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Archive for December, 2009
Spruce Run, Penquis, and KARE Collaborate to Bring Conference to Millinocket
The Next Steps and Beyond conference will be looking at mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence, and will feature speakers from Wellspring, Acadia Hospital, and Spruce Run. It will take place Jan. 15th at the Katahdin Region Higher Education Center. The cost is $15. For more information, check out the conference brochure, and make sure you register by Jan. 7th!
Kid Worker Training Coming Up in January: Volunteers and Work-Study Students Needed!
Are you interested in working with children? Do you want to make an impact in their lives? If so, we hope you will consider becoming a Spruce Run kid worker!
Kid workers provide supportive, age-appropriate activities for the children whose mothers are working with Spruce Run. They supervise the children during several weekly kid groups, and also provide mentorship and positive role models for kids who are going through a tough time.
We have a kid worker training coming up in the middle of January, and we hope you will contact us if you are interested. For more information on the program, or to let us know you’d like to take part, visit our volunteer page. Students with work-study hours are also welcome to apply.
Hotline Training Begins in January!
Have you been wanting to get involved with Spruce Run? To make a difference in the lives of families impacted by abuse? Perhaps you want to spend some of your time volunteering, or maybe you are a student looking to use your work-study funds or internship hours.
If any of these things sound familiar, then keep reading….Spruce Run’s hotline training starts in January!
The training begins January 21 and the group meets for six weeks on Monday and Thursday nights. After training is complete, volunteering is flexible, with night, weekend, and weekday shift opportunities available.
Check out the volunteer flier for more information–and feel free to distribute it for others to see. If hotline training sounds right for you, visit our volunteer page and fill out the online form!
Help Make the Holidays Bright with Spruce Run
This December, we need holiday sponsors! If you’d like to really make a difference this season, we hope you will consider purchasing the holiday gifts for one of the families in our shelter or transitional housing programs. If you’re interested, please email Johnnie at jwalker@sprucerun.net.
Not able to sponsor an entire family? You can still help! Please bring in your new gift donation by December 15th, and we will distribute the presents at our annual holiday party for the folks in our residential programs. A few suggestions:
- Lego sets
- Craft kits
- Art supplies
- Learning toys
- Dolls
- Monster trucks
- Scrapbook supplies
- Comforters and sheets of all sizes
- Dishes
- Tupperware
- Pots and pans
- Silverware
- Gifts cards of any kind
Many thanks for your generosity. Your donation will help make this holiday season a good one for the families we work with! For more information on ways to help, please see our wish list.
