Feeding Louisiana Launches

New AmeriCorps NourishCorps Summer Corps Program

This summer, Feeding Louisiana is launching something new—and timely: the AmeriCorps NourishCorps Summer Corps Program. For the month of June, we will place 10 Summer Corps Members at food bank sites to strengthen Summer Feeding operations when demand is high, days are long, and the work moves fast. 

Summer is one of the most critical seasons for hunger relief in Louisiana. When school is out, many children lose reliable access to the meals they receive during the school year. Food banks and their partners step in to close that gap, often across large geographic areas and with limited staffing capacity. Summer Corps is designed to add short-term, on-the-ground support—extra hands and focused attention—to help sites stay organized, efficient, and ready to serve. 

This new Summer Corps effort is also a natural next step in Feeding Louisiana’s broader NourishCorps work. Our year-round AmeriCorps program has already proven its value by placing Corps Members with Second Harvest Food Bank, Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana, and Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana. Those placements have strengthened day-to-day operations, expanded community reach, and helped teams deliver services more consistently. Summer Corps builds on that foundation and applies it to a concentrated period when additional capacity can make an immediate difference. 

Beginning June 1 through June 30, 2026, Summer Corps Members—age 17 and older—will serve 25 hours per week for a total of 100 hours. They will be based at sites in Lafayette and New Orleans with Second Harvest, Shreveport with the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana, and Baton Rouge with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. During the month, Corps Members will support Summer Feeding operations by assisting with distribution, monitoring, and overall program implementation—helping staff and partners deliver food safely, smoothly, and with strong attention to the details that keep programs running well. 

We are grateful to the food banks that are hosting this new initiative and to the teams who are making room for these short-term service roles in the middle of a busy season. Summer Corps reflects a simple idea: when we invest in capacity—especially at the moment it’s needed most—we strengthen the entire system. 

We look forward to sharing updates as Summer Corps gets underway and celebrating the impact these Corps Members will have for children and families across Louisiana.