NEW JERSEY. New Jersey Service Sites

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1 NEW JERSEY Below you will find detailed descriptions of all of the service sites located in this state. Each description includes details about the community where the service site is based, the overall work and mission of the organization, and what an incoming service member can expect to do on a day-to-day basis at this site. We hope this document will help you to best determine where you are most interested in serving Please note that all service sites and site descriptions are subject to change. Final details will be confirmed during the position offer process. New Jersey Service Sites AtlantiCare Center for Environmental Transformation Greater Newark Conservancy Grow it Green Morristown Isles, Inc. New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids - Camden Philip's Academy Charter School Providing Hope Rutgers Cooperative Extension - Gloucester County Salem County Career & Technical High School FoodCorps Service Sites

2 AtlantiCare City/Town: Egg Harbor Township In support of AtlantiCare's vision to build healthy communities, AtlantiCare encourages and educates people about how to eat healthy, stay active, and establish wholesome habits for a lifetime. Our program addresses the root causes of chronic disease by increasing consumption of healthy foods through the creation of access points for fresh, local produce by way of school and community gardening and food-literacy-themed programming and education. AtlantiCare has partnered with all 11 schools within the Atlantic City School District, as well as 78 other schools in our service area of Atlantic, Cape May, and southern Ocean counties. Our Healthy Schools initiative stresses three main concepts: Healthy eating, increased exercise, and emotional wellbeing. The AtlantiCare Healthy Schools, Healthy Children program works together with the Growing Green program to support school gardens with funding and resources, including healthy cooking demonstrations by the Growing Green Chef Council. All but one of the 11 Atlantic City schools hosts a school learning garden through funding by AtlantiCare Healthy Schools, Healthy Children and AtlantiCare Growing Green. Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County, which is one of 21 counties in New Jersey. It is located in the southeastern corridor of the state. Atlantic City is part of the 8.1 mile long Absecon Island, along with Ventnor City, Margate, and Longport. Atlantic City is a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse community with urban neighborhoods, a seasonal beach and bay district, and a city in turmoil with the recent casino closings. According to Census figures, there are 39,558 people, 15,504 households, and 8,558 families residing in Atlantic City. There are hundreds of different languages spoken in the city, and in fact, the school district recently added to their 2 staff a case worker who speaks over 40 languages to meet the needs of the many diverse families who attend their schools. The most common languages other than English are Spanish, Bengali, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Gujarati. The racial makeup of Atlantic City is very diverse with black (42%), white (25%), Hispanic or Latinos (24%), and Asian (9%) making up the majority of the community. The median family income is $29,200, which is more than $40,000 below the state average with 34% of persons living below the poverty level (compared to 10% on the state level). According to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 18% of Atlantic County residents report having poor or fair health and 17% are uninsured. Being that Atlantic City is the most diverse community in Atlantic County with the greatest needs, it can be assumed that these percentages may be even greater in Atlantic City itself. Atlantic City's diverse characteristics bring unique healthcare needs and challenges that are as diverse as the people residing in the city -- whether that means serving families with young children, active adults in the prime of their life, or older residents who may be facing age-related issues or living with chronic diseases. Although diversity may bring challenges, it is important to note that such diversity is looked at as a valued community resource by proud Atlantic City citizens who truly care for their community. In addition to economic challenges, many residents of Atlantic City face health disparities that disproportionately increase their likelihood for chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. These diseases are debilitating and can negatively impact one's quality of life. Poor nutrition and the lack of fresh and healthy foods are root causes associated with many chronic conditions. Fresh and healthy foods are nutrient dense and provide the body with much needed vitamins and minerals to prevent illness and manage disease. Deemed a food desert, Atlantic City was without a proper grocery store within its city limits until recently, FoodCorps Service Sites

3 and even now offers limited food choices in its corner and convenience stores. As a result, Atlantic City residents not only have issues associated with hunger and food insecurity, but also with inadequate access to healthy foods. This lack of access to healthy and fresh foods directly corresponds to the high incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity among the city's residents, and it impacts the health of the City's youth. 1) Texas Avenue School (K-8): Some of the main goals for Texas Avenue School are planting and growing all year round, having students work more in the garden, and having students taste the produce they grow. Our service member will conduct taste tests in the cafeteria and holding cooking lessons that include nutrition education every month during the PAC meetings. Every Thursday our service member will be dedicated to improving Texas Avenue's school food environment and will teach one-hour lessons to five classes: one Kindergarten class, one first grade class, one second grade class, and two third grades classes. 2) Chelsea Heights School (K-8): At this school, our service member will create a new garden consisting of 5 raised beds that will be used for nutrition-based garden education. In addition, we plan to set up consistent classes that our service member will teach every week. Another priority at this school will be holding taste tests. Throughout the year families will also become more involved in the process through offerings of services and opportunities. Lastly, we plan to partner with the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and offer more exotic produce. 3) Atlantic City High School (9-12): The plan for Atlantic City High School is to have a full garden program incorporated throughout the school by building 10 raised beds on school grounds. Our service member will teach nutrition education every Tuesday with Mrs. Harris's food class and every Wednesday afternoon with the Let's Make A Move Club. Our service member may also look at the need and want for a salad bar at this school and collaborate with the Food 3 Service Director to have more locally grown food in the cafeteria. A strong skill set around community gardening, garden knowledge, health/nutrition education, and experience working with children will be necessary for our service member to work towards our goals here in Atlantic City. Students served: Elementary school, middle school, and high school Helpful languages: Spanish, Bengali, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Cantonese, Mandarin and Gujarati Number of staff at service site: 5,000+; 3 in our program FoodCorps Service Sites

4 Center for Environmental Transformation City/Town: Camden The Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET) in Camden, New Jersey engages, educates, and inspires people to practice a more environmentally responsible way of living on the planet. Garden SEEDS (service, eating, education, diversity, & silliness) is a year-round program for children from pre-k through 8th grade that focuses on the hands-on exploration of food and where it comes from. Facilitated by our FoodCorps service member, participants explore everything from soil composition and the plant life cycle to harvesting techniques. Children also engage in simple nutrition and cooking lessons, giving them a chance to taste the fruits of their labor. SEEDS runs both onsite at CFET and in local schools. Camden, NJ is a small metropolitan area of 77,000 people, located just east of the Delaware River and Philadelphia. In the midst of a renaissance, Camden is filled with local organizations working together to inspire progressive change. Whether you're interested in urban trails, boats, physical activity, gardening, or kids programs there is something here for you. There is also easy public transit to Philadelphia, New York City, and Atlantic City. Our service member at the Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET) will serve in three schools in Camden, NJ: H.B. Wilson Elementary, Sumner Elementary, and Sacred Heart School. Together with the students at each school, our service member will grow vegetables and herbs in the school gardens and use the student-cultivated vegetables in cooking and nutrition demonstrations throughout the year. This program is designed to broaden the culture of health at each school and allow the students to discover and appreciate new foods, while providing real world connections to the 4 Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Finally, CFET has relationships with a number of after-school programs involving cooking classes, environmental education, and urban farming that our service member may choose to lead during their tenure. We would prefer that our service member have gardening experience, cooking experience, and artistic/creative experience with children, especially teaching children the ability to laugh and have fun. In addition, our service member should be an organized and independent worker with an interest in environmental issues. Students served: Preschool, elementary school, and middle school Helpful languages: Spanish Number of staff at service site: FoodCorps Service Sites

5 Greater Newark Conservancy City/Town: Newark The Greater Newark Conservancy promotes environmental stewardship to improve the quality of life in New Jersey's urban communities. We achieve our mission through our interrelated program areas including Environmental Education, Community Greening & Urban Agriculture, Environmental Justice, and Job Training. Our FoodCorps service member will serve with our Urban Farming and Farm to School initiatives. We have two major urban farms (one is 1 acre and the other is 2.5 acres) that yield over 6 tons of produce a year. We operate multiple school gardens and provide ongoing weekly educational programming to the associated schools. From June to November, we run weekly farm stands that make the fresh produce we grow available to the surrounding neighborhoods at a fraction of the price you would find at any supermarket in Newark. These youthdriven farm stands accept WIC, SNAP, and Senior Farmers Market Vouchers and are mobile, which allows us to offer them at a variety of locations across the city in response to community need. We are developing a farm to school program in which the fresh produce that is grown in the school gardening program is available to the students and lessons on the importance of a well balanced diet are provided. Newark, NJ is the state's largest city, located just 10 miles west of New York City. Newark is an urban environment with a sizable low to moderate income population. Newark is home to roughly 60,000 university students, and there are about 40,000 students in its public school system. Newark has some vibrant neighborhoods, such as Forest Hill and the Ironbound District, and is home to the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the nation with over 4,000 trees. The cherry blossom trees are found in Branch Brook Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the designer of New York City's Central Park. The resources and diversity found in Newark make it a great place to live and work. 1) Hawthorne Avenue Elementary School: Our larger, 2.5-acre farm is adjacent to this school, and we would like to increase engagement between the farm and the school community. With help from our 5 service member, we want to set up all day, ongoing lessons on the farm with classes from the school. We will encourage more families from the school to adopt garden bed plots on the farm as well. We would love to develop a farm stand at the school and do weekly taste testing in the cafeteria of produce from the farm. Our ultimate goal is to improve the food environment around the school and provide healthier options in the surrounding corner stores. 2) Clinton Hill Community & Early Childhood Center: The daycare center is located within a block of the same 2.5-acre farm. Overall, we would like to develop a stronger connection between the daycare center and the farm. We are developing a Readers to Eaters program at the school where our service member will read a foodrelated story to all the classes and then do a taste test of that vegetable at the daycare center. We also would like to establish growing space for the students, staff, and teachers at the school and, if possible, find a way for the cafeteria to source local produce for the students' lunches. 3) Belmont Runyon School: Our service member will continue to use the classroom we set up at the school to teach weekly nutrition and gardening lessons. We would like to begin bi-monthly taste tests in the cafeteria and identify school property where a school garden could be built. At all of the schools mentioned above, our service member will continue to develop wellness councils consisting of students, administrators, teachers, and parents. Ideally, our service member should have knowledge of Newark or experience working in diverse communities, experience working with kids both indoors and outdoors, some gardening experience or knowledge, and be a self-starter who is able to both work independently and manage a project on their own Students served: Preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school Helpful languages: Spanish or Portuguese Number of staff at service site: 25 Access to a car: Helpful FoodCorps Service Sites

6 Grow it Green Morristown City/Town: Morristown Grow It Green Morristown's mission is to create sustainable farms and gardens that provide equal access to fresh, local food and educate communities through programs focused on healthy eating and environmental stewardship. We manage the Urban Farm, a one-acre educational garden, where we bring student groups from the Morris School District and host field trips from throughout Morris County. We have three full-time staff members and four seasonal interns each growing season. Morristown, New Jersey is an urban community with a population of more than 18,000 people and a population density of 6,284.9 per square mile. The per capita income of Morristown residents was $37,573 in 2010, which is significantly lower than per capita incomes of surrounding towns (Morris Township: $65,335; Mendham: $93,011; Madison: $54,518; and Harding: $109,472). In 2010, the census confirmed that 10.2% of families in Morristown were below the poverty line. Our school district had integrated all types of students within the population. The preschool where our Urban Farm is located serves a population of students where 75% of the students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The school itself is focused on serving a population that cannot afford tuition-based pre-k programs. education using Common Core standards in social studies, language arts, and science. We'll use food and nutrition as a medium to integrate these subjects and address issues of food access and our food system. The Urban Farm reaches a large portion of the greater Morristown community and Morris School District. Our service member will also help with running field trips during the growing season, teaching students where their food comes from, and various farm-based education activities. The Urban Farm hosts field trips for pre-k through 12th grade. Our staff members at the Urban Farm are people with a desire to help one another and bring lasting change to a community. Our service member at the Urban Farm should be self-motivated, have a desire to learn about agriculture, and have the ability to lead a group. Students served: Preschool and elementary school Helpful languages: Spanish Number of staff at service site: 3, plus interns Access to a car: Helpful Our service site focuses primarily on two schools: The Lafayette Learning Center (pre- K), and Woodland Elementary (K-2). Our service member will work with teachers and Grow It Green Morristown staff to share knowledge and access to healthy eating using activities focused on food systems and a broad understanding of nutrition. In the preschool we will use what is called "Science Eyes" to teach students about different vegetables to eat and how a plant grows. At the elementary school, we will engage the students in three areas of FoodCorps Service Sites

7 Isles, Inc. City/Town: Trenton Founded in 1981, Isles, Inc. is a community development and environmental organization based in Trenton, New Jersey. With a mission to foster self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities, we design and develop effective services that support this mission and share what we learn with others who can make a difference. We have a staff of approximately 60 employees across the organization. Urban Agriculture is part of our Community Planning & Development work, which also includes vacant lot stabilization, arts planning, and mobile recreation. The Urban Ag team consists of two full-time employees and our FoodCorps service member, along with seasonal help, interns, and volunteers. Isles currently supports more than 60 community and school gardens across the city of Trenton by providing technical and organizational assistance to local residents, schools, and other community-based organizations. Isles successfully engages students, grades K-12 and beyond, in agricultural, environmental, and food education. Through gardening and growing food, we are able to demonstrate the significance of growing food locally to improve nutrition, reduce the cost of feeding families, and teach children about the critical connection they have to the earth. Isles works with teachers and students in gardens at over twenty schools in the Trenton area. Since 2013, we have proudly hosted a FoodCorps service member in partnership with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the NJ Farm to School Network. In 2015, our staff worked directly with over 700 students, many of them repeatedly, at school gardens and at afterschool and summer programs. In addition to gardening education, we provide hands-on cooking workshops and lessons for both youth and families. 7 Isles' urban agriculture services address hunger, food access, and community revitalization in the Trenton region. Despite being New Jersey's capital city and its location in Mercer County, which is one of the wealthiest counties in the country, Trenton is one of New Jersey's poorest cities. Trenton's median household income is more than 50 percent below the median income for Mercer County. In 2010, the city's poverty rate was 29.2%, with an additional 3,000 Trenton residents falling into poverty last year. Trenton has only two small supermarkets to support a population of more than 80,000 people. Trenton residents, due to lack of transportation or income, are forced to shop at corner and convenience stores, which are found in abundance throughout the city. Because of the lack of healthy food access, Trenton residents are facing health challenges related to the lack of healthy food consumption. The growing prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions in New Jersey, especially in lowincome communities like Trenton. Trenton is located approximately halfway between Philadelphia and New York City, and it is close to major highways and regional public transit. Mercer County, in addition to being home to Princeton University, also provides a wide range of recreational and cultural opportunities. The three key schools in which our service member will serve are: Washington Elementary (two 5th grade classes, one 1st grade class, and four Kindergarten classes), Grant Elementary (one 5th grade class, one 3rd grade class, and one Special Needs class), and Robeson Elementary (four 4th grade classes and one 2nd grade class). Our FoodCorps service member will be involved in all aspects of our school garden program, from building new gardens and developing existing gardens to providing direct support for teachers and instruction to students. In addition to helping develop and deliver gardening lessons, our service member will conduct cooking workshops and tastings in the classroom. Outside of the three key schools, we are FoodCorps Service Sites

8 focusing our efforts on building capacity of schools to self-manage gardens through teacher training and teacher networking. Isles is also active in the Trenton Healthy Food Network (THFN), which is a coalition of community-based organizations and government entities that advance common health improvement goals. A community farmers market was started through THFN in 2015, which served as an outlet for produce grown in Isles-managed gardens and as an opportunity for gardening and food outreach and education. In the summer, we also provide food, gardening, and environmental education for youth groups. We are looking for a service member who is energetic and adaptable, and who has a good foundation in gardening and cooking skills. Classroom management skills are important, and we are looking for someone who can help develop and promote teacher training and school garden capacity building. Creativity and persistence are also key We like to work hard but have fun while doing it. Students served: Elementary school and middle school Helpful languages: Spanish Number of staff at service site: FoodCorps Service Sites

9 New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids - Camden City/Town: Camden The New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids- Camden is a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The primary goal is to build and strengthen childhood obesity prevention activities in Camden, NJ with a focus on policy and environmental change initiatives for improved nutrition and increased physical activity. In Camden, this project is led by the YMCA of Burlington & Camden Counties and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey. Its mission is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. Our partner, Campbell Soup Company's Healthy Communities Initiative, has a goal to reduce childhood obesity and hunger by 50% in the city of Camden with core focus areas - Food Access, Physical Activity/Access, Nutrition Education, and Public Will - to drive strategy, engagement, and investment. The initiative's common agenda is to improve the health of young people in Campbell hometown communities. Together, we are working with schools, organizations, and the local government to reduce childhood obesity and hunger through various strategies. The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. Camden was originally incorporated as a city in Once a thriving center for manufacturing and industry, Camden, like most American cities, suffered a decline in the 20th century, losing both major employers and population. Currently, Campbell Soup Company and L-3 Communications (formerly Lockheed Martin) are among the city's largest employers. The University District, adjacent to the downtown, is home to Camden County College, Rowan University, Rutgers-Camden University, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. While the city's history is noted for its 9 challenges, its future is marked by the commitment of its community, business owners, and civic leaders to a brighter future. Camden's economic base is strengthened by its ever-increasing number of both large and small businesses. The arts community continues to grow with the addition of a City Symphony and area art shows. Parks, trails, and greenways are currently under renovation and creation, increasing the recreational opportunities within city borders. Communities are working together to redevelop their neighborhoods. Federal and state funds are being utilized to repair infrastructure, utilities, streets, and homes. A car is required for service at this site. Each year, Campbell Healthy Communities Initiative selects the sites in which programming will occur. We would prefer our service member have experience working in low-income, urban communities. Students served: Preschool and elementary school Helpful languages: Spanish Number of staff at service site: FoodCorps Service Sites

10 Philip's Academy Charter School City/Town: Newark Philip's Academy Charter School serves approximately 375 students in grades K-8. Utilizing unique learning environments, we seek to inspire students to embrace the highest principles of environmental and nutritional stewardship. The EcoSPACES Department's core mission is to teach health/wellness and sustainability in all grades through hands-on learning. Having a FoodCorps service member allows us to support a growing number of school gardens and increases the numbers of students, teachers, and families that benefit from them. It allows us to connect people and community organizations through food and healthy living. In conjunction with the family-style lunch program, our students plant, cultivate, and harvest our rooftop garden. The garden boasts multiple beds, including those specific to grade level curricula. In addition, the garden acts as an outdoor learning center, which provides a memorable space for discussion and exploration of the environmental world while also insulating our gymnasium (which is directly below the garden) and reducing the energy requirements for heating and cooling. Philip's Academy's rooftop garden is a space in which classrooms can meet outdoors for class discussions, writing, making art, poetry, music, and movement in addition to gathering for meals as a community. Additionally, our new online resource ecospacesed.org aims to reach educators, foodservice professionals, and families in order to educate and inspire an increase food literacy and healthy eating at school and in the home. With a population of around 300,000, Newark is the largest city (by population) in New Jersey. It is the county seat of Essex County and one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs. Located in the heart of New Jersey's Gateway Region, Newark is the second-largest city in the New York metropolitan area, approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Manhattan. Its proximity allows for spending time in NYC and enjoying all it has to offer. Going west, there is access to 10 shopping, outdoor activities, movies, restaurants, etc. Newark is headquarters to numerous corporations, such as Prudential Financial and PSEG. It is also home to several universities, such as Rutgers Newark (including its law school), the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Seton Hall University's Law School. Among others, its cultural and sports venues include: the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Prudential Center, and the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Baseball Stadium. Newark is divided into five geographical wards and contains neighborhoods ranging in character from bustling urban districts to quiet suburban enclaves. Newark's Branch Brook Park is the oldest county park in the United States and is home to the nation's largest collection of cherry blossom trees. Our service member will support the ongoing initiatives around food education within the EcoSpaces Education Program at both Philip's Academy Charter School Newark and Philip's Academy Charter School Paterson. Additionally, the opening of the new Paterson school in the fall of 2016 will require the creation of a new garden and kitchen classroom, and we are excited for our service member to help support these projects. Also, our service member will help to establish relationships with the community and help to develop plans for local food procurement. It would be helpful for a service member at our site to have experience working with middleschool students. Some classroom management experience is always good. Additionally, we would prefer our service member to have a working understand of gardening and agriculture as well as some basic nutrition knowledge and cooking skills. Students served: Elementary school and middle school Helpful languages: None Number of staff at service site: 70 Access to a car: Not necessary FoodCorps Service Sites

11 Providing Hope City/Town: Rumson Providing Hope is committed to improving the health of and quality of life for children, adolescents, and families in New Jersey. Current programming is focused on community wellness in the town of Long Branch, NJ with an emphasis on addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity and hunger. By establishing gardens in the schools, Providing Hope promotes access to fresh fruits and vegetables, provides information on all aspects of gardening from cultivation to harvest, and offers workshops on nutrition, food preparation, and fitness. Providing Hope currently has school gardens at six locations in addition to a greenhouse with an aeroponic growing system that hosts a student leadership program. Our FoodCorps service member will help take Providing Hope's school gardening program to the next level by incorporating a highly-trained garden educator into our programming. demonstrations that include produce harvested from our school gardens will be conducted by our service member as well. We would prefer that our service member by bi-lingual, have a knowledge of gardening, and a background in nutrition. Students served: Preschool, elementary school, and middle school Helpful languages: Spanish, Portuguese Number of staff at service site: 5 The Providing Hope office is located in Rumson, NJ, approximately 10 miles north of the community of Long Branch, where the schools in which our service member will serve are located. Both communities are located on the Jersey Shore. Our service member will serve in Long Branch High School, Audrey Clark Alternative Academy K-12, and Gregory Elementary School. Our service member will conduct lessons on nutrition and gardening. Our Leadership Program is expanding and continues to promote community by marketing produce to local farmers markets and small businesses. Our service member will be a key player in overseeing Leadership Program sessions. Taste tests are supported by the districtwide food service provider, and our service member will lead these taste tests as well as activities that integrate the food being tasted into the curriculum. Cooking lessons and FoodCorps Service Sites

12 Rutgers Cooperative Extension - Gloucester County City/Town: Clayton Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension helps the diverse population of New Jersey adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives and communities through an educational process that uses science-based knowledge. Through sciencebased educational programs, Rutgers Cooperative Extension truly enhances the quality of life for residents of New Jersey and brings the wealth of knowledge of the state university to local communities. The Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), the community-based nutrition, health promotion, and family wellness outreach component of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides workshops and online resources to educate and support families, worksites, schools, and communities to create healthier lifestyles. Healthy Lifestyles FCHS programming provides access to and involvement in a variety of learning opportunities that promote consistent messages about the importance of healthy eating in concert with daily physical activity where consumers live, work, and play. Our programs are designed to be appropriate for worksite wellness, early childcare/ pre-school, youth, adults, and older adults. Gloucester County is unique in that it is an outstanding agricultural, industrial, and residential area. Farming in all of its phases is highly established and developed. Hand in hand with agriculture, the county possesses some of the largest industries of the east. Such a combination of agriculture and industry, together with the location of the county in the metropolitan area of Philadelphia, was bound to result in thriving residential communities. Dotted with woods and beautiful lakes, traversed by beautiful streams, Old Gloucester County possesses a historical background that places it foremost in our country's history. Our service member will live in a ruralturning-suburban area near Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and Delaware. You will be in close proximity to Rowan University, shopping/dining/entertainment opportunities, fitness opportunities and many, many local farms, farm markets, and farm stands. A car is required for service at this site. Our service member will serve in three schools: Bullock School in Glassboro, NJ; National Park School in National Park, NJ; and one other to be decided in June based on year-end outcomes. At these schools, our service member will teach food and nutrition education lessons in elementary school classrooms and work collaboratively with teams to develop, implement, and expand the Grow Healthy Schools & Communities local food sourcing project and the Seeds to Success youth farm stand project. Our service member will also help conduct teacher trainings (called Teacher Institutes) to train teachers on the use of food and school gardens in the classroom, using a cross-curricular format, and they will work with schools to develop sustainability plans for school wellness initiatives and their school wellness councils. Finally, our service member will identify opportunities to expand family outreach around and community involvement in school wellness, school gardens, and local food. In schools, our service member will cook and prepare food with kids; conduct taste tests; purchase supplies/equipment; build gardens; and work with FCHS to train teachers, staff, school foodservice personnel, and administrators. In the community, our service member will promote/communicate FoodCorps' and farm to school outreach via newsletters, web sites, and local media/social media; present to school boards, municipalities, and other organizations that could strengthen program support; take part in community mapping activities to establish a local food plan; and work with communities and schools to identify opportunities to bring more local foods to the table. Our service member must like to cook and experiment with preparing & cooking food with kids Students served: Preschool, elementary school, and middle school Helpful languages: None Community type: Suburban Number of staff at service site: FoodCorps Service Sites

13 Salem County Career & Technical High School City/Town: Mannington Township The Salem County Career and Technical High School is a comprehensive high school that is designed to provide career and technical education programs that prepare secondary and postsecondary students for employment, for higher education leading to employment, and for life-long learning. A complete array of academic and related programs is provided to support career and technical education programs. In addition, essential skills such as ethics and other "soft skills" are taught. By partnering with FoodCorps, all our students benefit from improved food and nutrition education, engagement with the school garden and other local food sources, and increased access to locally-sourced food served in the cafeteria. Our service member should posses strong communication and organizational skills. They should have the ability to take initiative and see projects and tasks to completion. Our service member should also be likeable and work well with others. Students served: Preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school Helpful languages: None Community type: Rural Number of staff at service site: 100 Salem County is a rural county with the lowest population by county in New Jersey. Agriculture remains a driving force in the county. Although Salem County the second poorest county in the state, there are many opportunities and educational benefits in the county. The county thrives on sharing resources and has been very welcoming to FoodCorps service members. Salem County Career and Technical High School is a comprehensive vocational school with a strong program and commitment to agricultural education. The school hosts an Academy of Agricultural Education with a strong chapter of the FFA. There are 16 other career and technical programs including Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts and a fully operational professional kitchen. The school has two gardens that produce food used in the existing FoodCorps program, Food Science class, and the school breakfast and lunch program FoodCorps Service Sites