Volunteers are our most valuable resource.

We currently have 50 active volunteers and 3 or 4 are always on duty. Volunteers contribute a total of over 250 hours per week.

Volunteers are well trained by the Volunteer Coordinator to be comfortable managing the many and varied roles and responsibilities on their shifts. Volunteers are the backbone of the success of The Gathering Place to be the safe and welcoming day shelter it is for the guests. Training and support for volunteers is on-going and personal to respond to specific questions and situations.

” The Gathering Place, it’s a treasure to behold. There are so many sad stories here just waiting to be told. The homeless, the jobless, the young, the old, some with such sad eyes, others determined to make it. In a world that does not welcome all, not willing to hear a desperate call. Why do I volunteer at The Gathering Place? I feel I can help here in answering that call.” ~ June, volunteer

Thanks to the efforts of so many individuals and institutions, Brunswick is an eminently livable place with much to offer residents, business, students and visitors.  It is this very spirit that gives hope to the poor and homeless.  Put yourself in their position. Then consider what you might be able to do.

Do you like all kinds of people? Are you a good listener?
At the Gathering Place, we do not judge people. We do not try to fix them.
Rather we honor who they are and are willing to be a part of their journey to wellness, a home, a job, their future.
Volunteers  work from 8:15-12 or 12-3:30 on a day of their choice.
There is always a supervisor on with two other volunteers.
We  listen, make coffee, visit with our guests… ….
Treat everyone with dignity and respect.
Go with the flow….
and Laugh a lot.
If this sounds like something that you would like to learn more about, please complete this online volunteer application or download  The Gathering Place- Volunteer Application.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to you joining us.

OUR VOLUNTEERS: 

Through the years, from the founding to the present

Some “lifers,” some “short-termers,” some retirees, a few high schoolers and college students, people who only worked in the winter, people who only worked in the summer, people who came once a week, and those who came once a month. Here are the people who worked the racks, did morning set up, and end of the day takedown. Here are the people who kept the coffee fresh, the counter tidy, the dishes clean, the people who chatted with newcomers and regulars, the ones who did the dirty work and kept the restrooms clean, the folks who worked the jigsaw puzzles for fun and to get to know their fellow puzzlers. Volunteers are the computer whizzes who rescued you when you needed their expertise and the technologically challenged ones who could at least commiserate with you. These are the people who welcomed you every time and once in a great while asked you to take a break, the friends who shared your triumphs and your tears. These are the people who listened and sometimes suggested where help might be available. These are the indispensable volunteers, without whom there would be no Gathering Place.

Aline B. Albert

Jeanne Adams

Carol Anderson

Kim Anderson

Elder Andrus, LDS

Catherine Atkins

June Austin

Ann Banks

Russ Banton

Stephanie Batterman

Judy Bauman

Roberta Beal

Michael Becker

Jo Belknap

Arnie Besier

Uma Blanchard

Hannah Bobker

Rebecca Bodeen

Mike Bourret

David Bracy

Ed Bradley

Ann Brautigan

Dick Brautigan

Chris Brawn

Barbara Brown

Paul Brown

Anne Buell

Sandy Bussell

Ed Caswell

Grace Carrier

Chick Carroll

Nancy Chamberlain

Alvin Chandler

Nancy Chandler

Alissa Chen

Fred Cheney

Walter Chop

Cherry Clapp

Cathy Cyrus

Joanna Damon

Ken Darby

Elizabeth Davis

Virginia Derr

Denise Deshaies

Gerry Deshaies

Phyllis Dixon

Claire Doster

Bonnie Dumont

Roger Dumont

Riley Edgecomb

Edna Ellis

Martha Ellison

Valerie Enos

Bunny Fazekas

Joe Fazekas

Victor Fazekas

Ben Ford

Max Freeman

June Garman

Olivia Giles

Betsey Glazier

Joanie Gogerty

Sandra Golonka

Judy Gray

Lisa Green

Marji Greenhut

Tom Guerra

Ellen Hall

Skip Hansen

Elder Hardman, LDS

George Hardy

Deb Haskins

Valerie Heath

Brian Hirst

Kathy Hirst

John Hirth

Colt Hitchcock

Les Hodgdon

Diane Hugo

Jo-an Jacobus

Mildred Jones

Bob Judd

Larry Kalajainen

Zachary Kaplan

Charles King

Marcia King

Alina Lam

Carol Layton

Ann Lindner

Bob Lord

Nancy Lord

Cathy Lynch

Jose Mas

Allan Mast

Charlene Matts

Frank Mauceri

Valerie McAleenan

Ed McCarton

Marcy McGuire

Marge McMahon-Hickey

Ruth Merriam

Sharon Merrill

Charlie Meserve

Bill Mitchell

Vida Mitchell

Madeleine Msall

Carolyn Muir

Jack Murphy

Al Niese

Mary O’Brien

Patsy Oehl

Marty Ollinger

Joyce Oreskovich

Barb Osen

Louise Owens

Amanda Packard

Doug Palmer

E. Linda Pappin

Abigail Patterson

Bob Patterson

Michael Perkins

Bob Perless

Donna Perry

Barbara Pianka

Janie Quinlan

Joan Reynolds

Lin Maria Riotta

Annie Rose

Caroline Russell

Pat Ryan

Jean Sanborn

Jeff Sattem

Andrea Smith

Ken Spidle

Jeff Stanley

Anne Street

Phil Studwell

Lesley Sullivan

Liz Teft

Bill Tims

Beulah Tobey

Terry Turner

Jeanne Tuttle

Tom Tuttle

Kevin Twine

Sally Twine

Paul Warner

Dan Warren

Jody Watson

Karen Weller

Rick Wile

Emily White

Wibberly Won

Malcolm Wood