Curbside Market Ambassadors
We create opportunities for people who live in our communities to inform and shape the direction of our work.
We believe that programs like Curbside Market are better when the people who use them are invested in helping them grow and thrive.
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About
Support Our Programs
Ambassadors connect residents to our mobile market, which serves over 70 locations in Rochester. Ambassadors promote the Curbside Market through relationship building, canvassing, and working community events.
Build Connections
Collaborate with fellow Ambassadors, neighbors, and local leaders to bring attention to issues impacting the communities we serve together and develop new initiatives.
Apply to be a Curbside Market Ambassador!
We’re currently recruiting for Curbside Market Ambassadors as part of our Community- Led Engagement Initiative, in which residents are invited to partner with us in the fight against hunger.
Interested candidates must apply by filling out an application by August 1, 2024. Check out the links below, and for more information, email or call Ebony Eli at eeli@foodlinkny.org or 585-471-7341!
Curbside Market Ambassadors Flyer | Overview of Community-Led Engagement Initiative | Digital form: Application
Impact
- Since 2018, we’ve worked with 20+ Curbside Market Ambassadors from over a dozen communities.
- In fiscal year 2021, Foodlink invested $22,000 in Ambassadors through stipends and training opportunities.
- Ambassadors have distributed thousands of flyers in their neighborhoods, organized over a dozen workshops, and have recruited many new Curbside Market customers.
- Ambassadors have also lent their voices to our advocacy work – providing testimony on SNAP benefits, speaking with elected officials, and participating in planning a local food policy council.
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What Ambassadors Say...
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Interested in learning more about our Ambassador program? Fill out the form and someone from our team will contact you!