Solid Ground Volunteers

Work at Marra Farm by preparing soil/beds, planting vegetable starts and seeds, maintaining crops, composting, irrigating, harvesting, washing produce, and distributing produce to the community food bank. Co-teach age appropriate nutrition and gardening to elementary school children at Marra Farm. Work collaboratively with staff and other volunteers to deliver a cohesive, fun, positive and engaging program. Assist with community outreach and fundraising events

Hours: 10-30 per week

Work Schedule: Generally T, Th, F, S, 10am-3pm

Compensation: Farm fresh vegetables, free organic gardening lessons & mileage reimbursement

When: June 22nd 2010 – October 2010 (ongoing until filled)

Required Qualifications: Interest in food security issues, learning about community nutrition and working on an urban organic farm.  Friendly, reliable, and self-motivated Ability to pass a Washington State Patrol background check Desired Qualifications Background in organic gardening and experience working with children Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds Access to a personal vehicle Ability to speak Spanish

Application Instructions: Apply to lettucelink@solid-ground.org with a description of your interest and a completed volunteer application. Brief interview required if you are co-teaching. Michelle Bates-Benetua, Lettuce Link Program Manager

The Volunteer Center: Seeking a Summer Intern for a very cool program. Apple Corps is a team of national service members that fights the causes of obesity, hunger and malnutrition in our communities. We work closely with our partner schools in the Seattle public schools to develop school gardens. During the school year we use the gardens to promote the healthy eating and gardening as a physical activity. Unfortunately the maintenance of the school gardens during the summer is usually neglected. Without regular maintenance the gardens become over grown with weeds and produce few vegetables.  We are looking for an intern to assist our Apple Corps members with the maintenance and upkeep of these gardens through the summer. This includes: weeding, harvesting, watering. We will donate the fresh produce from these gardens to food banks to support the needs of local communities. 

Apple Corps Cooking/Nutrition Intern: Apple Corps is a team of national service members that fights the causes of obesity, hunger and malnutrition in our communities. During the summer, we partner with community centers and summer programs to conduct cooking/nutrition classes with children. We cook tasty and healthy recipes with kids throughout the city to empower kids to make positive food choices. We are looking for an intern to assist our Apple Corps teachers with classes. This includes helping groups of students with basic cooking projects. Assisting the instructors with classroom management and helping with prep before class and clean up after

Hello Everyone,

Looking for some professional development?

Want to contribute to the community in the most unique way?

Apply to be on our Board of Directors. Serving on our Board of Directors and Board Committees is a meaningful way to get involved with Solid Ground. We’re looking for people with a sincere interest in helping low-income individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency through compre-hensive, quality programs and services. Solid Ground is committed to building an ethnically and economically diverse Board. People of color and people with lower incomes, including clients of Solid Ground or other nonprofit agencies, are strongly encouraged to contact us. Solid Ground Board membership provides thoughtful, interesting, and exciting opportunities for both individual and group contributions. We encourage and support individual Board members in achieving some of their own personal goals through Board service. We have a serious agenda, and we are here to make a difference. We can cover expenses related to Board service for Board members with lower incomes, such as childcare and transportation costs.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECRUITMENT PRIORITIES INCLUDE:

• Management/leadership experience (including prior board experience)
• Professional finance/accounting experience
• Professional marketing or public relations experience
• People of color
• People who identify as lower income, or people who work with populations with low incomes
• Representatives of elected officials

Our Board and Board Committees typically meet once a month. Board members participate in activities of the full Board and sit on at least one Board Committee. If you want to make a difference, but have time constraints, you can elect to work on a Board Committee without becoming a Board member. Interested? Complete our Board of Directors application, either email or regular mail it to us, and someone will contact you!

For more information please contact Ariana Cantu, Administrative Information Coordinator, arianac@solid-ground.org, (206) 694-6860

Hi Friends! Recently, more than 4,500 volunteers provided over 500,000 hours of support to Solid Ground programs. Solid Ground has more than 25 different programs that rely on volunteers. We can accommodate any schedule or commitment length. Please join our fabulous volunteer team! Solid Ground has specific volunteer positions to accommodate many different schedules and interests throughout the greater Seattle area and Western Washington. If your family, company, organization or any other group of people are interested in any of the opportunities located on www.solid-ground.org or call us at (206) 694-6825.