Program Officer for Volunteer Initiatives: April 2022

Major Projects Underway:

  • Roll of Honor printed in BDN on May 10th. 
  • Maine Volunteer Leadership Conference planning has begun. Kelsey is in talks with the University in Orono for venue and potential keynote speaker. 
  • Service Enterprise cohort recruitment for the fall has begun. 
  • CMV course has some issues with links and downloading. Kelsey is working to correct those. 
  • Maine Service Fellows advisory committee meeting: will be meeting this month to look at the complete overview of requirements and application process. 
  • VGF continuation was submitted. 

Upcoming Project Focus:

  • Need to get training for CERT programs, and recruiting youth organizations for CERT, Kelsey is in talks with FEMA to give an informational and instructional meeting about CERTS.
  • Volunteer Generation Fund's ARP funding has not been announced yet -- however we are beginning to strategize how we would apply these funds and which organizations to partner with. 
  • E&E task force has started planning for Maine Volunteer Leadership Conference in the fall. 

Ongoing:

  • E&E Task Force
  • Maine Volunteer Mangers Network: May is engaging seniors in volunteer programs.