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Reproduced from electronic originals (may include minor formatting differences from printed original) •• HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAINE's VoLUNTEER SEcToR
Excerpts from "Volunteering in America" April2007 (www.nationalservice.gov) • 350,000 Maine volunteers dedicated 42.4 million • Maine was one of 17 states in the nation in which hours of service. providing professional services was one otthe top tour • Maine had t he second-highest volunteer rate among activities tor volunteers. states in the Northeast • Overall, 40.3% of people in Maine engaged in civic • Participation with educat ion or youth-service life by volunteering, working with their neighbors. or organizations increased from a rate of 21.1% in 1989 to attending public meetings. 30.4% in 2006. • Maine ranked ninth in t he nation on the Civic Life Index with a score of 114.9.
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(www majoeservjcecommjssjoo ooyl "In fact, the total dollar va lue of Maine's volunteers last year, using Independent Primary Types of Volunteer Opportunities Sector's volunteer value estimate, was nearly 24% Episodic (one-time or events) 58% On-going $800 million. 20% On-call (pre-qualified and called as needed) "Research shows that communities with high rates of volunteering are healthier, but Implementation of Best Practices in Volunteer in order to make that happen, we must Management Among Maine Programs continue to work together-government, the 4 2% report implementation of fewer than 60% of the private sector and nonprofits- to grow and practices essential to sustainable programs. strengthen the engagement of our citizens. 5% report full implementation otthese practices. "It is important to recognize that investing in volunteer recruitment and management Impact of Recruitment on Program Services The impact of volunteer recruitment results on ability can yield vital long term benefits." to meet the need tor program services: David Eisner. CEO 5% Volunteer applications exceed need Corporation for National and Community Service 27% Volunteer applications meet need 9 October 2007 47% Applications fall somewhat short of need Orono. Maine 6% Applications fall critically short of need Pagel Citizen Service 2007 FRoM THE MAINE CoMMISSION FOR CoMMUNITY SERVICE Greetings to everyone serving the people of Maine! On behalf of the Maine COmmission tor Community Service. it is my pleasure to offer you the annual report tor bOth the COmmission and National service programs in Maine. There was a theme running through everything we experienced and accomplished in 2007. It was that maintaining the volunteer aspect of the way life should be and sustaining it into the future requires more purposeful action and more skillful management. This report is by definition a look back. But the most exciting news from this year is actually abOut the future. For nearly three years. MCCS has worked to lay the ground tor high quality, competency-based training and technical assistance tor volunteer program leaders. As a result of that preparation. the Commission obtained one of only tour national grants awarded in 2007 to target increased capacity in volunteer pro grams. This grant (Project INVEST) will further our attempt to provide a curriculum and context tor volunteer management in the State of Maine. With volunteers providing so many essential services in our state. how we leverage those resources becomes gOOd business practice. Managers of volunteers need training in how to do their jobs better just like any other segment of our society. Project INVEST will provide that much needed training_ I am very proud ot the work done by MCCS to further that goal and to further high quality volunteer service in our state. Yours in service. f'a.J.a. tj~. commission Chair Introduction Strategies The Maine commission tor community Service was Focus on building capacity and sustainability in local established in 1994 by Executive Order and under state volunteer programs. statute in 1995. The 26-member Commission is Partner with organizations and networks to meet the Maine's partner for the corporation for National Service. needs of volunteer programs and their leaders. a federal agency that provides funding to states to Use federal dollars for national service to leverage increase citizen volunteer service in communties. community resources that can effectively engage The Maine State Planning Office provides administra residents to solve local problems. tive support. Educate and advocate for a better understanding of Maine's volunteer sector: its needs, accomplishments. Mission challenges, and opportunities. Foster community service and volunteerism to meet human and environmental needs in the State of Maine. Commission Funding The total operating budget for the Maine commission Duties Highlighted in 2007 Work for Community Service is $419.938. One-third of the Under 5MRSA c.373 §7503, the commission is to: funds are federal grants restricted to support activities • Develop a 3-year comprehensive community service for National Service programs in Maine. plan: determine state priorities for effort and funding. The commission also received $813.000 AmeriCorps • Foster collabOration among state agencies. higher grant dollars which were distributed to local agencies. education. government agencies and volunteer Commission f\lnd5 a nd Sov~el programs. • Serve as a clearinghouse for citizens and agencies ~COIJ)t OtOoll!t recruiting volunteers. to Comm11111tfeo, • Select AmeriCorps programs and prepare the federal grant application to fund them. • Evaluate. monitor. and administer the AmeriCorps grant program. • Provide technical assistance and training to service programs. • Serve as a clearinghouse for information on national and community service. Maine Commission for Community Service Annual Report 2 Special Projects Blaine House Conference on Volunteerism In fulfillment of its duty to foster collabOration among This conference is the only volunteer service programs. community organizations. eE~t1-t statewide professional funders. and government. the Commission manages ~ development event for several projects. rf Blaine volunteer program staff. board > House members. funders. and - - CONFERENCE sponsoring organizations. In 2007. the focus was "Fixing the Leaky Bucket of Volunteerism· and the keynote speaker was David Eisner. CEO of the Corpora tion for National and Community Service. In his presentation. Eisner pointed out "The reality today is that 1 in 3 volunteers who served in 2005 did not come back to serve in 2006. That means we have a retention problem-what I like to call a leaky bucket· Governor Baldacci and the 2007 award recipients. fold: recognize the significant contributions ofthe recipi ents and inspire others to follow their examples. David Eisner responds to a question posed by panelist Eric Buch, President, United Way of Eastern Maine. Leadership Institute in Volunteer Management No college or university in Maine offers any level of conference sessions looked at both t he issue of certificate. continuing education credits or graduate recruitment and retention through various lenses: degree in volunteer management. To begin offsetting t hat program management practices, generat ional differ fact. t he Commission sponsored a Leadership Institute in ences among volunteers. the skills and experience of Volunteer Management in June at the University of Maine program staff. and more. in Orono. Attendance grew 74% to 230 in 2007 under the Sponsored collabOratively with the Center for Commu leadership of conference chairs CaroiAnne Dube nity Inclusion and Disability Studies and University of (Bangor) and Ron Holmes (New Sharon). They were Maine Cooperative Extension. the Institute brought aided by over 25 volunteer managers whO served on the together twenty two very experienced volunteer managers planning committee. for 3 days to develop skills in training and advanced In evaluations. 67% rated the agenda as very good volunteer management and another 20% rated it excellent. By October 2007. 90% of the Institute participants had committed to participating in a training collabOrative which will make volunteer management training more available to local program staff. 3 Citizen Service 2007 VolunteerMaine Partnership Key Accomplishments The Maine Commission tor Community Service Strengthened and expanded the VolunteerMaine initiated the VolunteerMaine Partnership in 2002 as part Partnership by: of its responsibility to be a catalyst in solving challenges faced by Maine's volunteer sector. Between 2002 and - Developing the first comprehensive partnership 2007. the number of partners grew from 3 to 14. agreement and renewing commitments among the 14 The members otthe VolunteerMaine Partnership are partner organizations. state. non-profit. public and private agencies that have come together with the sole purpose ot promoting - Securing tedera 1dollars to support development of two volunteerism in Maine and meeting the needs of model County Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs). community volunteer programs so they are able to Also secured expert technical assistance tor this effort effectively respond to critical local needs. through Project TADS (Technical Assistance in Disaster The Commission manages statewide activities and Services). a resource funded by the Corporation tor coordination otthe partnership. National and Community Service. - Granting funds to tour regions tor feasibility studies and VolunteerMaine Goals outreach to determine if the volunteer programs and Build the capacity of volunteer programs and their non profits are ready to undertake development of leadership by addressing the tour priority needs identi COADs. fied by Maine's volunteer sector: 1) professional developmenvtraining tor volunteer -Securing federal AmeriCorps*VISTA support ($161.130) administrators. to develop peer to peer networks ot volunteer managers. 2) increased sustainability and capacity to meet local conduct outreach and education on the no-cost internet needs. management platform (VolunteerMaine.org). and 3) increased engagement of citizens as volunteers and increase online training resources tor program staff. 4) technical assistance tor and coordination among volunteer programs. -Sustaining the relationship with WLBZ/WCSH6 that increases public awareness ofVolunteerMaine.org through over $46.800 in pro bono services. The Four Partnership Initiatives There are tour initiatives in VolunteerMaine. Excellence and Expertise promotes excellence in Partners program operations and supports expertise among • Corporation for National & Community Service volunteer program staff through development of a • Maine Emergency Management Agency statewide system tor volunteer management training. • Aroostook Retired Senior Volunteer Program Dotorg promotes accessible internet tools that help • seniors Plus community volunteer programs communicate opportuni • United Way of Eastern Maine ties and needs. manage events and basic program data. • Maine Institute tor Public Safety Innovation and connect staff with online technical assistance and • Maine Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster training. (VOAD) Peer-to-Peer Networks supports development of • United Way of York County self-managed networks of staff responsible tor commu • Maine 211 nity-based volunteer programs to foster sustainability, • United Way of Greater Portland professional development. and cooperative work. • National Emergency Response Team Volunteer Emergency Response Networks • United Way of Mid Coast Maine (County Organizations Active in Disaster) promotes • United Way of Mid-Maine understanding, respect, planning, and coordination • WCSH 6/ WLBZ 2 between the traditional and non-traditional programs that mobilize in response to local emergencies. OLUNT~l} Maine Commission tor Community Service Annual Report 4 Volunteer Management Competency Project Project INVEST Like other occupations, a fundamental assumption in The commission successfully competed for one of volunteer programs is that well prepared and competent four federal grants awarded by the Corporation for volunteer managers are essential to the success of a National and Community Service that aim to stem the program. tide of volunteer attrition by strengthening the manage In other careers. competency is assessed using a ment of volunteer programs. continuum of ability, knowledge and skill sets that range Project INVEST (Increased Nonprofit Volunteer from novice to expert. And the measurement is done in Education & Skill Training) will address the need for the context of a person's capacity to use them adaptively accessible volunteer management training in a variety of in a variety of work settings and organizations. formats across Maine. The project will run for two years. When the commission staff set out to identify Partners are University of Maine Division of Lifelong competency models for volunteer managers that could Learning, York county community College, University of be adapted for use with AmeriCorps staff, no fully Southern Maine Muskie SchOOl Of Public Service, developed models existed for volunteer managers. The University Of Maine Cooperative Extension. ME Dept Of few basic models for volunteer manager competencies Education, and Maine Environmental Corps. were not fully developed and did not describe the difference between someone new to the field (novice) and someone who had 30 years experience. Support to National Service programs For two years, Commission staff worked with a A major part of the commission's responsibility is to consultant at the University of southern Maine Muskie provide training and technical assistance for Maine's School of Public Service to develop a complete mOdel of National Service programs (AmeriCorps, Senor Corps, competencies for novice through expert volunteer Learn & Serve). Highlights of work in this area are listed managers. below. After national vetting and review. the model has been published and is the basis for all Maine work with both • Conducted statewide training programs for 130 AmeriCorps staff and volunteer managers in partner National Service members. organizations. As 2007 closed. the competency model was accepted • Standardized preparation of AmeriCorps members for publication nationally by the federal "Resource for participation in response to local or regional emer Center." an online library ottools and training materials gencies. Developed a recommended progression for for volunteer and service programs. FEMA disaster preparedness and response courses for members to complete. • conducted training on operating a mobile volunteer center for 21 people so that Maine has the capacity to handle spontaneous volunteers. • Conducted educational program that prepared staff of National Service programs to take the exam for Certified Volunteer Administrator. 75% passed the exam. • Organized Maine's participation in the first annual AmeriCorps week, drawing attention to the legacy of over 1,300 people who have served Maine since 1994. • Cost-shared participation of 124 National Service members and staff in volunteer management training. Also supported attendance at national volunteer and David Eisner, CEO of the federal agency that funds Maine service training by 14 staff of National Service programs. AmeriCorps, listens to Downeast Health Services staff describe the community needs their AmeriCorps members target through their service. 5 Citizen Service 2007 "Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future. " Edwin Friedman Seats on the Maine Commission for Community Service are designated in statute. Each commissioner represents at least one facet of Maine's volunteer service sector. Commissioners are appointed by the governor for 3-yearterms. They are a diverse. non-partisan group of citizens. personally engaged in service. and represent every region otthe state. Members Serving in 2007 • Paula Gagnon. Chair. Wells • Andrew E. Matlins. Bangor Vice President ofAcademic & Student Affairs, York Family & Volunteer Services, lOlst Air Refueling Wing County Community College ME Air National Guard • caroiAnne Dube. Vice Chair. Bangor • Kenneth Morse. Norway Director: Development, St. Joseph Healthcare Director, Healthy Oxford Hills • Judi stebbins. Secretary. Winthrop • Amy Nunan. Hallowell Speech Therapist, Griffith Assoc. Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services • Mary-Anne Beal. Waterville • Jason Parent. caribou Program Specialist, MSB Services Director of Development and College Relations • Melissa Boyd, Kennebunk Northern Maine Community College Executive Director, Physicians for • E. Frederick Schlutl Jr.. Old Town Social Responsibility 4-H Foundation Director & Specialist, • Nicole Bourque. Biddeford University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service Student, Thomas College • Eileen Smart Ex-officio. Concord. NH • Eric Buch. Belfast Corporation for National & Community Service President, United Way ofEastern Maine • AI Smith. Bath • Phillip Crowell. Jr. . Auburn City of Bath Community Development Police Chief, City ofAuburn • Noble Smith. Harpswell • Gary Dorman. Newport Consultant Program Director, Penquis Foster Grandparents • Sara Stevens. Bangor • carla Ganiel. Tremont Staff, Congressman MH Michaud Nonprofit Management Consultant • Gilbert Ward. Chesterville • Mark Glovin, Rockland Executive Director, Rural Community Action Ministries Minister, First Universalist Church • Charlie Hartman. Ex-officio Education Consultant, Maine Dept. ofEducation Completing Service in 2007 • Ron Holmes. New Sharon • caroline Budney. Topsham Chief Plant Engineer, Wausau Paper • Patsy Dunton. Rockland +Virginia Joles. Presque Isle • Larry Gilbert Lewiston Director, Community Development Maine Public Service • Brad Ostrow. Bangor Company • Peter Crockett. Chelsea Staff to the Commission Contact Us Maryalice Crofton. Executive Director Maine Commission for Community Service Anne Schink, ProgramjTraining(Disability Officer 187 State St.. 38 State House Station Kim GOding, Public Information Officer Augusta ME 04333..0038 Donna Bradstreet Board Meeting Secretary 207.287.8931 [email protected] Interns and Project Volunteers www.MaineServiceCommission.gov Jasmine Dupont (Intern). Christy Monroe (AmeriCorps*VISTA) Maine Commission for Community Service Annual Report 6 Commisson National Service Duties AmeriCorps*State "Select national service programs as defined in the AmeriCorps State supports a broad range of local National Service Trust Act service programs that engage Americans in intensive Evaluate. monitor and administer grants. service to meet critical community needs in education. Provide program development assistance and training public safety. health. and the environment to national service programs in the State. One of the primary functions of AmeriCorps is genera Make recommendations to the corporation for tion of volunteers for the local host organizations. National and Community Service with respect to Agencies awarded AmeriCorps grants are responsible priorities within the State for programs receiving assis for recruiting members to serve in their program. Ameri tance under the federal Domestic Volunteer Service Act" Corps grants partially cover the expense of operating an (5MRSA c.373 §75) AmeriCorps program and dO not cover general organiza tional expenses. A cash match is required. The Federal Funder of National Service The Maine Commission for Community Service is the O community Resource Corps state partner of a federal agency that sponsors. funds, Sponsor: Training Resource Genter, Portland and regulates National Service Programs. Contact Steve Niles. 207.347.3218. The corporation for National and community Service [email protected] was organized in 1993. It was created to connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportuni Size: 52 AmeriCorps Members ties to give back to their communities and their nation. Sites: Alfred. Machias, Portland, Strong, Farmington. At its inception. the corporation was directed to Dover-Foxcroft. Bar HarbOr. Camden. Windham. manage three main programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, Bangor. Augusta. South Portland. Hartland. Stonington. and Learn & Serve America. Chebeague. Frenchboro. Swans Island. Cranberry Island. Peaks Island, Matinicus, Lewiston. Mill bridge, Rockport AmeriCorps Waldoboro. Wiscasset. Ellsworth. Freeport. Rockland. Through grants and the dedication of members. Steep Falls. Oquossoc AmeriCorps strengthens communities by mobilizing community resources. AmeriCorps members give a year community Volunteers Recruited: 2.227 or two of service to their country. and. in return earn Total Hours Served: 35,937 money for college. Average# Hours per Volunteer: 16 AmeriCorps is made up ofthree main programs: AmeriCorps State and National. AmeriCorps VISTA. and Funding: $500.000 AmeriCorps grant $583,372 local AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). match (see leverage chart) S1 AmetiCoJPS lev..agfl S1.16loealltfl0Urc.., Profile of Maine's AmeriCorps Members Demographics: 74% Female 77% College Graduates 30% Aged 18-24 56% Aged 25-34 .C.meroCOCJ>$ Gr 37% came to Maine for AmeriCorps and a third of them are planning to remain here. All are college graduates. ln-kftd toc Size: 14 AmeriCorps Members Program Purpose: Serve in rural community-based organizations with the primary function of assisting those organizations in integrating primary care with other healthy community and prevention collaborations. Members address mental health. tobacco and sub stance abuse issues. Funding: $272.603 AmeriCorps Funds: $411.924 match AmeriCorps*VISTA Program Purpose: To accomplish natural resource AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program related projects with long-term public benefit in partner designed specifically to fight poverty. ship with public and private non-profit organizations. VISTA members commit to serve full-time for a year at a nonprofit organization or local government agency. working to fight illiteracy. improve health services. create businesses. strengthen community groups. buiild AmeriCorps*National financial sustainability. and much more. The following programs operate in Maine as well as Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965. other states. They join in training and technical assis it was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of tance activities but do not report performance to MCCS. programs in 1993. 0 Emergency Response Corps Maine Placements: 64 AmeriCorps*VISTA Members Sponsor: Training Resource center. Portland Contact: Billye Senecal. 207.491.4915. Community Volunteers serving with VISTAs [email protected] Total number of Volunteers: 7.218 Total Hours served: 79.421 Size: 20 AmeriCorps Members Average# of Hours per Volunteer: 11 Program Purpose:recruit EMT and firefighter volun Value of Resources Leveraged for communities: teers. as well as inform the public about emergency Gash: $965.529 response and disaster preparedness. Part of a tri-state Non-<;ash/in-kind: $188.455 grant. they are creating a network of emergency re sponse personnel in ME. NH and VT. ;\lt:1'4 VuLIJNTEEn c' ~ srp 1- Maine Commission for Community Service Annual ~eport 8 Maine VISTA Projects, Sponsors, &Contacts Independent Transportation Network. Portland Communities for Children and Youth/ University of Katherine Freund. 207.857.9001. Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service [email protected] Chip Curry. 207.626.5238. [email protected] Location: Portland Locations: Augusta, Belfast, Corinth, Damariscotta, Ellsworth, Freeport, Fort Kent, Kennebunk, Lewiston, Maine Time Banks. Portland Lincolnville, Milbridge, Portland, Readfield, Rockland, Lesley Jones. 207.874.9868. Searsport, Topsham, Waterville [email protected] Location: Portland VolunteerMaine Partnership/Maine Commission for Maine Gam pus COmpact. Lewiston Community Service Maryli Tiemann. 207.786.8217. [email protected] Dorothy Grannell. 207.878.8698. Locations: Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, [email protected] Portland, Presque Isle, South Portland Locations: Augusta, Bath, Bangor, Waterville, Lewiston, Portland, Kennebunk Senior Corps Senior Corps Volunteers by Age Senior Corps connects people over 55 with the citizens and agencies that need them. Senior Corps offers several ways to get involved: Foster Grandparents. Senior Companions. and the Retired senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Volunteers receive guidance and training so they can make a contribution that suits their talents. interests. and availability. For a full annual report of Maine Senior Corps program activities. contact Paula Burnette. President. Maine National Senor Service Council. 207.262.7926. [email protected] 0 The Foster Grandparent Program. .. recruits people age 60 and older with low incomes to Size: 250 Foster Grandparents serve children with special needs and their families in 186.897 hOurs served (avg 748/volunteer) schools. day care centers. hOspitals and homes. Volun teers serve 15 hours per week minimum and receive a Clients served: 2.217 Total stipend of $2.65 per hOur. 330 ages 0-5: 1.743 ages 6-12: 106 ages 13-19: and 38 ages over 20 Sponsors & Contacts: Penquis Community Action. Bangor Category of Client Needs (top 4 only): language Gary Dorman. 207.973.3864 . [email protected] barriers (755): learning disabilities (442): developmen Locations: 14 Counties (all except York and Cumberland) tal disabilities (286): emotional (220). People's Regional Opportunity Program. Portland Funding: $926.134 federal CNCS dollars Susan Lavigne, 207.773.0202. [email protected] $335.818 local match Locations: York and Cumberland Counties votUNTEER 9 Citizen Service 2007 0 Senior Companion Program ... Coastal RSVP/Penquis COmmunity Action. Rockland recruits people age 60 and older living on low incomes Patricia Ott. 207.596.0361 x111. [email protected] to serve frail adults so t hey remain independent in their Locations: Lincoln, Knox, Waldo Counties hOmes. Volunteers must serve 15 hOurs per week (many serve more) and are paid a stipend of $2.65/hr. RSVP/UMaine Center on Aging, Bangor Paula Burnett 207.262.7926. Sponsors & Contacts: [email protected] University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Orono Locations: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Washing Ann Swain. 207.581.3326. [email protected] ton Counties Locations: 14 Counties (all except York and Cumberland) RSVP of Southern Maine;southern Maine Agency People's Regional Opportunity Program. Portland on Aging, Scarborough Susan Lavigne. 207.773.0202. [email protected] Ken Murray. 207.396.6500 x 520. [email protected] Locations: York and Cumberland Counties Locations: Cumberland, York Counties Size: 123SeniorCompanions Size: 2.065 RSVP volunteers 96.585 hours served (avg. 785/volunteer) 332.953 hours served (avg. 161 per volunteer) Clients Served: 575 Total Category of Community Needs (top 4 only): 4 ages 22-44: 44 ages 45-64: 76 ages 65-74; 70.022 hrs Senior citizen outreach 198 ages 75-84: and 253 ages 85 and over. 31.391 hrs FoOd distribution or collection 30.020 hrs Senior citizen assistance Category of Client Needs (top 3 only): chronic care 27.347 hrs Congregate meals disabilities (258): respite for caregivers (77): Alzheimer's disease (77). Funding: $458.442 federal CNCS dollars $357.798 local match Funding: $468.132 federal CNCS dollars $253.585 local match Value of Resources Leveraged for Communities: $11.721.320 in-kind/non-cash 0 Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) RSVP offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers as it matches the personal interests and Learn and Serve America (K-12) skills of people 55 and over with opportunities to serve Learn and Serve America provides grants to schOols. colleges. and their communities. There are no income qualifications. :~) t)·v.~ ~I/O· . J',.· ' RSVP volunteers choose hOw and where they want to nonprofit groups to support efforts to ,. , . ·~~· serve-from a few hours to more than 40 hours a week. engage Maine students in community Although no stipend is provided. volunteers to receive : service linked to academic achieve -' ' ment and the development of civic training prior to and during their service. K 11 . skills. Sponsors & Contacts: This type of learning, called service Aroostook RSVP1 A roostook Agency on Aging, learning. improves communities while preparing young Presque Isle people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. Eleanor Reese. 207.764.3396, [email protected] Sponsor & Contact: Location: Aroostook County Maine Department of Education. Augusta Charlie Hartman. 207.624.6748. HealthReach RSVP/HealthReach Network. Waterville [email protected] Ruth Saint Amand. 207.861.3428. Grantee locations: calais, Jackman, Madawaska, [email protected] Falmouth, Topsham, Old Town, Bangor, Houlton, Locations: Kennebec, Somerset, Franklin Counties Winthrop, Westbrook, York J-L\Jt-.!lEE R S - ~" I Maine Commission for Community Service Annual Report 10 Maine Commission for Community Service, 187 State St., 38 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0038 207.287.5649 [email protected] www.MaineServiceCommission.gov Citizen Service 2007 has been produced and printed under 013-07B-3502-008201 with funding provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service grant award 07CAHME001.