Silicon Valley HealthCorps | Community and School Gardens

“The benefit (of a garden) is not just the availability of fresh produce but also it gives the community an opportunity to come together around gardening and growing their own food, working together towards a healthier community and a better future for their kids. Gardens…make the connection between what we eat and how we feel, and how healthy we are.”

-Michelle Obama

SILICON VALLEY HEALTHCORPS > BECOME A MEMBER

Silicon Valley HealthCorps - Community and School Gardens in Silicon Valley

Become a Member of Silicon Valley HealthCorps!

Come join a team that engages the community as active participants in promoting and sustaining community and school gardens, and provides a coordinated, county-wide approach to expanding garden based learning.

Silicon Valley HealthCorps is looking for full time or part time members to serve for terms of up to one year. As a Corps member, you will gain the following skills::

Gardening and Farming Techniques
Volunteer Recruitment
Community Outreach
Health Education
Working with Youth
Certified Emergency Response

The following are the benefits of becoming a member:

Full Time Members 1,700 hours during one year term	Quarter Time Members 450 hours during one year term
$16,000 Living Stipend $5,550 Education Award Health Care coverage Student Loan Deferment (upon lender approval) Professional Development Training	$4,000 $1,510 Education Award Student Loan Deferment (upon lender approval) Professional Development Training

For more information or to join, email us!

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Join us today! Email us at:
svhealthcorps@healthtrust.org

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Facts and Statistics

In 2007, only 21.4% of American high school students in this county reported eating fruits and vegetables five or more times daily during the past 7 days.
There are over 140 major fast food restaurants in Santa Clara County.
More than half of the adult population in the Valley is either overweight or obese—this is higher than the national average.
Many experts have identified the problem of obesity with the distancing of communities from farms. Children are more familiar with fast and processed food than where and how food is produced.

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