Curbside Market Ambassadors
Our work is community-led because we believe that programs like the Curbside Market are better when the people who use them are invested in helping them grow and thrive. Ambassadors are community leaders that work closely with us to connect their fellow neighbors to programs and services aimed at removing barriers to nutritious food. Through this initiative, we center the voices of residents to inform and share the future of our work.
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.
What we do together
Outreach
We rely on community partners’ outreach efforts to help us be effective stewards of the resources we bring to communities. Ambassadors connect diverse communities to services like the Curbside Market, enabling us to maximize the impact and prioritize inclusivity.
Customer Service
As partners in this work, ambassadors hold us to a high standard of service, rooted in the desire to prioritize compassion, empathy, and dignity.
Advocacy
Ambassadors are deeply connected to the people we serve and share our vision to build healthier communities together. We strive to empower them, ensuring that the needs of their communities are heard and their stories uplifted.
Continued Learning
We believe that neighborhoods and organizations that work together to remove barriers to food access have the power to end hunger. Through continues learning, ambassadors are able to connect their neighbors to beneficial resources to address the wide spectrum of social needs.
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 over 50 Curbside Market Ambassadors at over two dozen communities.
- To date, Foodlink has invested over $100,000 in Ambassadors! Grants provided for our work help us to fairly compensate ambassadors for their time, effort, and dedication to building healthier communities with us.
- 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.
What Ambassadors Say...
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We like to honor our former ambassadors Marcia Coley, Cheryl Davis, and Kenny Reed.
