Program Engagement Volunteers have an opportunity to be involved in a variety of activities with Casa Myrna program participants and their children. These volunteers help enrich our families’ lives by recognizing milestones during the year, teaching new skills and perspectives, and providing vital food, clothing, and household items to meet survivors’ ongoing basic needs.
Residential Support volunteers play an integral role in supporting residential staff in the provision of advocacy services to the families living in Casa Myrna’s residential programs. Volunteers will assist on a variety of tasks, including the day-to-day program maintenance, providing developmentally appropriate childcare, and ensuring that Casa Myrna families are able to access the necessary…
SafeLink, our statewide domestic violence hotline, receives almost 30,000 calls a year. SafeLink volunteers will work alongside SafeLink Advocates to provide over-the-phone advocacy to hotline callers, including supportive listening, safety planning, and crisis intervention. SafeLink is often the first point of contact for a domestic violence survivor to Casa Myrna. Volunteers play a vital role…
Special Projects Volunteers work on a variety of projects designed to match volunteers’ skill sets with Casa Myrna’s programmatic needs. These projects include assisting with an outreach project or event, maintaining our shelters, help support our website or materials, providing administrative support, or fundraising.
Adult volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and successfully pass a background check. You can spend a morning or afternoon in the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire with visitors, help out in our offices, or assist with special events.
Review résumé and cover letter for assigned participant. Provide suggestions and feedback to staff by email or by phone. Search online for full-time job opportunities which are a match for participant’s skills, experience, education, and interests. Email job descriptions to staff.
Meet with participants to help them draft a strong résumé, following the Career Collaborative guidelines. Discuss and record their prior work history, volunteer work, education, skills and qualifications. Organize information into a concise and well-formatted résumé. Volunteer can type up résumé together with the participant during the meeting, or can work on edits independently after…
Using workbook and case studies as a guideline, facilitate job search support group. Help participants as a group to set goals, identify next steps in their job search, share ideas, networking opportunity, and success stories. Provide support, advice, and motivation for job seekers. Prior experience facilitating groups. Knowledge of effective job search practices helpful.
The OEC oversees the outreach and education programs of Bear-Paw. The Outreach and Education Committee helps develop, implement, and evaluate programs that connect people with Bear-Paw and the natural world.
You can be an ambassador for land conservation in southeastern NH by joining the Bear-Paw Crew! As part of the Bear-Paw Crew, you will be paired with experienced Bear-Paw volunteers to staff the Bear-Paw booth at events across our region – Old Home Days, town fairs, retail openings, and other special events. Your mission is…