The AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer will come by way of Ending Hunger Corps committed to creating a hunger-free State of Maine by 2030
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Building windows and community
AmeriCorps member Kristine Corey, left, uses a homemade, two-sided tape applicator she said was made with “Yankee ingenuity” to help streamline the assembly of 282 window inserts that will be given to 30 local families to help save on energy costs this winter. In the background is Lise Schulze, picking up an insert, who said […]
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Building windows and community
AmeriCorps member Kristine Corey, left, uses a homemade, two-sided tape applicator she said was made with “Yankee ingenuity” to help streamline the assembly of 282 window inserts that will be given to 30 local families to help save on energy costs this winter. In the background is Lise Schulze, picking up an insert, who said […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Hillview youth paint mural on YWCA ceiling
LEWISTON — Lewiston Housing Authority and the Lewiston YWCA partnered with AmeriCorps of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and the Harward Center for Community Outreach of Bates College to bring a ceiling mural to the Lewiston-Auburn YWCA. The artwork was completed by the youth living at the Hillview family site of Lewiston Housing Authority […]
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AmeriCorps members join United Way
FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area welcomes two AmeriCorps members to serve for one year, initially, of a two-year program called Food for the Future. Danielle Blair and Abigail Howell will focus on addressing food insecurity in Greater Franklin County. Specifically, they will develop a program to increase access to locally grown nutritious […]
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Gallant joins AmeriCorps VISTA
LEWISTON — On Aug. 5, West Paris resident Tom Gallant joined a team of nine Maine Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTAs to serve a one-year term as the AmeriCorps VISTA leader for the 2016-17 team. Gallant will support a team of nine VISTAs throughout the state. He is responsible for creating professional development opportunities and trainings, organizing […]
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LHS Aspirations Lab credited with more college applicants
LEWISTON — As of mid-April, 90 percent of Lewiston High School’s graduating seniors have applied to college. “That’s huge,” Aspiration Lab Director Doug Dumont said. Last year the application rate was 70 percent. One big reason why is there’s a second person working in the Aspirations Lab: Jessica Brancely, 24, an AmeriCorps member in the […]
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AmeriCorps programs for youth, adults announced
JAY — The AmeriCorps program at Spruce Mountain High School has several summer events open to the community. The Healthy Community Coalition will offer a cooking class at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Room 180. This course will provide instruction on how to shop for and cook healthy meals. Classes will be from 4 to 6 […]
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RSU 9 approves AmeriCorps grant application for Mallett School
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board gave W.G. Mallett School Principal Tracy Williams permission Tuesday night to submit an AmeriCorps grant application for a person to help at the Farmington school next year. The school serves prekindergarten through second-grade students in the Farmington area. If the grant is approved, the person would provide […]
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Local woman describes new youth group
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen were told Tuesday night about a new organization that aims to provide mentoring, service projects, interpersonal skills and leadership training for youths in Jay, Livermore Falls, Livermore and Fayette. “I grew up in a less than ideal environment. I would have benefited from something like this,” Crystal Smith, an AmeriCorps member […]