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Goodwill Northern New England is seeking new local partners as host site organizations for AmeriCorps members serving in yearlong and summerlong terms.
With support from Congress, AmeriCorps has received a significant increase in funding to help communities recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Goodwill NNE AmeriCorps wants to hear from organizations and communities on their needs while sharing information about opportunities to partner with and/or receive AmeriCorps members.
AmeriCorps members are a valuable asset, helping organizations nationwide to build capacity and serve those in need. Any nonprofit organization or municipality is eligible to host a member. Over the past year, AmeriCorps members through Goodwill NNE’s programs have mentored at-risk and immigrant youth, organized a coat drive that collected 254 cold-weather items, recruited volunteers, ran programming through the pandemic and assisted with regional vaccination efforts.
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Meddybemps man reunited with his class ring after 32 years
After the local community shared that information on Facebook, Skinner got his long-lost ring back just before it was sold on eBay. Author: Bob Evans (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:25 PM EST January 25, 2021 Updated: 7:02 PM EST January 25, 2021
BAILEYVILLE, Maine Richard Skinner graduated from Baileyville’s Woodland High School in 1989. He says his mom bought him a class ring shortly before she died. He ended up losing the ring along the way and always wondered what happened to it.
“I had it less than a year, Skinner said. “It was on my finger one day and we were running around out goofing around somewhere and I noticed it missing.
Free job services available to Mainers affected by opioid Wed, 12/23/2020 - 3:45pm
Hundreds of people affected by the opioid crisis in Maine are beginning to receive much-needed help through a $2.6 million grant from the United States Department of Labor. Hoping to help more people this winter, Workforce Solutions is seeking more participants for these free job services, according to Goodwill Northern New England, in a news release.
“The opioid crisis has had severe impacts on workers nationally and Maine is no exception,” said Antoinette Mancusi, executive director of Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc. “Opioid abuse affects both employed and unemployed individuals – we know the effects of addiction are widespread. This grant will help support both people who have used opioids directly and family members.