Happy Wednesday!

This is the Community Caring Collaborative Weekly Communiqué where we share announcements about trainings, meetings and other events, including announcements from our collaborative partners. Look for links to meeting minutes and agendas in the Meetings section, training registration forms and flyers in the Events section, and job postings and other items of interest in the Announcements section. Subscribe here to get the Communiqué. Make sure to add Community Caring Collaborative to your contacts at claurel@cccmaine.org. Gmail users, check for the Communiqué under the Promotions tab. This mailing goes out every Wednesday, so if you have announcements, please send them to Christine by 5 pm Monday to be included. Thanks!

Photo above: Activity directors and caregivers at assisted living and nursing home facilities are invited to a brainstorming/networking meeting in Machias on March 27th — download flyer here.

Announcements

Volunteer Hospice Training: Down East Hospice Volunteers of Washington County are holding a free volunteer hospice training at Down East Community Hospital on April 2, 4, 8, 10 & 12 from 9:30 am — 3 pm (some days may be shorter) – all days must be attended. What does a Down East Hospice Volunteer Do?

A lot of listening
Provide companionship and emotional support
Give respite time for care givers
Sometimes help with small chores and errands
Help your hospice family and client connect with other outside resources.

Pre-training interviews will be held after receipt of applications. Call the DEHV office manager, Lynne Oakes – 454-7521 ext. 126 or Barbara Barnett, Director of Volunteer Services – 726-5087 for an application, or email – downeasthospice@yahoo.com. See flyer for details.

Maine Association for Infant Mental Health Conference: Save the date of May 10th for “A New Look at Mindfulness in Our Work with Families” — the 32nd annual conference at the downtown Freeport Hilton Garden Inn. Michael Trout, M.A. is the featured speaker. Details in conference brochure. Please contact Debra Nugent Johnston with any questions at DebraNJ@aol.com.

Lesson’s Learned from Maine’s Lifelong Communities Movement: Save the date of May 30th for this special learning and networking event specifically designed for lifelong communities initiatives including Age-Friendly Communities, village models, and independent lifelong community planning efforts, sponsored by the University of Maine Center on Aging in partnership with the Maine Community Foundation at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor, 10:30 am — 4:30 pm. Details in this flyer. Full Program will be announced shortly, but registration is already open.

Innovations in Dementia Care: Save the Date of October 21, 2019, 8 am-4 pm at the Wells Conference Center, University of Maine
Orono, ME, for the Fourteenth Annual University of Maine Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium. Anticipated topics include:

Population Health, Prevention, Genetics, Risk, & Resilience
Environments of Care
Screening & Diagnosis
Dementia & Driving
Caring for the Caregiver
What is High Quality Dementia Care?

Registration Information Coming Soon. Details in this flyer.

Registration open for March 28th MRBN Membership Meeting: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm (snacks offered) at Educare, 56 Drummond Avenue, Waterville. See Agenda & driving directions. RSVP to meeting. MRBN also asks that members take a short survey to capture their training experience.

Changes to Community of Practice Groups: New dates & locations for Maine Roads to Quality Community Practice Groups (for Early Care & Education Professionals) – see below:

Calais Community of Practice meets on the third Tuesday of each month at WCCC – Riverview Hall, Room 115 (Multi Media Room
Machias Community of Practice meets on the 4th Monday of each month at UMM – Torrey Hall, Room 228

For more information or to register, please contact Theresa Fisk, District Early Childhood and Youth Coordinator – 207-956-2070 or email: theresa.fisk@maine.edu.

Survey for Washington County: You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by graduate students in the department of Social Work at the University of Maine. The purpose of the research is to examine professionals’ attitudes about substance abuse. If you agree to participate, individuals must be 18 years or older and will be asked to take an anonymous survey. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Please click on this link to learn more about the study and to take the survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carsten Mackeldey Nicole Cannizzaro,or Kathleen Lookner.

Your announcement could go here: email the details to Christine by 5 pm Monday for inclusion in Wednesday’s Weekly Communiqué. Photos and links are appreciated.

Updates

This is where we post updates on programs, research, initiatives and pending legislation.

Strengthening the National Family Caregiver Support Program: The Time has Come – from AARP’s Thinking Policy blog, by Lynn Friss Feinberg.
The creation of the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) nearly two decades ago marked the first federal recognition of the central role families play in the provision of long-term services and supports (LTSS). …..Family caregivers are crucial to both the health care and LTSS systems. An estimated 40 million family caregivers provide about $470 billion annually in unpaid care to their adult relatives and friends with limitations in daily activities. Yet in 2016, the NFCSP provided support services to only about 740,000 family caregivers nationwide. This was due, in large part, to inadequate funding, as the NFCSP that year had a budget of slightly over $150 million. While not all family caregivers need help, the NFCSP is not reaching many of those who need the program’s support. Read full post here.

One-Time Events

Activity Directors Coordination:
March 27, 2019
The Washington County Thriving in Place Initiative invites all activity directors and caregivers at assisted living and nursing home facilities in Washington County to a meeting from 2-4 pm. The goal is to coordinate efforts to share resources and activities for our elder population and to network with one another for ideas and support. We will be meeting in the large conference room at Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way. Download this flyer for more info and share with colleagues. RSVP to Christine at claurel@cccmaine.org.

Age-Friendly Healthcare:
March 28, 2019
Join the Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging for a free webinar from 12–1:30 pm discussing how health care systems in northern New England are transforming the way care is provided to include an emphasis on what older people want and need. Register here

Recovery Resource Fair:
March 29, 2019
The Washington County Community Action team invites you to a recovery resource fair at UMM’s Reynolds Gym from 12 – 5 pm. People of all ages, in all stages of recovery, family, friends and community members who care — all are welcome! Download this flyer for more information on this supportive and comprehensive event.

Roundtable 2019:
March 29, 2019
9-4:30 at Christ Episcopal Church, Eastport
The Roundtable is a chance for area clinicians to gather together in a small group each year and earn CEU’s close to home. It is great way to get hard to find play therapy CEU’s for those seeking or maintaining certification as a registered play therapist. This year our presenter will be Robyn Greene, LCSW. She will present two workshops: 1) Play Therapy and Brain Spotting and 2) Play Therapy and Court. Go to By The Sea Seminars for workshop details and to register. Workshop is limited to 16. APT Approved Provider #04-144.

Impacts of Poverty on Students & Families:
April 1, 2019
A free CCC training designed for staff at all levels in Family Futures Downeast partner organizations featuring scenarios and content consistent with 2Gen approaches with a specific focus on Washington County early and higher education. Staff from other CCC partner organizations who find this relevant to their work are welcome to attend. The training will be held from 9 am to 12 noon in Science 102 at the University of Maine, Machias. Details and registration here. Share this revised flyer with your colleagues.

The Healing Garden:
April 3, 2019
A 2-hour training on Horticultural Therapy (HT) presented by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW, for direct care staff, program administrators, educators, parents and gardeners. After a brief history and introduction to the profession of horticultural therapy, how it works, and where it’s practiced, the focus of this 2-hour training will be on how participants can explore, encourage and support healing garden activities of all sizes in all kinds of settings and with all kinds of people. Learn how to meet social, emotional and physical goals with HT activities, and how to bring inexpensive HT activities into your program, home or other setting. We’ll end the training with a hands on activity. To sign up for this training, register here. Please also share this flyer with friends & colleagues.

NYU Dental Clinic:
April 8-13, closed Thursday 11, 2019
Free dental clinic from the New York University School of Dentistry, coordinated by Sunrise Opportunities, at the Lee Pellon Center for children and adults. More details in coming months. See flyer for details. Please call Teresa Alley at 255-3254 with any questions.

Dental Clinic Conversation:
April 10, 2019
Join CCC staff for an hour’s conversation with the NYU School of Dentistry team in the large conference room at SCEC from 1 — 2 pm. These are the students who volunteer their time for the free dental clinic coordinated by Sunrise Opportunities each year in April. For the past several years, CCC staff and Work Group/Poverty Busters have met with the students and their global outreach administrator for an informal conversation during the clinic about the impact of their work in downeast Maine. Once again, we ask for your participation to help orient the dental team to the unique challenges and strengths of maintaining oral health in rural Maine, while receiving feedback from the volunteers’ perspective that might surprise you. Please RSVP to Christine if you are able to attend.

Impacts of Trauma on Students & Families:
April 24, 2019
This free training, presented by Julie Redding, LCPC, from 9 am to 12 noon at the Cobscook Community Learning Center, is designed for staff at all levels in Family Futures Downeast partner organizations featuring scenarios and content with a specific focus on Washington County early and higher education. Participants will learn the definition of trauma and how it impacts a person, including:

Toxic stress and the role of cortisol
Adverse Childhood Experiences
How the brain is impacted by ACEs and toxic stress
Factors that mitigate effects of ACES, trauma, and stress
What it means to become Trauma Informed

This training is an introduction (101 version) to trauma and its impacts. Staff from other CCC partner organizations who find this relevant to their work are welcome to attend. Share this flyer with staff and colleagues. Register here.

SAGE Maine Spring Symposium:
April 27, 2019
SAGE Maine (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) invites you to a spring symposium with reception following at Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center in Hallowell, from 8 am — 5 pm. Speakers include Governor Janet Mills and Serena Worthington (SAGE USA). Workshop Themes include:

LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness
The Power of Relationship to Reduce Isolation
Creating Programming in our Communities
Building ‘Age Friendly’ LGBTQ+ Communities

and MANY OTHER FUN EVENTS. Online Registration will be on the SAGE Maine website after March 15th.

Maine Association for Infant Mental Health Conference:
May10, 2019
Save the date for “A New Look at Mindfulness in Our Work with Families” — the 32nd annual conference at the downtown Freeport Hilton Garden Inn. Michael Trout, M.A. is the featured speaker. Details in conference brochure. Please contact Debra Nugent Johnston with any questions at DebraNJ@aol.com.

MCH & Substance Exposed Infant Conference:
May 22 & 23, 2019
DHHS’s Maternal and Child Health & Substance Exposed Infant Conference, Building Pathways of Hope and Success, at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Registration coming soon. This two day conference is an educational opportunity for clinicians, medical and social service providers, prevention professionals, public health professionals, behavioral health professionals, community members, parents, and others to discuss strategies to optimize maternal and child health. The presenters each day will provide a host of information related to Health Equity, Trauma Informed Care, Eat Sleep Console, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Maternal Depression, Prenatal Substance Exposure, and the many resources available to this population at large.

Lesson’s Learned from Maine’s Lifelong Communities Movement:
May 30, 2019
Save the date for this special learning and networking event specifically designed for lifelong communities initiatives including Age-Friendly Communities, village models, and independent lifelong community planning efforts, sponsored by the University of Maine Center on Aging in partnership with the Maine Community Foundation at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor, 10:30 am — 4:30 pm. Details in this flyer. Full Program will be announced shortly, but registration is already open.

Maine Geriatrics Conference:
June 13-14, 2019
Registration is open for the 29th annual Maine Geriatrics Conference “where policy meets practice,” at the Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor. Speaker lineup includes:

Wendy Lustbader, MSW, University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA.
Toni Miles, MD, PhD, University of Georgia, Athens
Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD, Institute for Aging Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Boston, MA
Mikhail Kogan, MD, George Washington Center for Integrative Medicine, Washington, DC

For more information visit: https://www.une.edu/com/cme/events/geriatrics-conference.

Innovations in Dementia Care:
October 21, 2019
Save this date for the Fourteenth Annual University of Maine Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium, 8 am-4 pm at the Wells Conference Center, University of Maine. Orono, ME. Anticipated topics include:

Population Health, Prevention, Genetics, Risk, & Resilience
Environments of Care
Screening & Diagnosis
Dementia & Driving
Caring for the Caregiver
What is High Quality Dementia Care?

Registration Information Coming Soon. Details in this flyer.

Serial Classes & Groups

classes, play groups, support circles and other repeating events

A lot of listening
Provide companionship and emotional support
Give respite time for care givers
Sometimes help with small chores and errands
Help your hospice family and client connect with other outside resources.

Gerontology Course Summer 2019: The UMaine Center on Aging announces a 7-week online course in Gerontology this summer: May 20 through July 10, 2019. GRN 502: Interprofessional Care of Older Adults in Diverse Settings (3 cr.) GRN 502 is one of 3 online courses in the UMaine Interprofessional Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology. More information on the Certificate Program here.

2019 WC CAN Council Classes:

Active Parent Connection, a 4-week course for parents with children 0-5 (in Machias on Wednesdays from 1-2:30 beginning Jan 16^th and in Calais on Tuesdays form 3-4:30 beginning Jan 15^th)
Co-Parenting Connection Classes: in Calais on Tuesdays 5 — 7 pm, beginning January 22nd; and at Sunrise Opportunities (232 Court Street), Wednesdays 3 — 4:30 pm beginning January 23rd

Contact Mandie Pepperman with questions about any of these classes at 263-5270.

Nurturing Program: The CAN Council invites parents to a multi-session educational program sharing tips and tricks to help navigate the difficult challenges of parenting. Lots of opportunity for discussion and questions – free refreshments and childcare. Text/call Mandie at 263-5270 to sign up. See flyer for locations and dates.

Calais Circle of Parents Playgroup:
The WC CAN Council with partner Maine Families is holding a playgroup on Tuesdays 11 am – 12 pm beginning in September at the Calais Recreation Center, 344 Main Street. “Get a chance to meet other parents while your kiddo gets some energy out.” Contact Mandie Pepperman with questions at is 263-5270.

Community of Practice Groups:
6-8 pm
Maine Roads to Quality invites Early Care & Education professionals to join one of 2 community of practice groups:

Calais Community of Practice meets on the third Tuesday of each month at WCCC – Riverview Hall, Room 115 (Multi Media Room
Machias Community of Practice meets on the 4th Monday of each month at UMM – Torrey Hall, Room 228

For more information or to register, please contact Theresa Fisk, District Early Childhood and Youth Coordinator – 207-956-2070 or email: theresa.fisk@maine.edu.

Standing Meetings

Monthly and quarterly meetings

2019 MRBN: Save these dates for Maine Resilience Building Network meetings held at EduCare in Waterville:

March 28, 2019
May 30, 2019
Sept 26, 2019
October 31, 2019

Washington County Food Pantry Network: Here are the NOTES From the March Meeting on this shared google doc. Apologies for the gaps in the note-taking. The presentations were so interesting! Please fill in if you can update the information. The network offers technical and infrastructure support and education to all of the county’s pantries as well as to provide an opportunity for pantries to share successes and struggles. Dessert, beverages and gas cards will be provided to all food pantry participants. Meeting dates (Thursdays) and locations for 2019 are as follows:

June 6, 1-4 pm at Lubec Community Outreach Center, 44 South St in Lubec (the old high school). We will update you as to whether internet connection in Lubec can support virtual participation. Conference call in info will be provided.
Oct 3, 1-4 pm; Location to be determined.

Questions? Contact Regina Grabrovac at our Machias Healthy Acadia office by phone at 255 3741 or by email at regina@healthyacadia.org

Calais Area Breast Cancer Support Group: meets on the 4th Friday of each month at 3 PM at the Calais United Methodist Church, 849 Main St. (downstairs parlor), in Calais. This free “gathering” is a comforting and safe environment to find encouragement and hope. Open to all that have a breast cancer diagnosis. FMI call Marianne at 454-0501. Download a flyer for more information.

Caregivers Support Group: Join other family/informal caregivers monthly for a supportive meeting at the Maine Veterans Home in Machias, facilitated by Lisa King, LCPC, on the first Friday of the month from 2-4 pm. Contact Lisa King for more information.

Work Group & Poverty Busters: Join this meeting of direct service providers to share resources and network with other providers in your area. Read Notes from March meeting. The next meeting is April 3rd, in the large conference room at SCEC, 7 Ames Way, from 1 — 3:00 pm with another 30 minutes for informal networking and discussion. Following this meeting is a 2-hour presentation on Horticultural Therapy by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW. Register to attend this workshop.

Needs & Offers

Send us your agency/community needs or offers, such as job recruiting or housing needs.

Eastport Health Care is Hiring 2 Key Positions:

Chief Executive Officer: Eastport Health Care, Inc., located on the ocean in beautiful Downeast Maine, is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) that provides dental, medical, behavioral health, podiatry, radiology, outreach and enrollment services. We are searching for a dynamic and experienced leader to join our company in the role of CEO (Chief Executive Officer). The desired candidate for this position will share EHC’s commitment to exemplary quality of care and services, as well as our vision to improve health outcomes in Washington County by leading through listening, learning through partnership, and serving through collaboration. To apply, send an e-mail with a cover letter detailing your qualifications, a resume with three professional references, and salary requirements to Roxanne Woodworth, HR Coordinator-Administrative Assistant (rwoodworth@eastporthealth.org). Resumes will be considered until the position is filled. For more information, please view our website.
General Dentist: Eastport Health Care, Inc., located on the ocean in beautiful Downeast Maine, is a federally qualified health center (FQHC), that provides dental, medical, and behavioral health services. EHC is looking for a full-time General Dentist to provide oral health education and care to patients, ages 6 months and up. Your expertise will be embedded into an integrated care clinic that follows patient-centered medical home guidelines and principles. Must be a graduate from an accredited dental school. Possess the ability to relate to people of all socioeconomic levels. To apply, send an e-mail with a cover letter detailing your qualifications, a resume with three professional references, and salary requirements to Roxanne Woodworth, HR Coordinator-Administrative Assistant (rwoodworth@eastporthealth.org). Resumes will be considered until the position is filled. For more information, please view our website.

Ed Tech III: Child Development Services is seeking a 40 hour per week, calendar year position with our CDS Downeast office in Ellsworth. This position may be based out of the Ellsworth or Machias location, depending on where the successful candidate lives and where the need is greatest. Local Travel is required. This is a Part C position, working with children ages birth to two. Experience working with young children and their families, using the Early Start Denver Model of service delivery (ESDM), is preferred. Details and application information here.

CCC Wednesday Communique — March 20, 2019