GoodHealth Works - UMaine NorthStar -H Tanglewood

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The UMaine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood is in Lincolnville, Maine. Our mission is to teach youth to be effective and caring citizens of the Earth through affordable environmental education and nature‑based experiences. You will serve the broad mission of helping Maine youth improve their lives through research‑based information and education. We carry out these missions through immersive youth development programs utilizing best practices in outdoor education, positive youth development, and mentorship.

Our Ameri Corps members support the North Star 4-H Mentoring program based in Belfast, Maine. As a mentor, you'll foster healthy relationships with mentees, providing them the support they need to thrive. Members will directly support youth academic and social‑emotional success and provide in‑school, after‑school, and weekend experiences around adventure and leadership, community engagement, and student sparks. These relationships are key to their ability to thrive beyond school, fostering their whole‑life development.

Students are rural and suburban youth who encompass many different demographics. Students are upper‑elementary/middle school‑aged. School guidance counselors, principals, teachers, community members, and other Ameri Corps members serve as support. You'll also be part of a larger network within the Aspirations Incubator Project, an initiative of the Rural Youth Institute. As part of the Maine 4‑H network, you'll learn more about Positive Youth Development, Youth Thriving, and Beyond Ready programming that aligns perfectly with your work with the North Star 4‑H Mentees/students.

• Serve in three elementary schools, building relationships with 5th graders before they move to middle school.
• Lead weekly in‑school activities such as group building, ecology, and communication.
• Support two 15‑20 member cohorts identified by the school as youth who could use extra support to get through grades 6‑12.
• Plan and facilitate after‑school and weekend adventures with cohort students.
• Build lasting, long‑term relationships between students, their families, the school, and the surrounding community.
• Commit to a 900‑hour service commitment with flexible start and end dates.

• Training
• Stipend
• Childcare assistance (if eligible)
• Living allowance
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health coverage

• Community organization
• Leadership
• Conflict resolution
• Youth development
• Teaching/tutoring
• Team work
• Communications

Good Health Works – UMaine North Star 4‑H Tanglewood

Program Type:
Ameri Corps State / National

Program Start/End Date: 01/09/2026 – 08/20/2026

Work Schedule:

Part Time

Age Requirement:
Minimum 17, No maximum

Program Locations:
Maine

Accepting Applications: 12/08/2025 – 08/20/2026

Donovan Donovan
56 Northport Drive, Portland ME 04103
207‑298‑8828
delaney.donovan