JOIN US: Part 4 of the Exceptional Alzheimer's Disease Series Available FREE in Topsham on February 24th at 4:00 p.m.
We are very excited to invite you to a screening of an exceptional program called the Alzheimer's Project. Produced by HBO, this is an unequalled opportunity to learn valuable information about Azheimer's Disease for the public and caregivers. The Highlands and Highland Green are co-sponsoring this event and providing experts for to help answer your questions. You won't want to miss this at the Highland's Holden Frost House at 24 Elm Street in Topsham. Please RSVP at 207-725-2650 as soon as possible because space is limited. More>
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If you received our most recent newsletter, the following links provide more information about the services covered. They included affordable senior housing and Camp POSTCARD. If you would like to receive our newsletter, please send your contact information by email to help@voanne.org.
Timothy J. Mynahan Foundation Sponsors Androscoggin County Action Team
We are grateful to the Timothy J. Mynahan Foundation for sponsoring the Action Team program in Androscoggin County. During his life, Timothy J. Mynahan demonstrated consistent excellence in academics and athletics. We are proud to honor his memory through this program which is a partnership with the Major League Baseball Players Association Trust. More>
NEW: We are now offering 40-Hour Training to Receive your Mediation Certificate
This valuable and affordable new training is for individuals interested in mediating or applying mediation skills to their personal and professional lives. It will include different styles of learning including, lecture, demonstration, discussion, interaction and practice mediation scenarios. At the conclusion of the training participants receive a Mediation Certificate, the accepted state and national standard for new Mediators. Learn more and get a copy of the program brochure (PDF 768 KB)
Salon and Staff Donate Free Haircuts to Youth in Transition
The Madison Avenue Salon on Main Street in Auburn is usually closed on Monday. Recently, they opened their doors and the owner and staff donated their time to provide free haircuts and manicures to area youth who are in transition (often called homeless for lack of a better word). It was an incredible event and everyone was "looking sharp" afterwards. We are grateful to everyone at the Madison Avenue Salon for their help. More>
Large Crowd Attends Open House at Maine Coast Regional Reentry Center in Belfast
Martin Magnusson, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, addresses the crowd attending the open house for the The Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC) in Belfast, Maine. The MCRRC is a new 32-bed residential program. The center is designed to assist and support men who are in transition from incarceration to the community. Center residents will come from Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and Washington Counties. Upon completion of the program they will return with skills they need that have proven to promote long-term success. The focus of MCRRC is to offer residents educational opportunities, substance abuse and mental health treatment, vocational assistance and life skills. Program partners include the Maine Department of Corrections, Maine Board of Corrections, the Waldo County Sheriff's Office and Volunteers of America Northern New England.
Holiday Funds For Food: At this special time of the year, we provide a simple gift of food and fellowship to people we serve and care very much about. Learn how you can help with even a small donation. More>
New 55-Unit Affordable Senior Housing Community Under Construction in Bangor
Photograph courtesy of the Bangor Daily News
Volunteers of America Northern New England has broken ground on a new 55-unit affordable senior housing community in Bangor, Maine. The project is bringing more than $10 million in federal funds—including stimulus money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—into Maine. It is also one of the biggest new construction efforts in the area. The project will save many existing local jobs, create new ones and save money for taxpayers. More>
Major League Baseball's Man of the Year Visited Maine Action Team
In 2007, our Action Team Captains were at Fenway Park for the annual recognition day and Curtis Granderson was at the park because Detroit was playing the Red Sox. Before the game, he came over and signed autographs and talked with our team captains. This was quite extraordinary and made a major league impression on all of us. In addition, Mr Granderson is now a member of the New York Yankees. Congratulations to Mr. Granderson and thanks for the memories! More>
If you are responding to help residents of the Bradley Street fire.
Right now, we are taking care of the immediate needs of our residents. Everyone got out safely which is a blessing -- even our residents' pets! Most have lost everything in the fire and we have lost all of our office equipment and supplies. However, that can be replaced. If you are interested in helping, you have three options:
The two photographs below are of the building which is a total loss and State Fire Marshall Michael Keeley with one of the resident's cats he rescued who is very happy! We are grateful to all of the firemen and women who fought the fire.
Pierce Atwood Team Works Miracles on Peaks Island.
Recently, attorneys and staff took to the community for a dedicated day of service to New England charitable service organizations. A team of two dozen staff members spent the day at our Fay Garman House on Peaks Island. We've created a special page with photographs dedicated to showing off how proud we are of their work and how grateful we are for their generosity. More>
Herbie Comes Full Circle
A very moving video we created recently talks about Herbie and how Volunteers of America helped him as a child in the 1940's and how we changed his life. Now Herbie has come full circle and is a resident in one of our affordable senior housing communities in Maine. If you have three minutes, we invite you to see how important it is to be there for our seniors and how having affordable housing can change their lives. View video>
Volunteers of America Named 19th out of top 100 nonprofit organizations in America
The NonProfit Times ranked Volunteers of America #19 out of the top 100 nonprofit organizations in the nation, based on our revenue for the 2008 fiscal year. This includes the revenue of both the national organization and each of the local offices combined. This year’s position is consistent with recent years, when we were ranked #18 in 2008 and #19 in 2007.