Healthy Futures Projects
Institution Name: Community College of Allegheny County
Host Site Supervisor: Rick Adams; radams@ccac.edu
Description: The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) recognizes the seriousness of food insecurity on college campuses. The VISTA is responsible for assisting the four pantries in providing better service, expanding service and facilitating improved communications between the sites. The VISTA also is the College wide liaison between external service providers and the pantries.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Rick Adams; radams@ccac.edu
Description: The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) recognizes the seriousness of food insecurity on college campuses. The VISTA is responsible for assisting the four pantries in providing better service, expanding service and facilitating improved communications between the sites. The VISTA also is the College wide liaison between external service providers and the pantries.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onieda County
Host Site Supervisor: Elizabeth Irons, egi2@cornell.edu
Description: The VISTA will support the development of organizational infrastructure through the development and implementation of recruitment and training to establish the Ambassador Corps, the creation and distribution of multiple language promotional collateral to increase communication with the refugee community, and support the development of community partnerships with market management to build support for market activities and programs. The end result of this project will be increased foot traffic to the Public Market sessions, increased sales for participating market vendors, an established corps of dedicated and trained community volunteers, increased partner participation to support the market and an overall increase in consumption of fresh local foods by community consumers.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Elizabeth Irons, egi2@cornell.edu
Description: The VISTA will support the development of organizational infrastructure through the development and implementation of recruitment and training to establish the Ambassador Corps, the creation and distribution of multiple language promotional collateral to increase communication with the refugee community, and support the development of community partnerships with market management to build support for market activities and programs. The end result of this project will be increased foot traffic to the Public Market sessions, increased sales for participating market vendors, an established corps of dedicated and trained community volunteers, increased partner participation to support the market and an overall increase in consumption of fresh local foods by community consumers.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Gettysburg College
Host Site Supervisor: Jeffrey Rioux, Jrioux@gettysburg.edu
Description: The VISTA member will coordinate new programming such as adult swimming classes, soccer clinics for children and adults, nutritional workshops and culinary lessons as well as increase participation and awareness in
the existing Walking Club and Healthy Options programs. The VISTA member will collaborate with health agencies to host an annual Latino Health Fair and compile health resources and community resource calendars in accessible (bilingual) formats.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Jeffrey Rioux, Jrioux@gettysburg.edu
Description: The VISTA member will coordinate new programming such as adult swimming classes, soccer clinics for children and adults, nutritional workshops and culinary lessons as well as increase participation and awareness in
the existing Walking Club and Healthy Options programs. The VISTA member will collaborate with health agencies to host an annual Latino Health Fair and compile health resources and community resource calendars in accessible (bilingual) formats.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Ithaca College
Host Site Supervisor: David Harker; dharker@ithaca.edu
Description: The Food Security Project (FSP) campus-community partnership is an effort to directly address hunger among the Ithaca College community (students, staff, and contingent faculty), residents in the rural areas outside of Ithaca, and low-income residents within the City of Ithaca. The FSP VISTA will work directly with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, the IC food pantry, and other hunger/nutrition efforts on campus and in the Ithaca community, while also working to collect, catalogue, and disseminate resources and best practices around food security to higher ed institutions across NY and PA.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: David Harker; dharker@ithaca.edu
Description: The Food Security Project (FSP) campus-community partnership is an effort to directly address hunger among the Ithaca College community (students, staff, and contingent faculty), residents in the rural areas outside of Ithaca, and low-income residents within the City of Ithaca. The FSP VISTA will work directly with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, the IC food pantry, and other hunger/nutrition efforts on campus and in the Ithaca community, while also working to collect, catalogue, and disseminate resources and best practices around food security to higher ed institutions across NY and PA.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Juniata College
Host Site Supervisor: Sarah Worley; worley@juniata.edu
Description: The Health Literacy Program Coordinator is responsible for strengthening the Healthy Huntingdon County Partnership with Penn Highlands Huntingdon. The VISTA will work to build the capacity of this population health partnership between the hospital, Juniata College, and the community with a specific focus on the ACHIEVE (Advancing Community Health Innovation through Education, Vision, and Empowerment) health literacy program.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Sarah Worley; worley@juniata.edu
Description: The Health Literacy Program Coordinator is responsible for strengthening the Healthy Huntingdon County Partnership with Penn Highlands Huntingdon. The VISTA will work to build the capacity of this population health partnership between the hospital, Juniata College, and the community with a specific focus on the ACHIEVE (Advancing Community Health Innovation through Education, Vision, and Empowerment) health literacy program.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Juniata College
Host Site Supervisor: Kathryn Westcott, Westcott@juniata.edu; Sarah Worley; worley@juniata.edu
Description: This VISTA position will work to strengthen the capacity of mental health services in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Unmet mental health needs serve as a barrier to overall health, well-being, and economic vitality. Consequently, the focus of this VISTA position will be to collaborate with community mental health service providers and community organizations to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the current mental health needs and services in the county. Huntingdon County is a geographically large, low population density area with a significant rate of generational poverty among its residents.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Kathryn Westcott, Westcott@juniata.edu; Sarah Worley; worley@juniata.edu
Description: This VISTA position will work to strengthen the capacity of mental health services in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Unmet mental health needs serve as a barrier to overall health, well-being, and economic vitality. Consequently, the focus of this VISTA position will be to collaborate with community mental health service providers and community organizations to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the current mental health needs and services in the county. Huntingdon County is a geographically large, low population density area with a significant rate of generational poverty among its residents.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Mercy College
Host Site Supervisor: Felipe Henao; fhenao@mercy.edu; Hannah Berling; hberling@mercy.edu
Description: The AmeriCorps VISTA at Mercy College plays an integral role in a project aimed at increasing college success for students from low-income families in the New York metropolitan area by reducing the impact of food insecurity.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Felipe Henao; fhenao@mercy.edu; Hannah Berling; hberling@mercy.edu
Description: The AmeriCorps VISTA at Mercy College plays an integral role in a project aimed at increasing college success for students from low-income families in the New York metropolitan area by reducing the impact of food insecurity.
Status: Filled!
Institution Name: Northampton Community College
Host Site Supervisor: Maryann Haytmanek; mhaytmanek@northampton.edu
Description: The VISTA will help implement the online mental/behavioral health assessment tool and add resources to the webpage, develop a database that provides information on student’s counseling needs, assess the project’s effectiveness, and identify future project goals.
Status: Apply Now!
Host Site Supervisor: Maryann Haytmanek; mhaytmanek@northampton.edu
Description: The VISTA will help implement the online mental/behavioral health assessment tool and add resources to the webpage, develop a database that provides information on student’s counseling needs, assess the project’s effectiveness, and identify future project goals.
Status: Apply Now!
Institution Name: Shippensburg University
Host Site Supervisor: Javita Thompson, jlthompson@ship.edu
Description: Shippensburg University is partnering with Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition (SCRC) to provide weekend meals to students in the Shippensburg Area School District (SASD). Shippensburg University’s Healthy Futures: Hound Packs Program VISTA will be involved in several efforts to improve, bring awareness, and provide access of health and social services to the Franklin and Cumberland Pennsylvania counties.
Status: Filled!
Host Site Supervisor: Javita Thompson, jlthompson@ship.edu
Description: Shippensburg University is partnering with Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition (SCRC) to provide weekend meals to students in the Shippensburg Area School District (SASD). Shippensburg University’s Healthy Futures: Hound Packs Program VISTA will be involved in several efforts to improve, bring awareness, and provide access of health and social services to the Franklin and Cumberland Pennsylvania counties.
Status: Filled!