• Rivers and Roads - Public Health - Fryeburg,ME

Rivers & Roads' Dreamcatchers program is a six-year program that connects young people with caring adults. These relationships help young people grow into resilient, thriving, responsible young adults. The key is that trusting bond between a student and a program manager, from seventh grade through high school graduation and beyond. Dreamcatchers students have the advantage with access to 360 degrees of support We collaborate with teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors and principals. When school is not in session students in our program will become involved in civic projects. Summer of 2024 our focus is agricultural and culinary inventiveness. Learning how to garden, grow, and cook from experts. Program participants travel to other parts of Maine and New England and the world, visiting college campuses along the way. We will engage in a variety of outdoor activities, including camping, skiing, and canoe trips. Most importantly is learning to be part of a community and developing powerful new relationships. Our goal is for program participants to form relationships with their adult mentors and other students involved in the program – people outside of their immediate family and social circle with whom they otherwise might never connect. Through these shared experiences and relationships over their six-years in the Dreamcatchers program participants develop the confidence to take on new challenges and dream bigger dreams. Public Health AmeriCorps program places members with community organizations in Maine to address CDC-determined public health needs for the most underserved populations. Goodwill’s PHA program specifically places members in schools and nonprofits to support youth who have been impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences. PHA members work with community partner agencies to develop and carry out localized, evidence-based interventions, directly serving
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Member Duties : Our initiatives strive to teach our program participants the importance of empathy, kindness, responsibility and giving back. Our AmeriCorps member will do just that. At Rivers & Roads, we feed our soul, we feed our neighbors. We dream big and love to have fun! We are strengthening our life skills, relationship skills, communication skills. Simultaneously igniting a sense of purpose, pride, responsibility and stewardship. Our AmeriCorps Member will be involved in every aspect of our youth development by design program model. Working with a cohort of students providing SEL, academic support and mentoring throughout the academic school year. We want happy, motivated, engaging and energetic mentors at Rivers & Roads. Our AmeriCorps Members are active in the schools, the teen center, and engaged in the community and with families. With the expectations to be involved in all stages of our long term mentoring program model.
Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Training .
TermsPermits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service AreasEnvironment , Education , Community and Economic Development , Public Health AmeriCorps , Children/Youth .
SkillsTeaching/Tutoring , Team Work , Counseling , Public Speaking , Fine Arts/Crafts , First Aid , Communications , Conflict Resolution , Youth Development , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Writing/Editing , Education , General Skills , Community Organization .
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SummaryProgram Type:AmeriCorps State / National
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• Rivers and Roads - Public Health - Fryeburg,ME

Program Start/End Date09/06/2024 - 08/07/2025
Work Schedule Full Time
Education levelCollege graduate
Age RequirementMinimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations MAINE
Accepting ApplicationsFrom 06/21/2024 To 12/31/2025
Contact Sophia Doremus
190 Lancaster St
Portland ME 04101
2072728379
sophia.doremus@goodwillnne.org
Listing ID 123263