainings and local service projects. Apple Corps, as a program of Solid Ground, is committed to undoing racism. Members will engage in year-long training to explore and understand the relationship between institutionalized racism, health disparities, and poverty.

Deadline to apply is June 3rd. For more information about this opportunity, please call 206.694.6711 or email applecorps@solid-ground.org.