One-Time or Occasional Volunteer Opportunities

• Aspirations programming—on-campus aspirations events for local children and youth. Contact Austin Dumont (adumont2@bates.edu).
• Blake Street Towers and Meadowview (Lewiston Housing Authority residences for low-income elderly and younger disabled) are happy to have volunteers plan social events–meals, game nights, performances, etc.;  Contact Annika Mirchandani (amirchan@bates.edu)
• The Good Shepherd Food Bank prepares food for distribution throughout the state; contact Maddie Lee (mlee5@bates.edu).
• Rebuilding Together is a day of home improvement projects to enable people who can’t afford the work to live safely in their homes. It is scheduled for October 9^th and usually runs for most of the day. Interested students can contact Shanna Green- (sbruno@bates.edu).
• Farwell School Pumpkin Festival is an annual fundraiser for the school. It is scheduled for October 17^th. Volunteers can help with games and concessions or also present in some way– singing, juggling, science experiments, etc. Interested students can contact Martha Deschaines (mdeschai@bates.edu)

Ongoing or Sustained Volunteer Opportunities

Mentoring Programs

• Big Brothers Big Sisters – one-on-one weekly one-hour matches with elementary school kids at Longley Elementary School.  Contact Jennifer Cartmell (jennifer@bbbsmidmaine.org).
• Lewiston Middle School lunch program – have lunch with LMS students once a week. Contact Lauren Nudi (lnudi@bates.edu).
• Lewiston High School mentoring- meet regularly with a high school student. Contact Emma Block (eblock@bates.edu).

Tutoring and Enrichment Programs

• Tree Street Youth – Mondays through Thursdays, 2-6pm; Friday 2-4pm; contact Keenan Shields (keenan@treestreetyouth.org).
• Lewiston High School tutoring- volunteer remotely; Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Contact Maddie Feldmeier  (mfeldmei@bates.edu).
• Book Buddies – reading to early-elementary-age children during the school day. Contact Contact Anna Sarrazin (asarrazi@bates.edu).
• Aspirations programming – on-campus aspirations events for local children and youth. Contact Austin Dumont (adumont2@bates.edu).
• Boys and Girls Club – after-school programming. Contact Luke Van Denend  (lvandenend@bgcmaine.org).

Food Accessibility

• Trinity Soup Kitchen – serves meals 7 days a week; contact Martha Reyes (mreyes@bates.edu).
• Lots to Gardens – community gardening and cooking classes; contact Maddie Lee (mlee5@bates.edu).
• Good Shepherd Food Bank – preparing food for distribution throughout the state; contact Maddie Lee (mlee5@bates.edu).

Elderly/Younger Disabled

• Blake Street Towers – serve Sunday brunch to elderly and younger disabled residents; contact Annika Mirchandani (amirchan@bates.edu).

The Arts

• ArtVan – mobile arts therapy working with non-profits in Lewiston-Auburn. Contact Katherine Faulkner (kfaulkne@bates.edu).

Immigrant Integration Programming

• Trinity Jubilee Center – help immigrants and refugees with employment, housing, education, and other challenges. Contact Erin Reed (trinitylewiston@gmail.com).

Other Programs (some of these require extensive training)

• Central Maine Medical Center—Contact Ron Hood; ron.hood@cmhc.org.
• St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center – Contact Jenny Cowie; 207-777-8369; (jcowie@stmarysmaine.com).
• Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice – hospice visiting, event assistance, office help. Contact Kathy Baillargeon (Kathy.Baillargeon@androscoggin.org).
• Safe Voices – domestic violence prevention program. Contact Alyssa Coyne, acoyne@safevoices.org;  795-6744.
• An Angel’s Wing—assist with issues around substance use disorder; contact Debra York, 207-513-6051, info@anangelswing.org.
• Greater Androscoggin Humane Society – Contact Sandy Graul, 207-783-2311, (volunteer@gahumane.org).
• Center for Wisdom’s Women – a sacred and safe place that supports and empowers women; Sue Kingsland, (suek@wisdomswomen.org).

Don’t see what you’re looking for?  Contact Marty (mdeschai@bates.edu) or Hamza (habdi@bates.edu)  to talk about other options!