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2 people are interested
Teen Center Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: PREBLE STREET
Please visit the new page to apply.
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2 people are interested
The Preble Street Teen Center is the hub of services for homeless and runaway youth, providing immediate access and an acclaimed service coordination model.
Volunteers serve three meals a day at our Teen Center seven days a week. Volunteers, age 21 and older, help prepare, serve, and clean up for breakfast, 7-10am; lunch, 10:30am-1:30pm; and dinner, 5:15-7:30pm. We ask Teen Center volunteers to make a commitment of one meal weekly for at least three months.
Volunteers at the Teen Center must also complete a background check- this check can take up to 4 weeks to complete.
Qualification:
- Must be 21+
- Must complete a background check- can take up to 4 weeks to complete
- Must commit to a weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months; or a monthly shift for a minimum of 12 month
To get started, fill out our online volunteer application at the link below!
https://preblestreet.volunteerhub.com
More opportunities with PREBLE STREET
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About PREBLE STREET
Location:
38 PREBELE STREET 3RD FLOOR, PORTLAND, ME 04101, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Preble Street is to provide accessible barrier-free services to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, and poverty, and to advocate for solutions to these problems.
Description
In 1975 Preble Street was founded as a neighborhood center to involve and empower homeless and low-income residents. As homelessness became an urban issue, Preble Street was the first agency in Maine to recognize that homeless people needed a place to stay during the day and has operated a day shelter since 1981, providing free meals and access to clothing, phones, bathrooms, mail, and linkage to community resources for housing, healthcare, mental health treatment, employment, etc.
As ideas for a more unified community resource center emerged, Preble Street launched a unique collaborative partnership of private and public agencies working together to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the homeless and low-income residents of Greater Portland, consolidating three soup kitchens, a food pantry, the City of Portland Homeless Healthcare Clinic, a day shelter, social services, a housing location program, and a homelessness prevention program.
This model was replicated in 1996 at the Teen Center and expanded to include overnight shelters for homeless youth and women in 2004 and 2007, respectively. The first permanent low-barrier supportive housing for chronically homeless adults in Maine, Logan Place, was opened in 2005, as well as casework support for previously homeless families in community-based housing.
Today, Preble Street has become the hub of programs for the most vulnerable and underserved residents of Portland.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
343 Cumberland AvenuePortland, ME 04101
DATE POSTED
March 15, 2019
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Crisis Intervention
- Cooking / Catering
- Food Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Must commit to a weekly shift for a minimum of 3 months; or a monthly shift for a minimum of 12 month