About Our Volunteers
At NAMI Vermont, our community thrives thanks to the valuable contributions of dedicated volunteers. We’re a small grassroots organization relying on the commitment of individuals like you to expand our support groups, educational classes, events, and community outreach. Volunteers are the driving force behind our programs, and they actively participate in fundraising efforts to offer these resources at no charge.
If you’re interested in volunteering for NAMI Vermont, we have a number of volunteer opportunities to help you get started. Our committees and Board of Directors are comprised entirely of volunteers who contribute their time, expertise, and enthusiasm. By actively participating in these volunteer opportunities, you can play a crucial role in fulfilling our mission of supporting, educating, and advocating for all communities, families, and individuals affected by mental health challenges. Join us in building better lives for everyone in our community by joining us.
Ways to Volunteer:
Poem Submissions
We invite more volunteers like Jodi to lend their voices and contribute to our collective healing. Your story matters, and together, we can help break the stigma surrounding mental health. To share your story, email Jodi at [email protected] or call her at 802-876-7949 ext. 104. With your permission, we’d love to feature your work in our e-news.
Water
Poem by Jodi Girouard
The water didn’t flow through the veins of the earth, the dirt dry, brittle branches by the banks. Parched despair on the sides of sheer cliffs, the lips of the world cracked…
Don’t Let Them Win
Poem by Caleb Houston
The shadows whisper in the dead of night,
A quiet war that hides from sight.
They tell you lies, they twist your mind,
A darker voice you cannot find…
Christmas Promises
Poem by Winnie McCormick
Last week, my church
Lit the candle of Hope.
In the following weeks, we light
The candle of Joy, Peace, and Love.
Hope…
Just to Be
Poem by Jodi Girouard
The snow buried my motivation to ponder more of nature’s assured success to bloom once again. So then I slowed my feet, retreated inside, and tried to escape, but not to essentially…
A Path to Hope
Poem by Nancy Hodgkins
I saw a man today by the side of the road, shivering in below-freezing weather as cars drove by; not seeing him or not wanting to. He held a sign with a quiet desperate scrawl…
Life’s Dance
Poem by Jodi Girouard
It is a still morning with fragments of the past lasting with each drop of rain. The painful process of getting through I continue to do, as new waves splash against my mind, like kinds of rivers…
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