Windham Area Interfaith Ministry

Uplifting and uniting our community by providing caring services and resources to meet our neighbors’ needs with dignity and respect.

WAIM (Windham Area Interfaith Ministry) provides basic needs and support to area residents with insufficient income. Our goal is to keep people safely housed, meet basic material needs and connect them to resources that sustain their stability.

Our Programs

Emergency Financial Assistance

WAIM is dedicated to helping our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet. Emergency financial assistance from WAIM can help with rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, transportation expenses, and other basic needs.

Material Donations

WAIM distributes donated clothing, furniture, appliances, and other household items to people in need in our community for free. Literally, tons of useful items are kept out of local landfills and welcomed into the homes of individuals and families who give them a second life.

Partners in Independence

Meet with a trained mentor who will provide thoughtful guidance and help you identify goals and develop strategies to achieve them.

Get Involved

Events

Support engagement with our community partners, schools, churches, and individuals like you.

Material Donations

WAIM distributes donated clothing, furniture, appliances, and other household items to people in need in our community for free.

Volunteer

Volunteers are essential to achieving our mission of uplifting and uniting our community.

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WAIM Easter Holiday Closing hours this weekend! ... See MoreSee Less

WAIM Easter Holiday Closing hours this weekend!

WAIM's amazing Partners in Independence mentors visited Generations Family Health Center yesterday to enhance our understanding of all that they offer. Such outings help us support our learning partners who are working towards their self-determined goals!It was a joy to welcome Mentors from @Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) to Generations today! They toured our facilities and learned about the myriad of services we provide. These dedicated Mentors will now share this wealth of knowledge with their mentees. Together, we're strengthening our community bonds and spreading awareness of the resources available. #GenerationsHelps #GenerationsLovesOurCommunityPartners #BuildingStrongerCommunities #WAIMMentors #CommunityEngagement ... See MoreSee Less

WAIMs amazing Partners in Independence mentors visited Generations Family Health Center yesterday to enhance our understanding of all that they offer.  Such outings help us support our learning partners who are working towards their self-determined goals!

One of the programs that WAIM offers is the Partners in Independence Program (PIP).

PIP is a mentorship program that matches volunteer mentors to learning partners.

Mentors help the learning partners work towards meeting goals such as switching careers, finding a better job, buying a home, financial literacy and budgeting, just to name a few.

Some of our learning partners come into the program because they came in seeking rental assistance or other types of financial assistance. People are also referred from other organizations like The American Job Center or Access Agency.

Merle Potchinsky oversees the program. She recruits our volunteer mentors and matches them to learning partners.

Merle trains every mentor that enters the program so that can best support their mentees.

The training is ongoing. Every month the mentors learn about a service or resource in the community. This month it was a visit to our community partner, Generations Family Health Center to learn about all that they offer.

Thank you to Generations for hosting us!

We are always recruiting mentors and learning partners. Call us at 860-456-7270 if you're interested!It was a joy to welcome Mentors from @Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) to Generations today! They toured our facilities and learned about the myriad of services we provide. These dedicated Mentors will now share this wealth of knowledge with their mentees. Together, we're strengthening our community bonds and spreading awareness of the resources available. #GenerationsHelps #GenerationsLovesOurCommunityPartners #BuildingStrongerCommunities #WAIMMentors #CommunityEngagement
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One of the programs that WAIM offers is the Partners in Independence Program (PIP). 

PIP is a mentorship program that matches volunteer mentors to learning partners. 

Mentors help the learning partners work towards meeting goals such as switching careers, finding a better job, buying a home, financial literacy and budgeting, just to name a few.

Some of our learning partners come into the program because they came in seeking rental assistance or other types of financial assistance. People are also referred from other organizations like The American Job Center or Access Agency. 

Merle Potchinsky oversees the program. She recruits our volunteer mentors and matches them to learning partners. 

Merle trains every mentor that enters the program so that can best support their mentees. 

The training is ongoing. Every month the mentors learn about a service or resource in the community. This month it was a visit to our community partner, Generations Family Health Center to learn about all that they offer.

Thank you to Generations for hosting us!

We are always recruiting mentors and learning partners. Call us at 860-456-7270 if youre interested!
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