Peer Workforce Navigator: Partners in Success
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We are Mainers helping Mainers access what they need to thrive.
This includes good jobs, education and training, and public benefits like food, health care, and the resources they need to find stability and success.
We are Mainers helping Mainers access what they need to thrive.
This includes good jobs, education and training, and public benefits like food, health care, and the resources they need to find stability and success.
Join us for a Community Clinic!
Get 1:1 support applying for jobs, unemployment, or other programs to help support you and your family.
Lewiston Community Clinic
First and Third Wednesdays - 10am-1pm
Gateway Community Services
124 Canal St, Lewiston, ME
Walk-in. We will help people in the order they arrive.
Click here to download this graphic in Lingala, Dari, Pashto, French, Spanish, Somali or Portuguese.
Portland Community Clinic
Every Friday, 9am-1pm*
PropserityME
175 Lancaster St, #216A, Portland, ME
Walk in. We will help people in the order they arrive.
Click here to download this graphic in Lingala, Dari, Pashto, French, Spanish, Somali or Portuguese.
Bangor Communtiy Clinic
First Wednesday of each month
10am-1pm
The Together Place
2 Second St, Bangor, ME
Walk-in. Free coffee and food for participants!
Click here to download this graphic in Spanish & French!
At PWN, our coalition has come together to do 3 things:
1. Connect people to good quality jobs, education, and training opportunities.
2. Help people navigate Unemployment Insurance and receive the benefits they deserve if they lose their job.
3. Connect people with public benefits and worker supports (like Mainecare, food assistance, and childcare) allow them to pursue their career goals.
Everyone should be able to access state resources and programs, but we know that many community members face significant barriers. This can be especially true for people who are low-income, rural, are people of color or Indigenous, immigrants, do not speak English, or do not have a college degree. True to our name as Peer Workforce Navigators, this Project is built and staffed by communtiy members who have experienced many of the the barriers the Project seeks to eliminate. We are proud of our peer-to-peer model, and look forward to helping YOU!
Our Navigators
Our Navigators are out and about in the community statewide.
We have a great team of Peer Navigators who merge their own experience with the knowledge, resources, and networks of the community organizations where they work. Our direct connection with the Maine Department of Labor means that PWN is able to connect Maine workers with a wealth of employment resources, troubleshoot Unemployment issues, and advocate for systems change in many ways. Find out more about how we work.
About our coalition
This project is built and informed by our communities and for our communities.
Each organization in the Peer Workforce Navigator Project brings expertise, networks, relationships, and trust to the project. As such, Navigators are able to provide reliable, culturally responsive, and accessible information and opportunities to community members as they navigate the workforce in Maine. Our coalition includes: Food AND Medicine, Gateway Community Services Maine, Maine AFL-CIO, Maine Equal Justice, Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness, and ProsperityME. Read more about each agency.
To inquire and talk further about how you might be able to get involved, email our Project Director, Kate Fahey: kate@workforcenavigator.org
