Growing Places

TerraCorps is a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of land conservation, sustainable farming, and local food systems to build local nonprofit capacity while growing the next generation of emerging leaders committed to making a difference at the community level. We value the power of local nonprofits to best understand and serve their communities, and our goal is to help them succeed by providing them access to the AmeriCorps national service model to build organizational capacity. TerraCorps partners with a network of nonprofits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island focused on community needs related to local land conservation and sustainable agriculture. These partners act as service sites for a new cohort of AmeriCorps service members annually. Service members are paired with a site supervisor who provides guidance and mentorship while they learn to manage community programs and projects over a 1,700-hour service term. The 2026-27 service year runs September 8, 2026, to July 30, 2027.
Growing Places is interviewing candidates for a Youth Education Coordinator (YEC). The YEC will engage with the Operations Director to manage volunteers on community service projects, educate or train individuals in environmental stewardship or environmentally conscious practices, and complete three capacity building projects.
Potential projects include:
• Develop and implement a high-quality, structured, and heartfelt workforce development program for youth that integrates seamlessly with our existing aggregation, production and distribution programs supporting a values-based regional food system
• Develop and implement a parallel youth program that provides high-quality and meaningful volunteer experience for our recurring youth groups with intellectual and developmental disabilities who support our retail distribution program
• Serve as the outreach lead for the Greening the Gateway Cities Program in Leominster and Fitchburg, a state program aimed at increasing tree canopy in urban areas of MA Applications for this position must be submitted via the TerraCorps online application.
Requirements
The position description for the YEC at Growing Places can be found at TerraCorps Available Member Positions.
Please apply here: TerraCorps Available Member Positions