Opportunities From: VolunteerME Southern Maine

If you are looking for a rewarding volunteer experience where you can make a difference in the lives of grieving children, teens, young adults and adults, we invite you to attend one of our one-hour, online Volunteer Info Sessions to learn more. Our facilitators make a 3.5-4 hour, weekly commitment to co-leading a small group of children, teens, young adults or adults. All facilitators receive 30-hour of training and complete a background check before being placed in a support group. You will be a part of a caring community and receive excellent ongoing support and training. We now offer both in-person and online groups.

We are now offering online support groups on Monday nights and are actively recruiting volunteers who are in Maine and are able to volunteer to facilitate these groups on Zoom.

Contact Kristin Lash at volunteer@cgcmaine.org for more information or for the schedule of the upcoming Volunteer Info Sessions, where you can learn more about the role of volunteer facilitator and other volunteer opportunities. Applications are currently being accepted and processed for our virtual January 2025 and hybrid March 2025 trainings.

If you are looking for a rewarding volunteer experience where you can make a difference in the lives of grieving children, teens, young adults and adults, we invite you to attend one of our one-hour, online Volunteer Info Sessions to learn more. We are looking for Peer Support Facilitators in our Wednesday night Bereavement group in Sanford.

Our volunteer facilitators make a 3.5-4 hour, weekly commitment to co-leading a small group of children, teens, young adults or adults. All facilitators receive 30-hour of training and complete a background check before being placed in a support group. You will be a part of a caring community and receive excellent ongoing support and training. We now offer both in-person and online groups.

Contact Kristin Lash at volunteer@cgcmaine.org to register for an upcoming Volunteer Info Sessions, where you can learn more about the role of volunteer facilitator. Applications are currently being accepted and processed for our virtual January 2025 and hybrid March 2025 trainings.

If you are looking for a rewarding volunteer experience where you can make a difference in the lives of grieving children, teens, young adults and adults, we invite you to attend one of our one-hour, online Volunteer Info Sessions to learn more. Our facilitators make a 3.5-4 hour, weekly commitment to co-leading a small group of children, teens, young adults or adults. All facilitators receive 30-hour of training and complete a background check before being placed in a support group. You will be a part of a caring community and receive excellent ongoing support and training. We now offer both in-person and online groups.

Contact Kristin Lash at volunteer@cgcmaine.org for more information or for the schedule of the upcoming Volunteer Info Sessions, where you can learn more about the role of volunteer facilitator and other volunteer opportunities. Applications are currently being accepted for the virtual January 2025 training and hybrid March 2025 training. 

When children and teens who have experienced multiple losses rediscover themselves in a safe and peer-supported community, hope and resilience flourish.

Since 1997, the Center’s Intercultural Peer Support Program has collaborated with Portland Public Schools and others to serve children, teens, and their families, who have resettled locally from countries experiencing war, persecution, and natural disaster.

Above and beyond losses due to the death of loved ones, they also have experienced collective loss—a community-wide devastation that destroys a sense of place, belonging, safety, and group identity. The Intercultural Peer Support Program promotes healing and resilience in the face of complex traumatic stress and loss by increasing social, emotional, and coping skills; fostering a sense of belonging; and renewing hope. When children and teens experience the benefits of peer support, we see a relief of distress, improved sense of well-being, ability to enjoy rewarding friendships, and ability to complete tasks. These benefits contribute to school success.

YOU can make a difference in these children’s lives! It requires an open heart, completion of training, and a commitment of about 4 hours a week (groups meet weekday afternoons) from November through May. Please visit www.cgcmaine.org for more information about the Intercultural Peer Support Program. Register for one of our one-hour volunteer info session to learn more by contacting volunteer@cgcmaine.org.