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The Komen Maine Race for the Cure is looking for several volunteers. Open volunteer positions include:

T-Shirt Pick-Up Coordination T-Shirt Mailing Coordination Donations / Pledges Recognition / Post Race Thank You's Recruiting Advertising for Newspaper Supplement Door Prize Solicitation Co-Chair possibilities with current members

Anyone interested in more. . . more

A reader is matched with a home-based childcare. S/he signs out a pre-packed bag of delightful picture books from the Auburn or Lewiston Public Library, and reads for 20-30 minutes to children under age 5 at that childcare home.. . . more

Success By 6 will match you with a specific child care center or family child care home. Our Volunteer Readers pick up special book bags at the Bath, Brunswick, Boothbay or Damariscotta library and bring them to the child. . . more

Recent brain development studies have reinforced the fact that early stimulation is critical to a child's lifelong reading skills and habits. Research has also shown that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for building knowledge. . . more

Do you love to read? Do you love interacting with children? Have fun be a Born to Read volunteer. Our most vulnerable citizens need your help they are our preschoolers. Our readers tell of the fantastic minds of these little. . . more

Each day volunteers read stories from the state's daily and weekly newspapers to listeners who are blind, visually impaired or print handicapped. The readings are produced in studios in Brewer and Portland and broadcast statewide via the secondary audio program. . . more

This volunteer will meet each new potential student and do preliminary reading level screening in order to determine a starting point for future skills development. The volunteer should have some background in reading level screening, understand individual needs, and. . . more

Back-up to receptionist. Flexible hours between 8AM - 4PM more

This volunteer should be competent to answer the phone in a professional manner, route calls to different phones when necessary and to take messages when the person who is asked for is not available. more

The Portland Community Free Clinic has opportunities for evening clinic receptionists. Receptionists check patients in for clinic, pull charts for the following evening clinic, and call patients for appointment reminders. Other opportunities include stuffing envelopes and putting together blank. . . more

We are seeking an individual who would like to provide us with handyman services for small repairs and maintenance project. We have shelves to hang, toys to repair, floors to refinish, nails that need hammering and windows that need. . . more

The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women (DAHMW), a national non profit agency, is seeking volunteer research assistants. Volunteer research assistants will provide support to our staff and volunteers in the areas of outreach, program development and evaluation. This. . . more

Do you love history or are you intrigued by ancient cemeteries and would like to make an important contribution?

Spirits Alive, the advocacy/education/conservation organization dedicated to Portland's most ancient burial ground, the Eastern Cemetery, is looking for a few volunteers to. . . more

The Pejepscot Historical Society is in need of a research room assistant. If you love doing research and sniffing out answers, this is a great volunteer position for you! As an assistant in the research room, you will be called. . . more

"The Men's Experiences with Partner Aggression Project” is a research study at Clark University in collaboration the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women (DAHMW). This study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.. . . more

You will experience the opportunity to interact with many different people. The Resource Center is an evening drop-in tutoring center for high school aged students and adults. Clients receive tutoring help in all school subjects, including ESL, resume writing, job. . . more

Because the ReStore is a retail outlet open to the public, consistent volunteers are needed to work 2-4 hour shifts on a weekly basis. ReStore hours are 8:30am-4pm Tuesday thru Friday and 8:00am-12noon on Saturday. Ideal volunteer shifts are. . . more

A ReStore is a thrift shop for building materials and home improvement items. New and gently used building materials are sold to the public at discounted prices. The ReStore recycles overstocked, discontinued, and used quality building materials donated by. . . more

Volunteering in the Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a fun and meaningful way to help Habitat achieve its mission of eradicating substandard housing while helping reduce landfill waste and encouraging others to reuse building materials and appliances. The. . . more

Volunteer opportunities are available in some areas. Volunteers in the stores help sort and hang clothing as well as help with dressing room attendants. They also may assist customers when dropping off donations. more