Intercultural Community Center – Student Support Specialist

Founded in the spring of 2014 by immigrant leaders, the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) supports and The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) supports and improves the lives of immigrants by providing educational, health, and social services. ICC empowers hundreds of immigrants in greater Westbrook to achieve personal, social, and economic stability with the skills and tools to access essential resources to make Maine their home. ICC is located in Westbrook, ME, just about 10 minutes outside of Portland. While Westbrook itself is quiet and suburban, Portland boasts a bustling city center, beach front areas, and is popular for its many well-known restaurants.

Public Health AmeriCorps volunteers serve at ICC under the Power School (after school) and Power Summer youth program. The youth program serves low-academically performing Westbrook Middle School students. All programming is entirely free and all-inclusive to students, meaning that food, transportation, and all activities are provided free of cost to families. Power School runs 3.5 hours a day Monday-Thursday from September to June. Power Summer runs 5 hours a day from June to August for 7 weeks. All programming includes ELA (English Language Acquisition) and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) support to students through project-based activities, field trips, cooking activities, social emotional support and visiting guest speakers. Please visit https://www.iccmaine.org/ to learn more.