http://www.unitedwaygp.org Information provided by United Way of Greater Portland en-us Copyright 2009 United Way of Greater Portland. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:10:13 GMT Truist RSS Generator 1.0 1440 www.unitedwaygp.org http://image.volunteersolutions.org/images/cache/000/000/006/409/6409433.jpg An American Friend helps newly arrived refugee families adapt successfully to life in Maine. Both individuals and families can act as American Friends, welcoming refugees into the culture, assisting them in learning English, helping them connect to local communities, and supporting their ability ... Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:57:14 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/5785768.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/5785768.html We are looking for a volunteer who is procifient in Adobe InDesign to assist in the design and production of newsletters, brochures, and other publications for The Center. These publications are critical to helping us stay in touch with our families, volunteers and donors, regarding programs, ev ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:33:54 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348191156.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348191156.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss. We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and d ... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:35 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10347303505.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10347303505.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss. We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and d ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:26:17 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10346272470.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10346272470.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss. We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and d ... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:49:01 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10314262061.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10314262061.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss. We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and d ... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:35 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10347302666.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10347302666.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss while providing a loving community to foster the discovery a ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:26:17 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10346273642.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10346273642.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss. We provide a loving community to foster the discovery and d ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:17:56 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10346262501.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10346262501.html Do you have either a Monday or Thursday afternoon a week available during the school year to work with kids in the Multicultural Peer Support Program? The Center for Grieving Children is looking for volunteers to help support elementary and middle school students who have relocated from war-torn ... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:06:19 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10340127185.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10340127185.html The Center for Grieving Children's mission is to provide loving support to grieving children, teens, families and the community through peer support, outreach, and education. We honor and encourage the safe expression of grief and loss while providing a loving community to foster the discovery a ... Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:28:44 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10319530975.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10319530975.html The Center for Grieving Children is looking for an individual or small group to help maintain a welcoming and clean environment where we can effectively carry out our mission of supporting grieving children, teens and families. The position requires a weekly or bi-weekly commitment to come tidy ... Wed, 14 May 2008 17:50:32 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10279033342.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10279033342.html The Center for Grieving Children holds peer support groups every week for children, families, and adults facing loss or serious illness as well as multicultural integration support groups. We are looking for volunteers who are able to come in on a bi-weekly basis to take inventory of food and su ... Wed, 14 May 2008 17:50:32 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10279031549.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10279031549.html Looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity? The Center for Grieving Children is always looking for volunteers to help support children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving the death or coping with a life threatening illness of a family member or friend. Call The Center at 775 ... Thu, 01 Nov 2001 10:01:19 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/232949.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/232949.html James Hooper passed away on April 27, 2008 at the age of 31. He left behind three daughters: Emily 9, Sierra 8 and Jillian 5 and his wife Tammie. Nine days before his death, James had returned home from an extended stay in New Mexico where he was helping his father recover from quadruple bi-pass ... Fri, 06 Feb 2004 13:29:16 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/899369.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/899369.html USM students are needed to volunteer on Thursday, December 10th from 12 to 5:30 pm and Friday, December 11th from 12 to 3 pm to help with set-up and also on day of the event, Saturday December 12th from 9 am to 2 pm to help distribute items and assist with clean-up. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:17 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348835928.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348835928.html Help your neighbors stay safe and warm in their homes this winter! Teams of volunteers (as few as 2 or 3 persons) are needed to measure and install custom window inserts in homes of income-eligible Mainers across the state in the coming weeks and months. The Keep ME Warm 2009 program feature ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:22:48 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348696498.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348696498.html The Clothing Closets at Preble Street distribute free clothing, blankets, backpacks, and toiletries to low-income and homeless youth and adults. Providing the basic needs for up to 300 people every day requires many helping hands! Volunteers are needed weekdays to organize the closets and sort ... Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:38:57 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/3260704.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/3260704.html 365 days a year, Preble Street serves 3 meals a day to over 350 women, teens, and adults who are homeless or living in poverty. Volunteers can help at breakfast, lunch, or dinner, preparing meals, serving, and cleaning the dining room and kitchen. Volunteer duties include: setting up the dinin ... Tue, 16 Oct 2001 13:46:58 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/232669.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/232669.html Preble Street provides free emergency groceries to more than 100 homeless and low-income families every week. Each Thursday we clear the dining room and set up tables with fresh fruit and vegetables, pasta, rice, meat, canned goods, bakery items, etc. From 9:30-noon, volunteers help set up the ... Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:30:13 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/233468.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/233468.html The Multilingual and Multicultural Center of Portland Public Schools seeks data collection and analysis assistance. The immigrant and refugee population within the public school system in Portland is incredibly unique and has a depth of complexity that necessitates volunteer help in assessing th ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:02 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348683452.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348683452.html The Multilingual and Multicultural Center of Portland Public Schools seeks event planners for the 5th Annual Rock Around the World fundraising event to be held March 12, 2010. Rock Around the World is a night filled with song and dance, food and spirits, and a spectacular silent auction. We need ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:02 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348682390.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348682390.html Once BRCA acquires a property or a conservation easement, the work is just beginning. Each year, volunteers spend hundreds of hours taking care of these properties to protect the ecological value of the conserved land and allow our members to enjoy it. Here are some of the work projects planned ... Thu, 15 May 2008 18:08:22 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10279322488.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10279322488.html Maine’s lakes are threatened: Maine has more than 6,000 lakes and all are under a real and serious threat, menaced by invasive water plants such as variable leaf and Eurasian watermilfoil, hydrilla, water chestnut, and Brazilian elodea. These vegetative villains are so vigorous and propagate so ... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:28:53 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10312028972.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10312028972.html You will set up a simple to use at home health care monitoring system for home bound clients to use. This will provide additional medical support for these individuals. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:08:12 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348571049.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348571049.html Success By 6 at United Way of Mid Coast Maine will sponsor our annual Community Read Aloud on Monday, March 2, 2010! On this special day, volunteers from all walks of life visit children at child care sites, Head Starts, and elementary schools in the Mid Coast region. During the half hour or for ... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:01:15 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10289997505.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10289997505.html Success By 6 will match you with a specific child care center or family child care home. Our Volunteer Readers pick up special book bags at the Bath, Brunswick, Boothbay or Damariscotta library and bring them to the child care site to share with the children. Children's librarians in our regio ... Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:03:59 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10242020170.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10242020170.html Job Description for Mentors Mission: LearningWorks mentors make a lasting difference in the lives of at-risk youth, immigrants and individuals from low-income families by providing ongoing guidance, support and personal connections in order to help mentees achieve their long-term goals. Mentor ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:13:22 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348555123.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348555123.html If you enjoy doing logic problems and are good at math, we have an opportunity for you! You would be helping families and individuals find money that they might be due to have returned. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:52:24 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10340843215.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10340843215.html Tax Preparers: Enjoy working with numbers and computers? Get trained by the IRS for free. Coaches: Are you a good listener? Check-in clients and get them connected to local programs. Greeters: Like to meet people? Welcome clients to the site. Outreach: Help raise awareness about free tax prep ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:40:52 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348535016.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10348535016.html Interested in working with food? SeniorsPlus has just opened a new kitchen facility, and is accepting volunteers who are interested in culinary arts to assist in the preparation of meals for our Meals on Wheels service, as well as our lunch cafe's! We welcome volunteers with a variety of skill ... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:42:13 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10333208271.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10333208271.html The Parkside Neighborhood Center Supper Club hosts a Supper Club on Tuesday night for families.. This evening is a time for families (parents including children) in the Parkside neighborhood to participate in cooking and enjoying a healthy meal, while talking/engaging in activities about topics ... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:23:09 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10345083065.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10345083065.html On December 2nd, the University of Southern Maine will be hosting a blood drive administered by the American Red Cross. Volunteers are needed to help run the blood drive and to sign up donors. Volunteers are also needed to give blood! Come join us at the Planetarium on USM's Portland Campus Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:08:39 GMT http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10338790912.html http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwgp/org/opp/10338790912.html