One-Time or Occasional Volunteer Opportunities

• Aspirations Programming: Plan on-campus aspirations events for local children and youth. Contact Lily Houser (lhouser@bates.edu).
• Blake Street Towers and Meadowview: Plan social events (meals, game nights, performances, etc.) at Lewiston Housing Authority residences for low-income elderly and younger disabled folks. Contact Jill Scott-Lewis (jscottlewis@bates.edu).
• Good Shepherd Food Bank: Help prepare food for distribution throughout the state. Contact Alaina Rauf (arauf@bates.edu).

Ongoing or Sustained Volunteer Opportunities

Mentoring Programs

• Big Brothers Big Sisters: Engage in one-on-one weekly one-hour matches with elementary school kids at Connors Elementary School.  Contact Jennifer Cartmell (jennifer@bbbsmidmaine.org).
• Auburn Middle School: Provide biweekly mentoring for middle school students.  Contact Maria Femia (mfemia@bates.edu).
• Lewiston High School: Provide bi-weekly mentoring for high school students (particularly suited for Bates students committed to mentoring for longer than one year). Contact Madi Mettler (mmettler@bates.edu).
• Montello Elementary School: Engage in one-on-one weekly one-hour matches with elementary school kids. Contact Quinn Hughes (qhughes@bates.edu).
• Lewiston Middle School Lunch Program: Eat lunch with LMS students once a week. Contact Savannah Compare (scompare@bates.edu).

Tutoring and Enrichment Programs

• Tree Street Youth: Volunteer Monday through Thursday from 2-6pm and Friday from 2-4pm. Contact Starr Bradley (sbradley@bates.edu).
• Lewiston High School: Provide targeted reading and math tutoring as well as homework help for high school students. Contact Ellen Alcorn (ealcorn@bates.edu).
• Book Buddies: Read to early-elementary-age children during the school day. Contact Trinity Monstwillo (tmonstwillo@bates.edu).
• Aspirations Programming: Plan on-campus aspirations events for local children and youth. Contact Lily Houser (lhouser@bates.edu).
• Boys and Girls Club: Plan after-school programming. Contact Luke Van Denend  (lvandenend@bgcmaine.org).

Food Accessibility

• Trinity Soup Kitchen: Help serve meals 7 days a week. Contact Jessica McKenzie (jessica@trinityjubileecenter.org).
• Lots to Gardens: Engage in community gardening and cooking classes. Contact Alaina Rauf (arauf@bates.edu).
• Good Shepherd Food Bank: Prepare food for distribution throughout the state. Contact Alaina Rauf (arauf@bates.edu).

Elderly/Younger Disabled

• Blake Street Towers: Serve Sunday brunch to elderly and younger disabled residents. Contact Jilly Scott-Lewis (jscottlewis@bates.edu).

The Arts

• ArtVan: Help provide mobile arts therapy with non-profits in Lewiston-Auburn. Contact Xucheng Zheng (xzheng@bates.edu).

Immigrant Integration Programming

• Trinity Jubilee Center: Help immigrants and refugees with employment, housing, education, and other challenges. Contact Jessica McKenzie (jessica@trinityjubileecenter.org).

Other Programs (some of these require extensive training)

• Central Maine Medical Center: Help transport patients within the hospital, assist with departmental projects, deliver flowers to patient rooms, greet patients, provide directions to departments and more. The only requirement is a desire to help others in a friendly and personable manner. Contact volunteering@cmhc.org.
• St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center: Help transport patients within the hospital, assist with departmental projects, deliver flowers to patient rooms, greet patients, provide directions to departments and more. The only requirement is a desire to help others in a friendly and personable manner.  Click here for more information.
• Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice: Provide hospice visiting, event assistance, and office help. Contact Mohamed Awil (mawil@bates.edu).
• Safe Voices: Help prevent domestic violence and provide support to survivors. Contact Emily Mitchell (emitchell@safevoices.org; 207-795-6744).
• An Angel’s Wing: Assist with issues related to substance use disorder. Contact Debra York (info@anangelswing.org; 207-513-6051).
• Greater Androscoggin Humane Society: Provide direct animal care, cleaning and enrichment, to events, data-entry, marketing, photography, customer service, craft-making and so much more. Contact volunteer@gahumane.org; 207-783-2311.
• Center for Wisdom’s Women: Help provide a sacred and safe place that supports and empowers women. Contact Tricia Tomlinson (tricia@wisdomswomen.org).

Don’t see what you’re looking for?  Contact Mohamed Awil (mawil@bates.edu) to talk about other options!