Apply to Serve with the AmeriCorps Farm to School Program
Enrollment is now open for the 2019-2020 service year!
To apply for an AmeriCorps Farm to School service position, please fill out our online application. The online application also includes a complete list of available positions and host site locations. Our service year has already started, but we are still looking to enroll more members. We recommend getting your application in as soon as you can! For questions about the program, how serving with our program might fit into your career path, or the online application, please email kara.ignasiak@dpi.wi.gov.
To learn more about what it’s like to be a member, check out AmeriCorps members, Alyssa Morris and Amberle Schwartz, along with their program director, Kara Ignasiak, on 90FM Tuning Fork station's Farm to School episode!
Timeline for New Member Enrollment:
- Ongoing enrollment - AmeriCorps Member Applications
- August 15, 2019 - Service year has already begun!
- August 14, 2020 - Service year ends
Member Benefits
Full-Time Members:
- Total living allowance – $14,000
- Education award (upon successful completion) - $6,095
- Health insurance
- Child care benefits
- Attendance to a professional conference
- Ongoing professional development opportunities and training
- Student loan deferment
Half-Time Members:
- Total living allowance – $7,400
- Education award (upon successful completion) - $3,047.50
- Attendance to a professional conference
- Ongoing professional development opportunities and training
- Student loan deferment
How to Become a Host Site
The AmeriCorps Farm to School Program is seeking new host sites for the 2019-2020 service year!
For more details on what is involved in becoming a host site for our program, please refer to the New Site Application linked below. You can also set up a time to talk with the program director in regard to your organization’s farm to school dreams and how this program can help you reach them by emailing kara.ignasiak@dpi.wi.gov.
