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*Goodwill VISTA* Maine Needs Events & Outreach VISTA
 
 
 
Maine Needs is a Portland based 501c3 serving Mainers in all 16 counties across Maine. Maine Needs delivers essential items to thousands of Mainers each year through a dynamic, community-driven model. We partner with nonprofits, schools, hospitals, and frontline service providers—including caseworkers, teachers, and street outreach teams—to identify urgent needs and rapidly distribute critical supplies. In 2024, we partnered with more than 400 providers at more than 125 organizations across the state. We serve Maine’s most vulnerable populations, ensuring individuals and families have access to essential items that support dignity, stability, and well-being. Our outreach spans children and adults experiencing severe material deprivation—those without access to bedding, hygiene essentials, cleaning supplies, and other critical necessities. We prioritize support for low- to moderate-income families grappling with the rising cost of living, asylum seekers, survivors of domestic violence, individuals transitioning from incarceration, and unhoused populations facing extreme hardship. Our model is simple but powerful: We identify what’s needed most. We collect donations and purchase critical, non-donated items. Providers deliver these essentials directly to those in crisis. Year after year, the demand for support continues to rise. In 2024, we filled 2,769 more requests than in 2023, a clear indicator of the growing need across the state. As requests increase, we remain committed to expanding our outreach, ensuring that schools, case managers, recovery centers, domestic violence shelters, and homeless shelters know how to access support from Maine Needs. We accept material and financial donations in our Portland donation center, thoughtfully sort donations, and fill caseworker requests (ranging from a single warm coat to everything a family entering new housing might need to outfit an apartment, including bedding, cookware, and cleaning supplies).
 
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Member Duties : The Maine Needs VISTA member will expand our programs and services by strengthening our development and outreach efforts. This includes supporting fundraising initiatives, event planning, volunteer recruitment and management, and outreach/community engagement. The VISTA will assist in fundraising efforts, including donor outreach, planning and support community events. In addition, the VISTA will build relationships with community partners to expand outreach and collaboration, as well as develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to document fundraising and development processes, ensuring long-term sustainability. This capacity building role will allow Maine Needs to expand our program efforts, increasing our reach across the state. This position will include a collaborative office space within the Maine Needs Portland community donation center but much of the job will be spent cultivating donor relationships and community participation offsite.
 
Program Benefits : Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Training . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Housing ,  Health ,  Homelessness ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Social Services . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
*Goodwill VISTA* Maine Needs Events & Outreach VISTA
Program Start/End Date
06/02/2025  -   06/01/2026
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MAINE  
Accepting Applications
From  04/09/2025  To  11/04/2025 
Contact Sarah Ward
Goodwill NNE Americorps
Portland   ME   04103
603-969-7885
sarah.ward@goodwillnne.org
Listing ID 126294

       

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