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Habitat for Humanity

Website: http://www.habitatportlandme.org/
Location: Portland,
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Description: "We partner with qualifying families to build houses for them as well as other qualifying families. We serve low income families. Habitat for Humanity is funded by grants, private donations, corporate and small business donations & community fundraisers."
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Hannahville Department of Health and Human Services: Behavioral Health

Website: http://www.hannahville.net/services/hannahville-department-of-health-and-human-services-business-office/
Location: Wilson,
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Description: Develops, manages, and delivers high quality integrated behavioral health and consultative services that are responsive to the needs of the community.
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High Point

Website: http://www.hptc.org/
Location: Taunton,
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Description: High Point’s mission is to prevent and treat substance use disorders and mental illness. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.
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Hope Acts – Hope House

Website: https://hopeacts.org
Location: Portland,
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Description: Hope Acts provides transitional housing for asylum-seekers new to the Greater Portland area. We also offer immigrants a myriad of services, including English language classes, mentoring and case management — all geared to address immediate needs and facilitate successful transitions into permanent housing, jobs and well-being. Hope House, located in Portland’s Parkside neighborhood, provides housing for 13 adult asylum-seekers. Our community space at Hope House the site for our Hope House English Language Program (HHELP) and other programming.
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Hope Acts & HHELP (Hope House English Language Program)

Website: https://hopeacts.org/
Location: Portland,
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Description: Hope house is an apartment building with transitional housing for single, adult asylum seekers. Hope House provides programming for the residents, including ESOL classes, case management, cultural orientation and community building. The HHELP program is a school for ESOL learners that focuses on oral language skills.
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Housing Initiatives of New England Corporation

Website: https://hinec.org
Location: Scarborough,
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Description: HINEC is a nonprofit developer/owner/sponsor of affordable, senior housing with service coordination on site that is geared toward resident support and well-being. HINEC is a nonprofit organization that develops and operates high-quality, affordable housing for seniors in New England. We foster safe and vibrant, service-oriented communities that promote independence, dignity, and pride.
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INSPIRE Community Recovery Center

Website: https://www.inspirecenter.me/
Location: Ellsworth,
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Description: INSPIRE Community Recovery Center , a community-based initiative hosted by Healthy Acadia. We are a safe, supportive, and inclusive space for individuals navigating mental health challenges and substance use recovery. Whether you're just beginning your journey or continuing to build a strong foundation, you're not alone—our center is here to walk alongside you every step of the way.

At our center, peer support is at the heart of everything we do. Our trained Recovery Coaches and Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialists (CIPSS) bring lived experience, compassion, and hope to each conversation and connection. We believe healing happens in community—and we’re here to help you build yours.

We offer: Peer-led support meetings for mental health and recovery; community events that foster connection, creativity, and joy; one-on-one navigation support to help you access the resources you need; and peer support grounded in respect, trust, and empowerment
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Intercultural Community Center

Website: https://www.iccmaine.org/power-school
Location: Westbrook,
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Description: BSW or Generalist Year Practicum - School year (32 week, Traditional Practicum) beginning in Fall

Power School Program Opportunities: Provide general emotional support specifically to individuals with adverse childhood experiences (Grades 5-8). Social work student role would be to facilitate social and emotional skill building groups, provide general emotional support to individuals, provide milieu support, and work with interdisciplinary staff to offer support to students and community.

Intercultural Community Center's Adult Program Opportunities: Develop and share relevant community resources that meet the direct needs of adult New Mainers (education, health, and social resources) and coordinate with our TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certified Teacher to coordinate needs-based educational workshops to adult students

Hours available are:
Monday 1:30 - 5 pm
Tuesday 1:30 - 5 pm
Wednesday 12:30 - 5 pm
Thursday 1:30 - 5 pm
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Justice Resource Center- Littleton Academy

Website: https://jri.org/?program=littleton-academy
Location: Littleton,
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Description: Justice Resource Institute is dedicated to addressing the most confounding challenges of both the human services and educational systems and the persons and families these systems were created to serve. Justice Resource Institute pursues the social justice inherent in opening doors to opportunity and independence. Although our range of services is as varied as those we serve, our approach is uniformly characterized by compassionate support, innovation, and community leadership.

Littleton Academy is a therapeutic residential school providing comprehensive clinical treatment and education to latency age children who have a history of complex trauma and significant behavioral/mental health issues and learning difficulties.
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Key Program

Website: https://www.key.org/
Location: Westborough,
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Description: One of the most important values as stated in Key's mission statement is the provision of quality care and services to the children, youth, and their families we work with. Key conducts performance improvement efforts through the Performance Improvement Program (PIP). Key's quality improvement program is a major undertaking for all staff and is vital to ensuring high quality services to the youth and families served.

Key's mission is to assist children and their families in developing positive life skills so they may pursue productive and rewarding lives.

Key is committed to:

Meeting the individual needs of children and their families by emphasizing a strength-based, trauma-informed approach.
Delivering quality care and services to children and their families.
Offering a culturally competent and a diversity aware system of care that respects the beliefs, language, interpersonal styles and behaviors of the children and families receiving services without regard to race, ethnicity, Language, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, spiritual beliefs or socioeconomic status.
Providing care in the least restrictive environment possible.
Promoting the safety of the communities in which our children and families reside.
Advocating for public policy, increasing safety and well-being for children and families.
Developing flexible and innovative treatment models.
Ensuring a skilled and caring staff through quality supervision and training.
Creating life-long supporters and advocates of the "human service field" within our past, present and future staff through their work experience at Key.

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Kids Cures Foundation/Generalist

Website: https://www.kidscures.org/
Location: Beaumont,
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Description: Kids Cures Foundation/Generalist assist families with children who are battling cancer and other forms of childhood illnesses.
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