Cumberland County Home Outreach of Maine Extension (HOME) Volunteers
Cumberland County HOME Volunteers are part of the Maine State HOME Volunteers. Through the years, the purpose of the Maine HOME Volunteers has remained tied to strengthening and extending adult education into the home and community. Maine HOME Volunteers has the goal to develop leadership, promote the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s educational programs in all parts of Maine, and to support worthy community causes.
General Information
HOME Volunteers is a volunteer group that has the goal of developing leadership, supporting worthy community causes, and promoting University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s educational programs in Cumberland County. The purpose of this group remains tied to strengthening and extending adult education into the home and community.
HOME Volunteer group members help to extend the resources of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension into their communities through educational opportunities and service projects. Members generally meet several times throughout the year (often monthly), participate in educational programs, and identify community projects they want to support.
As local members, HOME Volunteers in Cumberland County belong to a local community group. Local groups are involved with assisting with many different community projects such as local food pantries, soup kitchens or homeless shelters, nursing homes, children’s projects, medical program support, scholarships for high school students, and much more. In addition, all members have the opportunity to learn with others, make friends, and contribute to their community and county. They gain leadership skills and are able to share interests and talents with others.
Local members come together to form a county group led by the Cumberland County HOME Volunteers Advisory Council. The HOME Volunteers Advisory Council has officers and meets on a regular basis, usually monthly, except during July and August. They coordinate a winter, spring, and fall meeting for the membership, work in cooperation with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to offer public educational programs through educational events throughout the year.
Cumberland County HOME Volunteer membership is open to anyone who is interested in learning new information to improve their personal, family, and community life or who is interested in educating and serving members of the HOME Volunteer groups and the communities. For more information, contact the Cumberland County Extension Office.
Cumberland County HOME Volunteers (CCHV)
Questions? Contact Lisa Fishman at lisa.fishman@maine.edu.