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- Last verified Oct 23
About the job
Food Policy:
This opportunity is offered to graduate students focusing on food issues, seeking Masters degress in Public Health, Public Policy, Nutrition, or other applicable areas. The Council Member is a legislative leader in the City Council on food issues. He has participated in or lead campaigns like:
Healthy Happy Meals - legislation to use toys to incentivize healthy eating; Food Policy Council - legislation to give advocates a place at the table on food policy for New York City; Cooking with Kallos - summer cooking demonstration at local green markets using produce on sale that day to promote healthy eating; Lunch4Learning - to make school lunch free; Breakfast After the Bell - to offer free breakfast in schools; Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fresh Food Box - supporting local farms and providing fresh affordable healthy food;
Join our team in order to help make these campaigns or others a reality. Responsibilities and training includes attending meetings discussing food issues, researching current food policy in the City Council, analyzing the effectiveness of existing food law and policy, researching current and proposed food laws in other jurisdictions as well as proposing and drafting new legislation. In addition to the regular assignments outlined above, individuals who commit more hours or do an exemplary job will have the option of proposing legislation for introduction that might become law.
See requirements and application details below.
Requirements:
Interns are unpaid but encouraged to secure academic credit or independent funding from their schools. Interns are required to work a minimum number of hours per week based on season with preference as well as more challenging assignment and responsibilities given to those available who work additional hours or commit to multiple semesters. The minimum hours for fall and spring are 15 and for the winter and summer Breaks are 20.
Application:
Please send applications with your cover letter and resume as a Word, ODF or PDF to internship@benkallos.com.