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MMCC Volunteer Training with Questions
What is your name?
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Section 1: Overview
Maine MultiCultural Center's Website
Visit our website at
mainemulticulturalcenter.org
to learn about:
MMCC's Mission Statement
MMCC's Vision Statement
MMCC's History
MMCC's Board and Partners
MMCC's Staff
Online Volunteer Manual
We also keep a website with useful information for our volunteers. We call this our Volunteer Manual and you can access it
here
. There are two parts to the manual:
Basic Information for Volunteers:
Here you will find more detailed information on the
role of MMCC's volunteers
, as well as on their
rights
and
responsibilities
.
Community Resources:
This part of the manual hosts a collection of posts on topics that will be useful to you as you work with your assigned family.
Please explore the
Maine Multicultural Center Website
and read the
Basic Information for Volunteers
section of the Online Volunteer Manual and then answer the following questions:
Who is MMCC's Volunteer Coordinator?
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Name two of MMCC's Partners
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List two rights of a volunteer
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List two responsibilities of a volunteer
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Section 2:
Section 2 of this training has been aligned to the
INDEPENDENT LIVING CHECKLIST FOR MMCC VOLUNTEERS & IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
which outlines some of the requirements for a successful integration into the local community. You will need to open that checklist in a separate tab and move through the screens one by one as you work through the topics listed below.
You will also need to click on each hyperlinked title (Legal, Emergencies, etc.) in order to open the relevant section of our
Online Volunteer Manual
and read information on each subject.
Legal
What agency should you help someone contact to get an immigration legal consult?
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What agency should they contact for non-immigration legal issues?
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How often should someone check the automated court information phone line to be sure their court date has not been changed?
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Is marijuana use legal for an immigrant over the age of 21 in Maine?
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A
No
B
Yes
English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
List two resources for Volunteers to use when assisting with ESL
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List two items from the
Independent Living Checklist
that relate to ESL.
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Emergencies
List two Domestic Violence Services in the local area
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List two items from the winter Car Emergency Kit
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Where can you get the red cards mentioned in the Immigrant Resource Guide?
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Name one Day Center and one Warming Shelter in the Bangor area
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Housing Responsibilities
What are two things on the Housing Checklist that the Adults should know how to do?
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What is the ratio that landlords look for when assessing if a family can afford an apartment
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A family should look for a new house that suits their needs better than the one they are in; how many month prior to the existing leases expiration?
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Communications
List two important communication skills for each family to develop.
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Banking and Money Management
Which bank is the one at which all accounts have fees?
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Name one of the items of ID that is required to open a bank account.
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Healthcare Services
What two categories of people are eligible for MaineCare regardless of their immigration status?
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What is the co-pay range at PCHC Affordable Care?
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What students in the Bangor schools have access to the School-Based Health Center?
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Government (or Social Services) Benefits Enrollment and Maintenance
Can you use
General Assistance
for Burial Costs?
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A
Yes
B
No
Before you begin your shopping with a
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card
you need to make sure that what has been done?
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List two things you can use
TANF
for
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School For Children - Kindergarten (or Pre-K) to Grade 12
At registration, the Schools would like to see a Birth Certificate, Immunization Record and 2 papers proving the family lives in that town. If a parent does not have all these documents they should:
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A
Not try to register their child for school until they can get them all
B
Go to the school to register their child anyway - the school will work with them to find an individualized solution since by law schools must remove barriers to ensure all children have equal access to an education
How old can you be and still be eligible to attend High School in Maine?
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The main purpose of the survey included in the school registration packet is to:
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A
Alert the parents about school activities.
B
Inform the school district of the languages spoken in class.
C
Allow the school to identify students whose primary language is other than English.
D
Identify students whose primary language is English.
Some school forms on which a parent might choose to list their MMCC volunteer include:
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A
Emergency contact form
B
Child Pick-up form
C
Authorization to Release Information (this will likely not be provided & need to be requested if the family wants one)
D
Text & Phone Alert system sign up (this may also need to be requested)
E
All of the above.
What is the Talking Points App used for?
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What is an ILAP and who can ask for an ILAP meeting to happen?
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The K-12 schools in our area provide many services beyond classroom education. Which service listed below is the only one the schools don't provide?
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A
Social Workers and School Counselors
B
Free Winter Clothing Bank
C
Medical and Dental Clinics in the schools
D
Vocational training for parents on site
E
Free Breakfast and Lunch
F
Extracurricular supplies if a child can't afford them
What things may surprise parents about US schools?
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A
Teacher conferences and messages home from teachers
B
That sports and extracurricular activities are part of school
C
That attendance is mandatory
D
That fall sports season at the H.School starts before the school year starts
E
Half days and Snow Days
F
All of the above
Employment
List two places, apart from MMCC itself, where immigrants with work permits can get assistance in learning about job training, employment opportunities or small business opportunities
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Transportation
How do you get the driver to stop so you can get off?
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How do Refugees get money for the bus?
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Income Taxes and Liability
Is TANF Taxable?
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A
Yes
B
No
Name three things that are "needed" to file taxes
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Return to the
Online MMCC Volunteer Manual
, Click on "Community Resources" and find two more categories of information that were not explored in this training today. List those categories below.
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