Youth Mental Health Advocate

Public Health AmeriCorps is a 1 year National Service Opportunity in the State of Maine.

Location: Bridgton, ME

Focus Area: Outdoor Education, Public Health, Youth

Magic Lantern 4-H Innovation Center, Bridgton ME

AmeriCorps Members will work to combat to combat toxic stress experienced by youth ages 9 – 20 in the greater Bridgton region and prevent substance abuse and mental health disorders by creating educational outreach programs based at the Magic Lantern. In addition to this, members will also strengthen community resilience by developing programs to address the isolation issues being faced by both young people and elderly residents in the community

The Magic Lantern 4-H Innovation Center is a creative hub of activity with a focus on youth aspirational programs in literacy and the arts, math, design, and engineering, as well as local food systems. These program areas lend themselves well to cross-discipline learning, creative thinking, and problem-solving. The goal is to preserve the theater while utilizing the non-profit revenue-generating operations to fund local youth education. The project runs through a local collaboration between the Maine 4-H Foundation and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in partnership with a local community board.

Benefits: 
Living allowance: 
Paid bi-weekly
1700 Hours : $24,000
1200 Hours : $16,800
900 Hours : $12,000

Segal Education Award

1700 : $7,395
1500 : $5,176.50
900 : $3,697.50
This scholarship can be used to pay off Federally qualified student loans for
Educational Expenses at a Title IV Institution. If member is over the age of 55
at the time of enrollment, they may choose to transfer this award to a child, grandchild, or foster child

ACA-compliant Health Insurance
at no cost to full-time members from the first day of service to the last day of the last month of the term

Loan forbearance & Interest Payment 
Federally qualified student loans may be placed in forbearance during the term of service and any interest that accrues during that time will be paid off by AmeriCorps

Mileage Reimbursement to AmeriCorps-sponsored training events from Goodwill NNE

Reimbursement for mileage expenses associated with project-related travel from the host site at the rate that the organization reimburses existing volunteers and/or staff