1. Come to a meeting to learn more about PWH and their mission!
2. All new volunteers are required to fill out an application form - PWH uses this for their records and for emergency contact information in case something were to happen while you were on-site. Fill one out here.
3. Sign a volunteer waiver. Please print this out and bring it to your orientation session so PWH can save it for their records. The link to the pdf is here.
4. Attend an orientation session to learn about PWH, their mission and the impacts that they've had so far on the global community. These orientation sessions typically happen every Saturday and when we have group sessions at PWH in South Portland. We are also trying to host a few orientation sessions here on campus, so keep an eye out for those!
5. Get into contact with PWH to "reserve" a time to volunteer! Due to COVID-19, volunteering is by appointment only in order to stay within the CDC guidelines and allow for adequate social distancing. If you will be joining a group session, please contact one of the E-Board members. If you will be volunteering alone, please call the Main Office at (207) 774-5555.
You can volunteer for a morning session from 9 am - 12 pm or an afternoon session from 1 pm - 4 pm.
6. Go forth and volunteer! As a club, we do group sessions bi-weekly, and they are almost always held on the Saturday after club meetings. However, if you are unable to come to the group sessions, you are always welcome at PWH and can pretty much just walk in and talk to the person in charge for that day to get assignments.
PWH is located at 40 Walch Drive, Portland, ME 04103 and is open Tuesday through Saturday 9am - 4pm.
7. Record those hours! All members of the Student Chapter here at UNE are required to complete about 6 hours of either volunteer work every month to maintain "active status" for this club. PWH has a book system where you fill out your chart every time you go into volunteer. In addition, we ask club members to fill out this Google Form to log their hours to make sure they are active members, it is also below.