Job Title: Student Entrepreneur – Feeding Our Future Youth Program
Location: Tacoma, WA
Reports to: Program Manager
Employment Type: Part-time; hourly
Qualifications:
- Must be between the ages of 16 and 21.
- Low-income
- Resident of Pierce County
- Interested in farming
- Business-minded”
Job Overview:
The Feeding Our Future Program is designed to foster entrepreneurial skills, teach indoor farming techniques, and leadership among young individuals. Participants will receive mentorship, business training, and hands-on experience to develop and launch their own farms. The program encourages innovation and seeks to empower youth to be change-makers in their communities.
Key Responsibilities:
Student engagement:
- Commit to a 20-week cohort via zoom and in-person classes.
- Be open to learning new concepts regarding business and agriculture
- Maintain respectful and professional relationships with BIPOC farmer mentors and business coaches.
- Be willing to create an agriculture based business
- Foster a positive, learning, inclusive, and empowering environment towards yourself and others.
Qualifications:
- Must be between the ages of 16 and 21.
- Low-income
- Resident of Pierce County
- Interested in farming
- Business-minded
Salary:
- $18 hourly
This role is ideal for someone passionate about becoming an entrepreneur and urban farming.
The Feeding Our Future program is a program of Making A Difference Foundation. MADF is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
To learn more about the organization, please visit www.themadf.org.