Volunteers are the unseen workers that are behind the success of organizations, programs and events throughout Maine. We’ll learn what impact volunteers have on our economy, how people interested in volunteering can get involved, and what’s being done to foster younger generations to help serve the community.
Guests
Maryalice Crofton, executive director, Maine Commission for Community Service
Sarah Seames, director, McKeen Center for the Common Good, Bowdoin College
Lisa Phelps, interim director, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Maya Cohen, (by phone), volunteer coordinator, Beach to Beacon
Resources
- United Ways of Maine volunteer opportunities
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension volunteer opportunities
- Bowdoin Volunteer Corps
- Volunteer Hours Now Worth $167 Billion Annually
- Maine community service trends and highlights
- 5 Reasons Why You Should Volunteer
- MOFGA volunteers
- The Telling Room volunteering
- Limitless Child International
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
- Center for Grieving Children
- Come Boating in Belfast
- College Guild
- Americorps
- Neighbor to Neighbor in St. George
- Maine Huts and Trails
- VA Maine Healthcare System: email VAVSMaine@va.gov or call 207-621-4886