Address: 419 Lafayette Street 2nd Floor
Location: Manhattan, NY
Application Deadline: March 27, 2013
Position: 4 Part-time, Unpaid (College Credit Required)
Timeframe: 06/15/13 — 08/15/13
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Description
Join Nourishing USA as we help to teach our Junior Chef summer classes: show students how to cook a nutritious and delicious meal, how to navigate a kitchen safely and nutrition based recipes to in-need clients of food deserts in Harlem and throughout the NYC area.
This is an Intensive Nutritional Education Internship. It is a 10-15 hour per week unpaid internship that allows you to help create lesson plans, teach classes hands on and connect with in-need clients that are seeking nourishment. Must be a nutritional, food studies or public health student to apply. The internship is intended to behave as a school credit. Internship takes place in Manhattan and the Bronx and will be in the summer of 2013, however we are seeking interviews with possible interns before March 28th. Please apply through here or email info@nourishingusa.org send along your resume and information about what classes your credit will apply to.
Responsibilities
Help create nutritional content, health articles, lesson plans, teach classes hands on and connect with in-need clients that are seeking nourishment.
The Junior Chef program was created to connect undeserved and undernourished youth to the culinary arts while educating students and their families on issues of nutrition and wellness.
What is Nourishing USA?
Nourishing USA is a 501(c)(3), which strives to offer nutrition for all through direct service and digital nutritional advocacy across America.
Nourishing USA consists of a nationwide network of more than 10,000 community advocates and food organizations that serve throughout the United States. Nourishing USA supports and impacts in-need clients through more than 500 local charitable agencies with the Junior Chef Program, Anti-hunger Advocacy Kits, Holiday Outreach, and the Nourishing HUB.
Nourishing USA has been recognized nation-wide for its innovative and impactful programming by numerous foundations and corporations. Nourishing USA was chosen as the nationwide Charity of the Year at the Classy Awards in San Diego, the largest philanthropy awards in the country. Federal Express (FedEx) partners with Nourishing USA as the official sponsor of environmentally friendly shipping for all the anti-hunger advocacy kits. Nourishing USA was chosen as the Post Foods Charity of Choice for 2010 and collaborated with the New York Yankees to create the Healthy Home Plate Program. A program to help inner-city youth take control of food and nutrition in their own lives, which is modeled after Nourishing USA’s award winning Junior Chef Program. The American Institute of Architects announced that Nourishing USA and the programs are the model client for the Biennial Design Ideas Competition Program—The Harlem Edge/Cultivating Connections. Nourishing USA has also been featured on ABC News, Fox News, and BBC World News.
Requirements
Must be a nutritional student seeking university credit to apply- MUST BE AVAILABLE throughout the Summer of 2013 including weekends.
