THE WOMEN'S PROJECT, a statewide program providing recovery support to pregnant and parenting women affected by substance abuse is seeking a case manager to join our team in our Portland office.

The Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN), a statewide program of the Peoples Regional Opportunity Program, www.propeople.org is seeking two highly motivated people to make a difference through a year of National Service as an AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteer In Service to America). Benefits for full-time service include a monthly living allowance of $909.00, health care coverage, childcare coverage for eligible applicants, an end of year education award voucher of $4,725 or a cash stipend of $1,200, educational loan deferment, and significant professional development.

MYAN's mission is to train, support, connect, and advocate for youth organized to effect positive change though school and community-based peer programs throughout Maine.

MYAN promotes youth involvement and empowerment in its daily operations and supports other organizations in taking this important step by facilitating regional support networks, coordinating an e-mail-based communication network and publishing e-newsletters in addition to a web page at www.myan.org. Staff provide regional trainings, technical assistance to youth groups and their adult coordinators and organizes the Annual Peer Leadership Conference attended by over 400 youth and adults statewide and the Stop, Quit Resist Anti-Tobacco Youth Summit attended by over 200 youth and adults. MYAN also supports youth engagement in School Based Health Centers in Maine and has spent this past year assisting the Department of Education in bringing two youth on to the state board of education.

PROP's mission is to identify and address the societal, economic, educational, and health needs that exist in Maine. PROP accomplishes this by utilizing any and all resources that lead toward the elimination of barriers that prevent people from reaching their full potential.