CCC Wednesday Communique — September 18, 2019

 

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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!

September is Recovery Month 

 

 

 

 

Announcements

Building Bridges through Story & Song

Registration is now open for Building Bridges Through Story & Song – Washington County Early Childhood Conferencean exciting training opportunity for early childhood professionals and out-of-school time practitioners on Saturday, October 19 at WCCC in Calais from 9 am to 3 pm.  See brochure for details.  Register here.


2 Domestic Violence Awareness Walks this October

Machias – October 1st: Join Next Step for our annual Domestic Violence Awareness walk to kick off the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month! We will start the walk in front of the Machias Chamber of Commerce (across from Helen’s) at 5 pm and end the walk at the Science building at UMM.  See flyer for details.  Join us after the walk in Science 102 for a small reception with light snacks and see Patrisha McLain’s Find Our Voices: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Abuse project. Feel free to make and bring your own signs or use the ones we will be providing. We hope to see you all there!

Bar Harbor – October 17th:  Join Next Step and the YWCA of MDI for our annual Awareness walk in Bar Harbor! The walk starts and ends at the MDI YWCA in Bar Harbor at noon on October 17th. See flyer for details.  Feel free to make and bring your own signs or use one of ours!


State Plan on Aging Listening Session
Dates Announced

Every four years, the state is required to create a State Plan on Aging that specifies how federal and state funding will be used to address the needs of older Mainers. To inform the planning process, the Department of Health & Human Services is hosting a series of listening sessions across Maine.  The MCOA urges you to share this information and to encourage people to participate in these conversations. They want to hear not only from older Mainers, but also from caregivers, providers, adults with disabilities, and other interested people.  Please share this flyer with your boards, volunteers, staff, and friends.  For Washington County residents, the listening session will be hosted by the University of Maine, Machias in the Performing Arts Center, 2–4 pm on October 16th.


15th Annual Turkey-A-Thon
It’s time for one of Washington County’s greatest fundraisers!  Organizations, food pantries, agencies, please consider volunteering for the 15th Annual Turkey-A-Thon at one of the seven sites located throughout Washington County on Friday, October 11th from 7 am to 5 pm. Bring friends and neighbors, a class or a group!  See flyer for details.  To sign up for a site and a time, follow this link!  For more information, contact Regina at Healthy Acadia by phone at 255 3741 or by email at regina@healthyacadia.org.

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

Updates on programs, research, initiatives and pending legislation

 

 

 

 

One-Time Events

Fairs, trainings, conferences and more in the state of Maine

Walk for Recovery 2019
September 20, 2019
September is National Recovery month. The Community Action Team in partnership with the Downeast Recovery Support Center and Healthy Acadia is hosting the 3rd annual Walk for Recovery and candlelight vigil in Machias.  You won’t want to miss this powerful event.  See flyer for details.  Check in with the CCC’s facebook page each day in September to learn more about recovery efforts, tools, and strategies.

NAMI-Basics train-the-trainer
September 20-22, 2019

Free training opportunity in Augusta/Hallowell Sept 20-22 for NAMI-Basics train-the-trainer (see flyer for details).  NAMI will provide hotel rooms and mileage reimbursement to people traveling down from Washington County.  Please share this announcement with parents and providers who might be interested.  Contact Amy Beaulieu, Co-Coordinator of Project AWARE, to register.

6th Annual Wisdom Summit:
September 24, 2019

Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Wisdom Summit – “Igniting Aging Activism” on September 24th in the Augusta Civic Center from 8:30 am — 4 pm.  See full agenda here.


Helping your Business Navigate Substance Use in the Work Place

September 26, 2019 or
October 10, 2019

Sunrise County Economic Council and the Community Caring Collaborative are coordinating a free, 3-hour  training for employers on this topic with two different options for dates and locations:

  • September 26th from 9 am – Noon at the Machias Savings Bank Training Center, 1 Colonial Way, Machias.
  • October 10th from 5 – 8 pm at the Downeast Recovery Support Center, 311 Main Street, Calais.

See details and new agenda order in this flyer.  Register for either location & date here.


Machias Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
October 1, 2019

Join Next Step for our annual Domestic Violence Awareness walk to kick off the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month! We will start the walk in front of the Machias Chamber of Commerce (across from Helen’s) at 5 pm and end the walk at the Science building at UMM.  See flyer for details.  Join us after the walk in Science 102 for a small reception with light snacks and see Patrisha McLain’s Find Our Voices: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Abuse project. Feel free to make and bring your own signs or use the ones we will be providing. We hope to see you all there!


Maine’s Statewide Early Childhood Education Conference
October 4-5, 2019

Join us on October 4th and 5th from 8:30 to 4:15 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor Maine. Come for one day or come for both! Explore social and emotional development, learning through exploration and play, building resiliency, trauma-informed practices, continuity of care, deepening connections with children and families, early childhood mental health, inclusion and special education, working in multi-age settings, coaching and mentoring, and early childhood leadership, policy, and advocacy. Discover how our knowledge facilitates early learning success in public and private PreK–3, preschool, and infant and toddler early care and education. A certificate for 7 training hours for each day will be issued to all participants. REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPTEMBER 18th.  Register here.


Elder Abuse Awareness & Response Workshop
October 10, 2019

The Elder Abuse Institute of Maine, together with Next Step and the CCC, is hosting a free workshop from 1-5 pm at the Calais Congregational Church, 21 Calais Avenue.  This event is for community volunteers, social service agency staff, medical providers, law enforcement, and faith community members – please share this flyer.  Participants will learn to identify potential elder abuse, what resources are available to help victims and families, and what they can do to help.  Call 207-712-8551 for more information.  Register here.

15th Annual Turkey-A-Thon
October 11, 2019

It’s time for one of Washington County’s greatest fundraisers!  Organizations, food pantries, agencies, please consider volunteering for the 15th Annual Turkey-A-Thon at one of the seven sites located throughout Washington County on Friday, October 11th from 7 am to 5 pm. Bring friends and neighbors, a class or a group!  See flyer for details.  To sign up for a site and a time, follow this link!  For more information, contact Regina at Healthy Acadia by phone at 255 3741 or by email at regina@healthyacadia.org.


State Plan on Aging Listening Sessions
October 16, 2019 in Washington County

Every four years, the state is required to create a State Plan on Aging that specifies how federal and state funding will be used to address the needs of older Mainers. To inform the planning process, the Department of Health & Human Services is hosting a series of listening sessions across Maine.  The MCOA urges you to share this information and to encourage people to participate in these conversations. They want to hear not only from older Mainers, but also from caregivers, providers, adults with disabilities, and other interested people.  Please share this flyer with your boards, volunteers, staff, and friends.  For Washington County residents, the listening session will be hosted by the University of Maine, Machias in the Performing Arts Center, 2–4 pm on October 16th.


Bar Harbor Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
October 17, 2019

Join Next Step and the YWCA of MDI for our annual Awareness walk in Bar Harbor! The walk starts and ends at the MDI YWCA in Bar Harbor at noon on October 17th. See flyer for details.  Feel free to make and bring your own signs or use one of ours!


Building Bridges Through Story & Song
October 19, 2019

Registration is now open for Building Bridges Through Story & Song – Washington County Early Childhood Conferencean exciting training opportunity for early childhood professionals and out-of-school time practitioners on Saturday, October 19 at WCCC in Calais from 9 am to 3 pm.  See brochure for details.  Register here.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2019
October 19, 2019

The Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern Maine Chapter is preparing for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2019 at Darling’s Waterfront on October 19th.  For the second year in a row our team, Russ’s Angels, is participating in the walk – register here.  The walk is the largest annual fundraising event held by this non-profit organization.  The funds raised support all of Maine. Jackson Labs, located in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth, benefited from a large grant last year for their research with mice.  Very promising results are being seen.  There is hope on the horizon!  


Age of Possibilities Summit:
October 21, 2019

The Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging will be hosting the upcoming regional convening, Age of Possibilities Summit: Exploring research, technology and learning in the longevity era, on October 21st, 8 am — 3:30 pm at Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. Each new era brings possibilities for change and growth; the emerging longevity era is no exception. We are living longer than ever before; the world around us offers unparalleled opportunity to test old assumptions, make new discoveries, and modify ecosystems to support our changing needs.Click here to read more about this Summit and to register for sponsor or exhibit opportunities.


Planned Giving: An Overview and Tales from the Trenches
October 23, 2019
The Maine Association of Non Profits is holding a training on October 23rd, 9 am-3 pm at the Machias Savings Bank Training Center, 1 Colonial Way, Machias. This full-day, interactive training will provide a thorough overview of the most common planned giving vehicles with an emphasis on bequests, beneficiary designations, and charitable gift annuities. Using several real-life examples, participants will examine how to build a successful planned giving program relevant to their organization and incorporate it into their existing development program.  Key takeaways will include:
  • How to identify potential donors and become comfortable discussing basic planned giving options
  • How to know when to seek and where to find additional information
  • How to build a planned giving program into your overall development process without busting your budget or losing your mind

Intended Audience is executive directors, development staff, board members, campaign leadership, and financial officers.  Register here.


Free Family Harvest Meal
October 25, 2019

With help from our partners, the CCC is planning a free, nutritious meal for families with children who participate in Trick or Treat on Main Street this year.  Help us offer children and families a (not too) spooky good time!  We expect hundreds of children to visit businesses in downtown Machias on October 25th and would like to offer a free, hot meal in the Lee Pellon Center — the end of the trick-or-treating route, with a few simple activities for kids and a table for organizational materials.  The meal hours will be 4 to 6 pm — just about supper time for most families.  We will need help setting up, running activities, serving, and cleaning up after the event.  If your organization would like to participate, please sign up here.  Bring your kids to Trick or Treat on Main Street and join us after — costumes encouraged!

Innovations in Dementia Care:
October 28, 2019

Register now 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?

Details in this flyer.


Autism Fall Conference:
November 2, 2019

The Autism Society invites you to a free conference on November 2nd at Black Bear Inn, Orono.  This event is designed for participants to exchange ideas, resources and knowledge that will inspire hope and innovation for those who live and work with individuals with autism. This year’s keynote is “You Can’t Make Me: Proactive Strategies for Positive Behavioral Change,” delivered by James Ball, Ed.D., BCBA-D, author of the book, Early Intervention & Autism:  Real-Life Questions; Real-Life AnswersDetails and registration info here.  Registration expected to fill up quickly.

 

 

 

 

Serial Classes & Groups  

Classes, play groups, support circles and other repeating events

UMaine Extension to offer Cooking Matters for Parents

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free nutrition and cooking series for adults with children living at home. Lessons include nutrition information as well as making and sampling budget friendly recipes. Participants will receive ingredients to make a Cooking Matters recipe at home each week.  This program will be offered Wednesdays, Sept. 18 through Oct. 23, 5–7 p.m. at the UMaine Extension Office located at 28 Center Street in Machias.   Pre-registration is required.  Register online or by phone.  To register or request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rita Stephenson, 255.3345; rita.stephenson@maine.edu


Dining with Diabetes Down East in Cherryfield Oct. 324

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, four-week Dining with Diabetes Down East series beginning Thursday, Oct. 3, from 3–5 p.m., at Maine Seacoast Mission Weald Bethel Community Center, 7 Weald Bethel Lane, Cherryfield.  Remaining dates are Oct.10, 17 and 24.  The program complements medical care by teaching people with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, along with their family members and caregivers, what they can do to help control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol. UMaine Extension registered dietitian and nutritionist Alan Majka will provide presentations, lead discussions and demonstrate preparation of nutritious recipes that participants can sample. This free class is limited to 20 participants; pre-registration is required. Register online. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Tara Wood, tara.a.wood@maine.edu, 207.255.3345; 800.287.1542 (Maine only). Food and supplies for this program are provided with support from Hannaford Supermarkets.


Thursday Webinar Series at WCCC
Join Washington County Community College for HR Thursdays beginning in Fall 2019! This is an exciting series of quick lunch-n-learn webinars lead by an exclusive cadre of regional and statewide HR professionals. We will be tapping the robust talent that exists regionally to share best practices and provide technical assistance.  Our first webinar in the tHuRsday series will be held on October 10 from 1-2 pm featuring Mary LaFontaine, Regional Director— Maine Department of Labor delivering Recruitment Strategies: Workplace Culture and its Impact on Recruiting from Underutilized Talent Pools. See flyer for details, or visit this link.

Certificate in Grandfamilies Leadership

Registration is now open for an online certificate program from the University of Maine Center on Aging for professionals and volunteers who work with grandfamily caregivers. The course will begin on Monday, September 30th.  Participants will complete the 9 modules over a 12-week period, ending December 22, 2019. This program is being offered for a low registration fee of $85. Course content is currently under review by the National Association of Social Workers for 9 Social Work continuing education contact hours. See this flyer for more information. Space is limited, and participation is on a first come first served basis, so please visit www.kinshipcert.org and register now.

Down East Hospice Volunteer Training 

Down East Hospice Volunteers of Washington County is offering a 5-day hospice volunteer training at the Calais Regional Hospital this September.  The training will run from 10 am – 3 pm on September 18, 20, 23, 25 & 27th (must attend all days).  A short pre-training interview is required – please respond soon.  A background check is mandatory when you complete your training. We need both men and women. You must have your own vehicle. GET YOUR APPLICATION NOW!  Call – 454-7521 ext. 126 or Director, Barbara Barnett – 726-5087 or e-mail downeasthospice@yahoo.com.


ESL Volunteer Tutoring

Axiom Education & Training Center is holding a training on “How to be a volunteer English tutor” at their office at 6 Colonial Way, Machias, on August 19, 22, 26 & 29 from 5:30 – 8 pm.  You do NOT need to speak a foreign language in order to teach English as a Second Language and no teaching experience is required.   We can show you how to help foreign language speakers learn English using successful, proven techniques that do not require you to speak that foreign language!  See flyer for details.


CAN Council Groups

  • Weekly infant toddler playgroup in Machias: Fridays from 10-11 at the Kay Parker Building. See flyer for details.
  • Weekly Social Hour for children 6-11 who are engaged with section 26/65 to come with their BHP’s for a craft/activity/game on Fridays from 3-4. BHP’s and their kiddos are welcome any Friday, but we do ask that they send an RSVP (263-5270) with the kiddo’s age at least 2 hours prior. This way we can make accommodations or modifications to our activities if needed. This will be held at WCCP (232 Court St, Machias). See flyer for details.
  • Grandparents raising grandchildren – First Thursday of the month from 3:30 — 4:30 at Woodland Public Library
  • Parents in Recovery (Calais) – Second Thursday of the month from 3:30 — 4:30 at Downeast Recovery and Support Center, Calais
  • Parents in Recovery (Machias) – Second Monday of the month from 3:30 — 4:40 at Downeast Recovery and Support Center,  Machias
  • Machias Circle of Parents – last Monday of the month from 3:30 — 4:30 at Sunrise Opportunities (232 Court St, Machias)
  • 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.  Location: Harrington Family Health Center, 52 East Main Street, Harrington, every Thursday from 12:30 — 2 pm.  Text/call Mandie at 263-5270 to sign up.

Caregivers Facebook Group

The CCC is launching a private facebook group for caregivers in Washington County – professional caregivers like RNs and CNAs, and informal caregivers like family members providing care for a spouse, parent, specials needs child, sibling or the neighbor across the street.  Our goal is for this group to provide a platform for caregivers to talk to each other, ask questions, offer solutions based on experience with similar challenges, and point to helpful resources.  Use this link to join.


Refuge Recovery

The Downeast Recovery Supports Center is now hosting weekly meetings of Refuge Recovery, a Buddhist-inspired approach to recovery from addiction. Meetings are on Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. No prior experience with Buddhism is required. Meetings are free and all who seek recovery are warmly welcomed. Learn more about Refuge Recovery at: www.refugerecovery.org.


Hepatitis C Support Group

Health Equity Alliance has begun a Hepatitis C support group at the Downeast Machias Recovery Center.  They also offer a syringe exchange and FREE HIV and HEPC testing.  Hours are Tuesday: 3-6 pm and  Friday: 10 am to 1 pm, closed to Walk-In Services on Mondays,  Wednesdays, and Thursdays. FMI: Arielle Metcalf at arielle@mainehealthequity.org, 207-255-5849.


Downeast MAT Expansion ECHO

Healthy Acadia in collaboration with Qualidigm (formerly Maine Quality Counts) invites you to join a local effort to respond to Maine’s opioid epidemic through education, skill-building, and networking for Downeast clinicians. The Downeast MAT Expansion ECHO program seeks to build local capacity to treat individuals who are struggling with OUDs across Hancock and Washington Counties by offering free education, skill building, and networking to clinicians and the practices they work in. Healthy Acadia, working closely with many key community partners, is offering a two-part Project ECHO program over the coming year. Sign up for Part 2 now: Second Wednesday of the month from September 2019 to May 2020; 11:30 am – 1:00 pm.  Meetings will be held virtually using Zoom.

Download a flyer for more information.  Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an evidence-based educational model developed by researchers at the University of New Mexico


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 second 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 & Calendars

Monthly and quarterly meetings, agency/initiative calendars at a glance and other meeting schedules 

Washington County Food Pantry Network

Oct 3,  1-4 pm,  at Weld Bethel Food Pantry at the Maine SeaCoast Mission, Cherryfield.

Agenda:

  • Kai Loundon, Good Shepherd Food Bank
    • Presentation on Distribution Styles or Fundraising
    • Community Driven Strategies (CDS)
  • Best Practices Serving People in Substance Use Recovery
  • Turkey-A-Thon -Volunteers Welcome
  • Gleaning – End of Season
  • Local Updates
  • Next Steps
    • 2020 Meeting Dates

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


Maine Resilience Building Network Sept 26th Member Meeting

When: September 26, 2019 8:30 AM, EDT
Where: Educare at 56 Drummond Ave, Waterville ME
Agenda:
8:30am: Registration and Networking
9:00am-12pm: Program
Learn more and register to attend here.


Downeast Public Health Council Meeting

Join us for our next Downeast Public Health Council Meeting on Friday, September 20th, in Milbridge.  We are excited to welcome Rebecca Boulos, Executive Director, Maine Public Health Association. Rebecca will give us an overview of the Maine Public Health Association, a summary of the past legislative session regarding public health bills, and a discussion about the current state of public health in Maine.

We will also have discussions on public health prevention services from Healthy Acadia staff: Gabe O’Brien will join us to discuss plans on youth engagement work for the coming year, and Katie Freedman will speak to how best to form an obesity committee for the district council. In addition hospital representatives from our five hospitals will provide brief updates of their 2019 Implementation Strategies Plan.

This meeting will be held at Mano en Mano Offices, Two Maple Street in Milbridge from 9:00 to 11:30 am.

We will be utilizing Adobe Connect for both the Audio and Video parts of the meeting. Headsets are recommended.  There will still be a conference line for partners to call in and listen. For more information please contact, Maura Goss, Council Coordinator, maura.goss@maine.gov.


Calais Area Breast Cancer Support Group

Meetings 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.  Notes from the September meeting coming soon.  The next meeting is October 2nd in the large conference room at SCEC, 7 Ames Way, Machias, from 1 — 3 pm.  Send your questions to Christine.

 

 

 

 

Needs & Offers 

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

Resource Advocate/Social Worker
Downeast Community Partners is hiring for the full-time position of Resource Advocate. This person will work with individuals and families who are economically vulnerable to provide assistance and support in managing the challenges they are experiencing. The position will include both short-term assistance with immediate needs as well as ongoing work with more long-term goals; the overall goal being to help people improve their quality of life and ultimately move out of poverty. This will mean working on smaller goals in many different areas of life depending on the needs. The successful candidate will preferrably have a 4-year degree in Social Work or a related field, be willing to travel throughout Washington County and occasionally outside Washington County, and demonstrate the skills necessary to help participants be successful. To apply send letter of interest, references and resume to Human Resource Department, Downeast Community Partners, P.O. Box 648, Ellsworth, ME 04605

VISTA Recruitment for Food Security and Rescue

We are stepping up recruitment for a Healthy Acadia Americorps VISTA position to support our food security and food rescue efforts. There is a start date of October 28. Applicants would need to apply by Oct 1. Please share this press release and this flyer with anyone you think might be interested and with other community partners.

Axiom ETC is Hiring!

Washington County Adult Education is seeking to fill a part-time Adult Education Director position and part-time Literacy/ELL Instructor position that are being combined into a full-time position if a suitable candidate is found.  Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree and a wiliness to become state certified as an assistant adult education director. Professional Development costs will be provided. Assists the director in oversite of programs adult basic education, high school completion, college transitions, vocational, academic and career advising, and other programs deemed appropriate for communities. This is a county program, so travel is required at times. Mileage or a gas card is provided. The assistant director works director to support efforts to meet mission, vision and goals. The portion of the position as a literacy/ELL instructor will work with immigrant populations, college students and other adults who need to acquire the English language or increase their literacy skills. Professional development and training will be provided.  Please send a resume and cover letter to: jane.blackwood@aetc.us 


EMDC Workforce Development Services

EMDC provides employment and training assistance to eligible individuals in EMDC’s five county service area. For assistance in Washington County call Amanda Smith at 255-3656 or email at asmith@emdc.org.  Additional information can be found at https://www.emdc.org/page/954/workforce


Free Financial Coaching

Thanks to support from Downeast Community Partners, Joseph Connors has been able to continue offering free coaching on any financial matter to individuals and families in Washington County, following the termination of this program at the end of March by the Consumer Protection Bureau.  To make an appointment with Joe, call him at 207-598-5657 or email  joe.connors@downeastcommunitypartners.org.

 

 

 

 

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New Webinar Library on the TSLCA website

The Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging has created nearly 100 webinars on topics that support lifelong communities and age friendly organizations. On the new Webinar Library page, we have grouped the webinars by topic so that you can do a “deep dive” into a topic that is relevant to the work you are doing.

Did you know you can access all of our past webinars as a member of the TSLCA?  Access All Archived Webinars Here


 

 

 

 

 

The mission of the CCC is to nurture and sustain collaboration that expands resources and results in greater hope, health and wellbeing for Washington County people.

Contact: Christine Laurel, Communication & Training Coordinator
Community Caring Collaborative

PO Box 224, East Machias, ME 04630
Phone: 207-249-3318
Fax: 207-835-4500

 

 

 

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