Program Description

The Allen Farmers Market is a project of Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC), a 501(c)(3) organization in Lansing, Michigan. Since 2004, the market has served as a community hub where neighbors can find locally grown and produced foods, ready-to-eat dinner options, and a convivial atmosphere in which to socialize and build community. Breadbasket Food Pantry distributes free produce, bread, and baked goods to Eastside residents each Monday. Our pantry provides perishable goods that are often out of reach for many in the community.

Duties and Responsibilities

This person will serve as the Hunter Park GardenHouse Intern who will:

• Train and coordinate volunteers for the pantry and market
• Pick up food donations from the food bank and local businesses for Breadbasket, and assist neighbors in efficiently choosing their food donations
• Communicate with farmers, vendors, sponsors and neighbors as needed to ensure market days are successful
• Assist with setup and tear down of the market
• Help with the creation of promotional materials (print and digital) for the market
• Facilitate relationships with local farmers/vendors, market patrons, and Breadbasket participants
• Document program efficacy through surveys and evaluations

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

• Commitment to attend BreadBasket and Farmers Market regularly
• Desire and ability to engage with a diverse population while modeling patience, kindness, flexibility, respect, and maintaining the privacy of those we’re assisting.
• Passion for strengthening the local food system and for ANC’s mission
• Enthusiasm to bring fresh ideas and a willingness to discuss them.
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 40 pounds
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences
• Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
• Preferred: a commitment to Lansing’s Eastside
• ANC believes that to serve its neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in its staff. ANC also believes that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, ANC strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities to apply

Compensation: Fellows who qualify for work study at Michigan State University or Lansing Community College will receive $10.33 an hour. Fellows who do not qualify for work study will earn a $650 stipend.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org 

Program Description

The Hunter Park GardenHouse is a project of Allen Neighborhood Center, a 501(c)(3) organization in Lansing, Michigan. The GardenHouse serves as a demonstration site and hub for year-round garden education. Neighbors volunteer to grow food, flowers, and community; and youth develop job and life skills in service to the neighborhood. Since 2008, the Hunter Park GardenHouse has empowered neighbors to grow, prepare, and eat healthy food to better their health and become more connected with the community. We are open 5 days a week and offer a wide assortment of programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

This person will serve as the Hunter Park GardenHouse Intern who will:

• Serve as Hunter Park GardenHouse shift leader 2-4 times per week (guide-by-the-side with volunteers to plant, harvest, water, weed, etc., and engage with visitors).
• Document GardenHouse programs for social media (contribute photos & videos). 
• Work with the GardenHouse Director to develop and implement GardenHouse special projects (i.e. native seed library, pollinator garden, host educational workshops etc.).

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

• Experience and/or interest in sustainable gardening/farming.
• Passion for strengthening the local food system and for ANC’s mission
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 30 pounds
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences
• Ability to function independently and in a team environment.
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new software
• Familiarity with social media (Facebook) and basic photography
• Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
• Eastsiders are strongly encouraged to apply
• ANC believes that to serve its neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in its staff. ANC also believes that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, ANC strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities to apply

Compensation: Fellows who qualify for work study at Michigan State University or Lansing Community College will receive $10.33 an hour. Fellows who do not qualify for work study will earn a $650 stipend.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org 

Program Description

The Outreach & Engagement team is responsible for connecting neighbors and other stakeholders to resources that are related to health, housing, and social connectivity. Interns will do extensive outreach in the neighborhood, including door-to-door canvassing, appearing regularly at Eastside community events, and hosting community gatherings to link neighbors to resources and one another. To make appropriate referrals, interns will become familiar with: federal, state, and local government programs; other nonprofit and for-profit organizations that offer programming to neighbors; and ANC programs. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Link neighbors with both ANC programs and regional social services after assessing individual needs
• Advocate for neighbors as an enrollment specialist with MI Bridges (Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc.) and the Ingham County Health Department (Ingham Health Plan, etc.), including providing guide-by-the-side enrollment in programs and the Gender Affirmation Project. 
• Present at information sessions and meetings and participate in outreach events to promote ANC programs. 
• Conduct a community assessment, including but not limited to door-to-door canvassing, surveys, and census data collection.

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 30 pounds
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences
• Passion for strengthening the local food system and for ANC’s mission
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new software
• Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
• Eastsiders are strongly encouraged to apply
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences.
• An understanding of institutional and structural oppression and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
• ANC believes that to serve its neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in its staff. ANC also believes that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, ANC strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities to apply

Compensation: Fellows who qualify for work study at Michigan State University or Lansing Community College will receive $10.33 an hour. Fellows who do not qualify for work study will earn a $650 stipend.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org 

Program Description

Veggie Box is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program which allows folks in the Lansing region to enroll in a season-long subscription box to fresh, local produce. Our CSA is a multi-farm model that unites dozens of local small farms to feed a common community. We pack and distribute orders for up to 300 members per week, providing fruits, vegetables, optional add-on food products, and educational material. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create written profiles of farmers, crops, vegetables, and food system issues 
• Assist in promotion of Veggie Box (marketing, social media, graphic design)
• Coordinate receiving, packing, inventory, and produce management
• Document program efficacy through surveys and evaluations 
• Send invoices and track payments
• Assist in vendor management and customer/member relationships

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

• Desire and ability to engage with a diverse group of people, including those living in low-income neighborhoods, immigrant communities, farmers, and business owners
• Ability to function independently and in a team environment
• Passion for strengthening the local food system and for ANC’s mission
• Exceptionally attentive to detail
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 30 pounds
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new software
• Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
• Preferred: Familiarity with social media and basic photography
• Eastsiders are strongly encouraged to apply
• ANC believes that to serve its neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in its staff. ANC also believes that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, ANC strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities

Compensation: Fellows who qualify for work study at Michigan State University or Lansing Community College will receive $10.33 an hour. Fellows who do not qualify for work study will earn a $650 stipend.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org 

Program Description

Allen Neighborhood Center youth programs are free, offer job and life skills experience, and provide gardening and nutrition education. Take Root Garden Club (ages 5-10) is held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00am-12:00pm; and the Youth Service Corps (ages 11-17) meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:00am-12:00pm during the summertime. 

Duties and Responsibilities

This person will serve as the Hunter Park GardenHouse Intern who will:

• Work with the Youth Programs Manager to help prepare and facilitate lessons and activities.
• Document program efficacy through attendance records and evaluations.
• Collaborate with other organizations on special events (field trips, special projects, etc.).
• Plan and present a personal project with relevance to the youth programs.
• Document youth programs through social media (ie., Facebook).

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

• Kid-loving, organized, reliable, enthusiastic, and motivated.
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 30 pounds
• Ability to function independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences
• Experience in gardening, nutrition, and civic engagement is a plus, as well as an interest in the arts and social justice
• Familiarity with social media (Facebook) and basic photography
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new software
• Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
• Eastsiders are strongly encouraged to apply
• ANC believes that to serve its neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in its staff. ANC also believes that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, ANC strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities to apply

Compensation: Fellows who qualify for work study at Michigan State University or Lansing Community College will receive $10.33 an hour. Fellows who do not qualify for work study will earn a $650 stipend.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org