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CCC Wednesday Communique — May 16, 2018

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: Application deadline for Cohort 3 of Family Futures Downeast (starting July) is Friday, June 1.  Email Marsha Sloan for more information.

Announcements

FFD Application Deadline: There’s still time to apply for Cohort 3 of Family Futures Downeast, beginning this summer.  See flyer for details.  Application deadline is June 1, 2018.  Contact Marsha Sloan for more info.

Reflective Supervision Training: On July 23rd, CCC Clinical Director, Julie Redding, LCPC, presents a FREE 6-hour training on Reflective Supervision, a distinct form of supervision that explores parallel relationships between practitioner and supervisor, between practitioner and parent, and between parent and infant/toddler, (read a fuller description of reflective supervision here).   CEU’s ($5 fee) and Contact Hour Certificates (no fee).  9 am to 3:30 pm at Kay Parker in Machias – morning refreshments and lunch provided.  Please register by July 16th.  Print a flyer for supervisors in your organization.

Supporting LGBTQ Youth Training: OutMaine invites people who work with LGBTQ youth in our communities or schools to a Supporting LGBTQ Youthtraining on June 15th from 9 am to 12 pm at Maine Seacoast Mission, 6 Weald Bethel Lane, Cherryfield. Contact hours available – see flyer for details.

C.N.A. Certification Training: Axiom Education & Training Center is holding a C.N.A. certification training, presented by Rosemary Nevala, RN, June 18th through August 20th (see flyer for times, locations, and other important details).  Contact Tabitha Robertson @ 207-255-4917 or tabitha.robertson@aetc.us for more information.

Community Leaders Webinar: On May 22nd from 12 noon to 1 pm, the Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging invites your participation in a follow-up to last month’s webinar focused on resources available to help people plan for their future. This month, our Community Leaders webinar will use this information as our jumping off point for an interactive conversation among participants exploring ways to bring these resources back to our communities. You don’t have to have participated in the first webinar to join us. Click here to learn more about the Resource Guide shared during our first webinar. Click here to view all of the materials from the Power of Planning webinar.  Register here.

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

Updates

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

One-Time Events 

Estate Planning Seminar:
May 22, 2018
Washington County Thriving in Place is bringing Rebecca J. Sargent, Esq. of Jones, Kuriloff & Sargent, LLC in Ellsworth, to Machias for a  three-hour seminar on Estate Planning Basics.  This free event will provide strategies to give caregivers and family members the legal and financial resources to care for loved ones and themselves. Topics include Powers of Attorney, Advanced Care Directives, Wills & Trusts and asset protection.  This seminar will be held at the Kay Parker Building of Sunrise Opportunities in Machias from 1 to 4 pm.  Register here and share this flyer with friends, colleagues and clients.

Community Leaders Webinar:
May 22, 2018
Time: 12 noon to 1 pm.  The Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging invites your participation in a follow-up to last month’s webinar focused on resources available to help people plan for their future. This month, our Community Leaders webinar will use this information as our jumping off point for an interactive conversation among participants exploring ways to bring these resources back to our communities. You don’t have to have participated in the first webinar to join us. Click here to learn more about the Resource Guide shared during our first webinar. Click here to view all of the materials from the Power of Planning webinar.  Register here.

Persisting in the Face of Caregiver Difficulties: 
June 5, 2018
FREE Webinar on at 7 pm EDT presented by Janet Edmunson, M.Ed., for family and professional caregivers.  Webinar will be approximately 30-40 minutes in length. Register online today by clicking this link.

Brown Bag Lunch on Housing: 
June 6, 2018
Join the CCC at 11:30 am in the large conference room at SCEC for a brown bag lunch on Housing, presented by Marcie Dean of Next Step and Ida Davis of Downeast Community Partners.  Topics will include:

  • What Rent Smart Teaches (sign up your clients!)
  • Housing Resources that are there and how to access them
  • What Next Step and DCP offer in the way of housing
  • Ways to partner and improve outcomes in our community

There may be some fun surprises and of course dessert and beverages – bring your lunch and your questions.  RSVP to Christine.  Attendees are invited to stay for the Work Group/Poverty Buster meeting following from 1 to 3:30 pm if your schedule allows.  Please print or forward this flyer.

Maine Geriatrics Conference:
June 14-15, 2018
Registration still open for the 28th annual Maine Geriatrics Conference at the Harborside Hotel in Bar Harbor.  CEUs and contact hours from the UNE.  Sponsorship funding is available to support community older adults participating in the conference.  See the brochure for

descriptions of this year’s exciting workshops, fireside chats and more.

Supporting LGBTQ Youth Training:
June 15, 2018
OutMaine invites people who work with LGBTQ youth in our communities or schools to a Supporting LGBTQ Youth training from 9 am to 12 pm at Maine Seacoast Mission, 6 Weald Bethel Lane, Cherryfield. Contact hours available – see flyer for details.

Maine Child Welfare Conference:
June 21, 2018
Save this date for the 24th annual Maine Child Welfare Conference, Navigating Pathways for Families in Recovery, with Keynote speaker, Nancy K. Young, PhD, MSW, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. See flyer for details.

Reflective Supervision Training: 
July 23, 2018
CCC Clinical Director, Julie Redding, LCPC, presents a FREE 6-hour training on Reflective Supervision, a distinct form of supervision that explores parallel relationships between practitioner and supervisor, between practitioner and parent, and between parent and infant/toddler, (read a fuller description of reflective supervision here).   CEU’s ($5 fee) and Contact Hour Certificates (no fee).  9 am to 3:30 pm at Kay Parker in Machias – morning refreshments and lunch provided.  Please register by July 16th.  Print a flyer for supervisors in your organization.

Poverty Institute:
July 30-31, 2018
Donna Beegle will be holding a Poverty Institute at the University of New England in Portland this summer – download flyer here

Coaching Institute:
August 1-2, 2018
Donna Beegle will be holding a Coaching Institute at the University of New England in Portland this summer – download flyer here

If Not Me, Then Who? Institute:
August 3, 2018
Donna Beegle will be holding a 4-hour skill-building workshop and 2 hour train-the-trainer session designed to improve skill sets for home visitors and those who work directly with people who live in the crisis of poverty. Organization leaders will also benefit as they gain tools for systemic change that is responsive to assisting people to move out and stay out of poverty.  UNE Portland Campus.  More information here.

Serial Classes, Groups & Play Dates

G.E.A.R. Classes in Machias:
April 6, May 4, and June 1, 2018, 10 am to 12 Noon
Misty Day, Regional Parent Support Coordinator for the G.E.A.R. Parent network, is presenting free Parent Learning & Support classes at MAS in Machias. Read the flyer for information on each class and how to register.

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

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

Next Step Calais Support Group:
Beginning in May, 2018

Next Step will be offering a 6 week educational support group in Calais that will meet once a week with the purpose of exploring domestic violence within the context of a relationship. The group will begin at the end of May. Topics will include: How community and cultural supports affect families experiencing DV, effects on children, co-parenting with an abusive ex-partner, coping mechanisms, dating, new relationships, and effects of battering on the victim. See flyer for more information or contact Mary Mitchell at 255-4934 or email mmitchell@nextstepdvproject.org.

C.N.A. Certification Training:
June 18, 2018 — August 20, 2018
Axiom Education & Training Center is holding a C.N.A. certification training, presented by Rosemary Nevala, RN, (see flyer for times, locations, and other important details).  Contact Tabitha Robertson @ 207-255-4917 or tabitha.robertson@aetc.us for more information.

SAVVY Caregiver Training:
August 24 – September 28, 2018, Fridays, 2-4 pm
This free course provides skills,knowledge and emotional support to assist informal caregivers who are caring for a family member or friend with dementia.  Lisa King will present this 2-hour class each Friday over a 6-week period beginning August 24th at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Machias. See flyer for details and forward to caregivers who could benefit.

Standing Meetings

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.  Next meeting is June 6th from 1 — 3:30 pm at SCEC.

Needs & Offers

Hannaford Chooses Next Step: We have been chosen AGAIN as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program! For this round, we are the recipients at the Hannaford located in Machias for the entire month of May! As a reminder, every time anyone purchases either of the Community Bags at this location, we receive $1! This is truly a great opportunity for us and an easy way for you to show your support for Next Step! Please go to the store, find the reusable bag rack and buy a few bags! And remember to spread the word – the more bags purchased, the bigger donation to Next Step. #HannafordHelps. For more information about the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program, visit hannaford.bags4mycause.com.

Downeast Feast in May: Thursday, May 24th at 5 pm in Kilburn Commons at UMM – see flyer.

Housing offers: see the attached flyers for new apartments in Milbridge & Winter Harbor!

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

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