FHS Volunteers Monthly!

Groups of FHS students volunteer monthly at:

Furniture Friends:  

One Thursday every month a group of motivated FHS students volunteer with Furniture Friends which is a non profit organization that provides essential furniture to the people in Portland who need it most. Recipients include the recently homeless, new immigrants, refugees, people with chronic illnesses or disabilities, veterans, and long time Mainer's who have fallen upon hard times. Before receiving their furniture most of the recipients are living on the floor of their apartment.            

      

                                      "Wow - this is really interesting & meaningful." 

"This is better then soccer. It's definitely a better work-out & it's so great that we're     helping people at the same time!"

Partners for World Health:

One Saturday every month a group of FHS students volunteer to sort medical supplies through Partners for World Health. This organization collects discarded medical supplies from US health care facilities in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and ensures that they are distributed to countries in need throughout our world. These medical supplies destined for the landfill are now making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. 

Ronald McDonald House:

FHS Students volunteer their time once a month at the Ronald McDonald house by cleaning various rooms to keep the house comfortable for those who are staying there. The Ronald McDonald House of Portland, Maine, provides an affordable “home away from home” for the families of children receiving medical care in the Portland area. 

Wisdom Tea at Ocean View:

Each month FHS students gather at Ocean View which is a retirement community servicing a wide range of active elders in Falmouth. The students sit at tables with elders and are prompted with quotes, questions, or pictures over tea which always spark meaningful conversations amongst both age groups which are now intertwined. This program not only benefits the seniors but equally as important benefits the students who attend.