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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Thank
you for your interest in volunteering with MARE. The following
are a few examples of volunteer opportunities at MARE, but
we appreciate your time and talents and are open to discussing
other opportunities.
 Please
learn more about volunteering at MARE by reading our Volunteer
Handbook or contact Tracy
Scatterday at 617-54-ADOPT (617-542-3678) or 1-800-882-1176.
To apply to be a volunteer with MARE, please download, complete
and mail our volunteer
application.
NOTE:
MARE requires the completion of an application and confidentiality
agreement to become a volunteer. For volunteers assisting
with children, a criminal records background check (CORI)
is required.
Events
Volunteers can assist in the planning of agency events as
well as assisting at the events themselves.
Wednesday’s
Child
This child-specific television program air on Wednesday nights.
MARE staff and volunteers take calls from families interested
in finding out more about adoption and the child or sibling
group featured.
Office
Assistant
Volunteers can provide information and referrals for couples
and individuals interested in adoption. This includes referring
callers to the social workers for specific children. MARE
also needs assistance with general office work such as updating
children’s files, helping with mailings, photocopying,
executing computer related tasks or covering the easy-to-handle
switchboard by answering and forwarding calls.
 Photographers
Professional and amateur photographers are needed for the
Heart Gallery (link) as well as at various agency events.
Internships
MARE offers a variety of internship experiences to both undergraduate
and graduate students. Internships can be tailored to meet
the needs of individual students. View the descriptions below
for more information.
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