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About Growing Hope
Growing Hope is a 16-year-old nonprofit organization rooted in Ypsilanti, Michigan with a mission to foster an equitable and sustainable local food system that empowers all people to grow, buy, sell, prepare, and eat nourishing food. Our culture is rooted in our values: Transformation, Education, Justice & Equity, Placemaking, and Integrity. Our areas of work include Youth & Schools, Farm & Garden, Farmers Markets, and Food Entrepreneurship. All positions work out of the Growing Hope Urban Farm and the Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace.
Organizational Culture and Values
Our culture is rooted in our values: Transformation, Education, Justice & Equity, Placemaking, and Integrity. We commit to upholding inclusive practices and policies while creating space for courageous conversations as a staff and within our community. Instead of simply providing services, we aim to leverage the vast resources already within our community in order to empower and partner with participants and customers. We believe that community members have the ability to make their own decisions about their health and wellness goals and that Growing Hope acts as a resource to increase access and opportunities to meet these goals.
Growing Hope encourages people of color and individuals who possess an in-depth understanding of poverty or economic hardship to apply. We welcome a diverse pool of applicants and make employment decisions on the basis of merit. We do not discriminate potential employees based on race, creed, age, physical ability, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or marital status. Accommodations will be made so that the application process and position is made accessible for qualified applicants.
2021 Open Positions
Program Director Preference given for applicants that apply by May 14, 2021
The Program Director is responsible for working in partnership with the Executive Director to provide organizational leadership for Growing Hope. This position will oversee and support a culture of high impact food justice programming that is explicitly anti-racist and centers the strengths, assets, and needs of Ypsilanti communities of color and communities facing barriers to accessing fresh, affordable food. Specifically, the Program Director will oversee the strategic direction and grant writing for Growing Hope’s four impact areas: Farm & Garden, Youth & Schools, Farmers Markets, and Food Entrepreneurship. The Program Director will be the primary grant writer for the organization and is responsible for cultivating new grants, building and maintaining relationships with foundations, managing current grant budgets and timelines, and grant reporting. This position will provide support on the organization’s written content including for fundraising and marketing. Additionally, this person will oversee Growing Hope’s anti-racism internal work, partnership development, and support Growing Hope staff professional development and growth.
2021 Unpaid Internships
Growing Hope is not currently accepting interns.
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