Volunteer Opportunity Details:

We are looking for teams of 2-5 people who are willing to take a collection of new and donated items and make an apartment ready for a newly arrived family. Typically refugees arrive with very little and are given an apartment to begin their new lives. Refugee and Immigration Services maintains a warehouse of donated items with which to "decorate" these affordable apartments. With the heavy workload our case managers would really appreciate your help in setting up the new homes. With the talent of teams, you could probably bring some needed energy and creativity to the task. We welcome teams to bring additional items such as flowers, plants, paintings, calendars or whatever they would like. Typically the "home-building" happens on Tuesday afternoons.
This is a great team building for book groups, corporate groups, student groups with supervision or a family who is interested in community service.
Contact Tarlan Ahmadov at 871-7437 ext. 729 who will arrange the date for you or your group to help settle a new arrival.

Volunteers will have to provide their own transportation to the apartment or to the warehouse. They will not be working directly with the clients and will not have to have completed our application process.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Catholic Charities Maine Refugee & Immigration Services

We need volunteers who are free at these times Occasional This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Small Group (2-10) Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) Individual

Contact Person: Scott Moran, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

250 Anderson St. Portland, ME 04101 (See a map)

Directions:

Heading North on I-295 in Portland: Take exit 7 for Franklin St/US-1A, bear right off ramp onto Franklin Arterial, take an immediate left (at first traffic light)onto Marginal Way, travel straight for 1/2 mile, turn right on Plowman Street, travel straight for 350 feet, turn right onto Anderson Street. Catholic Charities/RIS will be the first building on your right (plain, one-story building with ramp entrance and our sign over the door). Heading South on I-295 in Portland: Take exit 8 for ME 26-South/Washington Avenue, follow Washington Ave for 1000 feet after off ramp, bear right onto Anderson Street. Catholic Charities/RIS will be the first building on your right (plain, one-story building with ramp entrance and our sign over the door).   Nearest Bus Stop: Portland MetroBus, Route #8, Catholic Charities Stop (directly across from entrance), 0 minute walk

Web Site: http://www.catholiccharitiesmaine.org/refugee.html

Last updated on November 2, 2009