




Service Requirement
Community Service Activity Suggestions
Volunteer suggestions within Portland Housing Authority Communities
Project Managers
Dave Gagne (207) 221-8030 (Kennedy Park)
Trevor Nugent (207) 221-8050 (Washington Gardens/Front Street)
Karin Lavigne (207) 221-8040 (Franklin Towers/Harbor Terrace)
Annette Rogers (207) 221-8060 (Riverton), (207) 221-8070 (Sagamore)
- Attend parent teacher conference
- Attend resident council meeting on-site
- Supervise one's child/children at the playground or bus stop
- Community maintenance, i.e., pick up trash or teach one's child/children to clean up community area
- Assist Project Manager with duties such as distributing flyers or newsletters to residents
- Assist your child/children with after-school programs such as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts
Volunteer Organizations that serve PHA residents
- Somali Community Organization —Mohamud Barre (207) 233-6014
- Girl Scouts / A Place for Girls — (207) 797-8232, Phyllis Norton (207) 772-1177
- USM Extension program (Garden, Nutrition programs) — Marianne Browning (207) 780-4205
- PHA Education Centers — Mike Wilson (207) 773-4753
- PROP Headstart / Peer Leader — (207) 874-1140
- Spiral Arts — (207) 775-1474
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA) — (207) 396-6500
- United Way — for a complete volunteer agency listing (207) 874-1000, http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/
Self Sufficiency Activities Suggestions (activities that lead towards economic independence)
- Education, Employment and / or Homeownership goals
- Family Self Sufficiency program (contact Joni Boissonneault 207-773-4753)
- Visions of My Future program (contact Joni Boissonneault 207-773-4753)
- GED classes, ESL classes (English as a second language)
- Portland Adult Education: (207) 775-0432 or (207) 874-8155
- Job Search, Resumé & Cover Letter readiness
- Portland Career Center: (207) 771-5627
- Career, Financial, and Educational Planning; Micro-enterprise Training
- Maine Centers for Women, Work, & Community: (207) 799-5025
