Does this look like your backyard? We have a lot of chicken farmers in Downeast Maine. Happy Wednesday! New this week: June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day! World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an important day for raising awareness about elder abuse prevention and intervention. In Maine, elder abuse awareness is particularly […]
Memorial Day Parade in Machias (Photo courtesy of Abby Frutchey) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Juneteenth Downeast Commemoration Healthy Acadia invites you to Join in commemorating Juneteenth 2023 at Knowlton Park, 11 Shore Road, Ellsworth, Maine on Monday, June 19, from 2 to 6 p.m. “Deepening Our Vital Connection to Nature and Each Other” will feature music, […]
CCC Vision Day: Taking Flex Funds to the Next Level, held at Cobscook Institute on Monday, brought together over 50 partners, funders & community members. Learn more in the Updates Section. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Moving Beyond ACEs — MCWE Conference Registration is now for the June 28th Maine Child Welfare Education Annual Conference, Moving Beyond ACEs: […]
Happy Wednesday! New this week: Eldercare Caregiving Grief and Guilt May 24th, 1 – 2 pm Online: When you become a caregiver, quite often some huge emotions come along for the ride. Emotions such as Grief & Guilt. Join Amy Friesen, Founder of Tea & Toast, Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Educator, and Margaret Dennis, Founder of […]
Happy Wednesday! New this week: Building Cultural Competency Healthy Acadia invites you to explore elements for building and enhancing your cultural competence with nationally-recognized facilitator Elizabeth Neptune. “Strengthening Relationships with Cultural Competency: Increasing Understanding of the Passamaquoddy Tribe,” will take place on Monday, June 5, 2023. See details. May is Older Americans Month! The 2023 theme […]
Register here to attend the CCC’s 2023 Vision Day! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Mental Health First Aid Training in Machias Nami Maine invites you to a Mental Health First Aid training at Machias Savings Bank from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on June 22nd. This is a skills-based training teaching how to respond to adults […]
Please register here for the Washington County Recovery Friendly Workplace stakeholder convening. See the announcement in the One-Time Events section of this Newsletter for details. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week The G.E.A.R. Parent Network invites you to join their kickoff event for Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 7-13, on Monday, May 8th, 10 am […]
Ospreys are back in the neighborhood — another sign of spring in Downeast! (Arthur Morris Birds as Art blog photo) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Recovery Friendly Workplace Stakeholder Convening The Washington County Recovery Friendly Workplace Network design team invites you to a stakeholder convening to ensure that the pilot design is a reflection of what we heard […]
Snow drops are blooming now — Spring comes to downeast Maine! Happy Wednesday! New this week: CCC Barrier Removal Vision Day CCC invites you to save the date of Monday, May 22nd, from 10 am — 3 pm at Cobscook Institute for a day of envisioning how to coordinate financial supports for families to make flexible […]
CCC Wishes you a kosher and joyous Pesach this evening! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention at UMaine Machias April is sexual assault awareness & prevention month. UMaine at Machias in partnership with AMHC’s Sexual Assault Services and NextStep Domestic Violence Project are holding events to raise awareness and prevention about […]