Alabama Rural Ministry (ARM), is a faith-based organization that uses community service as a means to develop servant leaders. These servant leaders engage in home repair and children’s outreach as they hone their leadership skills. The desired outcome is to end substandard housing in Alabama. ARM’s Vision: Transformed rural communities with sustainable homes, strong families, and strategic community partnerships for the glory of God. ARM’s Mission Statement: Discovering, developing, and deploying spiritual leaders that, as disciples of Jesus Christ, minister with under-resourced and rural communities to create sustainable homes, strengthen families, and build strategic community partnerships. Programs: ARM coordinates home repair efforts in rural, low-income areas of Alabama, predominantly in Sumter, Macon, and Lee counties. ARM runs mission sites to host volunteers doing home repairs. ARM helps families apply for home repair grants through partnerships with the USDA, HUD, and the Community Development Block Grant in the City of Auburn. With these programs, ARM provides more extensive repair and some of this work is contracted and some are completed using volunteers. ARM provides day camps and after-school ministry programs for children in the areas where we are providing repair. Finally, we develop community partnerships and have student groups on university campuses. ARM began in 1998 as a missional summer camp organization in Livingston, Alabama at the University of West Alabama. Livingston is near central Mississippi. It launched an additional site in 2001 in the Central East Alabama area near Auburn and Tuskegee Universities. It now operates as a year-round home repair ministry with a summer children’s camp. It runs year-round in Tuskegee and in the summer in Livingston, Alabama. A significant part of ARM’s outreach is with college students.
Member Duties : The Food/Hospitality Coordinator works with the staff in purchasing the meals for the mission teams each week. Purchase foods in bulk with low sodium and few processed ingredients. The VISTA will help with the preparation of meals in relationship with the youth groups. Coordinate the meal Day Camp meal plan with the school lunch program. Provide for meals when there is a gap at the school system. Ensure meals are healthy, low in sodium, low in sugar, but enjoyable to the children. Communicate to the church the number of people that will be attending the meal. Ensure that homeowners are included in the planning member activity. Help the volunteers get homeowners to the site.
Program Benefits : Training , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Housing .
Terms :
Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Prohibits paid work outside of the sponsoring agency at any time .
Service Areas :
Housing , Disaster Relief , Neighborhood Revitalization , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Children/Youth , Veterans .
Skills :
Leadership , Team Work , Recruitment , Communications , Public Speaking , Non-Profit Management .
Summer Associate - ARM Food/ Hospitality Coordinator
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
ALABAMA
From 03/20/2026 To 05/08/2026
