Upreach Therapeutic Riding Center: non profit organization dedicated to improving the physical, emotional, and psychological development of challenged children and adults through horse riding therapies. Volunteers form relationships with clients through their role as side-walkers or front-walker. Help caring for the horses also needed.
Contact: Madeline Kolodziej
mkolodziej@anselm.edu
VNA Parent Baby Adventure: provides support to young parents with newborns through school age children. The group utilizes modeling, education and support to assist parents. Volunteers are especially needed to work with the children while mothers receive support. Students serve as role models through active involvement with the children, including reading books and preparing healthy snacks.
Contact: Matt Giroux
mgiroux@anselm.edu
NH Probation and Parole: shadow a probation officer in the office and in the community. May involve going to court. Great site for Criminal Justice majors and those interested in human services.
Contact: Chris Macedo
cmacedo@anselm.edu
Pinehaven Boys Center: group home for abused and neglected boys, age 8-14. On-site school and group residences provide a range of service opportunities. Day time, evening and weekend hours available.
Contact: Kayla Basset
kbasset@anselm.edu
Manchester City Welfare Office
Volunteers and service-learners assist in busy emergency assistance department, and shadow caseworkers.
Contact:
meeliacenter@anselm.edu
Manchester Mental Health
Volunteers and service-learners assist with activities at the group residences and provide one-on-one mentoring for children and adults coping with chronic mental illness.
Contact:
meeliacenter@anselm.edu
Manchester/Nashua Police Athletic Leagues
Athletic programming for at-risk youth. Includes boxing and self defense, as well as basketball and floor hockey.
Contact: Chris Macedo
cmacedo@anselm.edu
Crispin's House
Program serving at-risk youth and adolescents in Goffstown. Programs include school-based support, drop-in center, teen nights and mentoring.
Contact: Kara Basset
kbasset@anselm.edu
Memorial High School
Volunteers assist in resource room.
Contact: Lianne Henderson
lhenderson@anselm.edu
Town of Goffstown / City of Manchester
New service opportunities working with city and town administrators on special projects and administrative and research support work.
Contact:
meeliacenter@anselm.edu
Manchester Catholic Diocese /
Catholic Charities
Volunteers may work with the Catholic Charities immigration and refugee services to assist new arrivals. Volunteers may also work with the Diocese’s efforts to research, educate and advocate for issues that concern the poor and vulnerable. The Diocesan office is in Manchester. Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00.
Contact:
meeliacenter@anselm.edu
In addition to the managed Affiliate Agencies the Meelia Center also sends volunteers to a number of other local non-profit service agencies. While the Center may have an on-going relationship with these additional affiliates, the number of volunteers each semester tends to be small, and therefore they are not as closely managed. If you choose one of these affiliates please keep in close contact with the Meelia Center to ensure your experience is a positive one. The list below includes affiliates specifically developed for spring 2005. Manchester Office of Youth Services
City youth service office is centralizing information of all youth services and youth leadership opportunities in the Greater Manchester area. This information will then be posted on a new easy access web page. Volunteers are needed to meet with and interview various programs to capture their services for inclusion on the web page.
Campus Compact for New Hampshire
Coalition of NH college and university presidents to promote volunteer service, service-learning and civic engagement. Volunteers needed for project to revise and enhance web page to allow for student contact between campus.
Saint Anselm College Multicultural Center and Meelia Center
Busy student services offices need web assistance to enable web pages to be a more effective resource for students and student leaders. Help develop more effective information and operating systems.
Manchester/Goffstown Public Schools
Work with K-12 students in various Manchester or Goffstown Public Schools; volunteers may assist as tutor, a classroom aide, in ELL classrooms, and/or with special needs students. Hours: Monday-Friday, school hours
UNH Cooperative Extension Program
Girl Scouts/ Boy Scouts
SPCA