Sunday was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday — January 15, 1929, Atlanta, GA. From his bio on the Nobel Prize website: “In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from […]
January in Maine Happy Wednesday! New this week: Impacts of Poverty Training The CCC is excited to welcome all staff from partner organizations to a free, 3-hour Zoom training: “Understanding the Impacts of Poverty,” on February 8th from 9 am to 12 pm, presented by Charley Martin-Berry and Julie Redding. This training will cover the definitions […]
It’s the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Calendar. We hope 2023 is off to a running start for you! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Warming Center Open Healthy Acadia’s warming center at 24 Church Street in Ellsworth, the INSPIRE Recovery Center, is open from 7 am to 7 pm. Please share this flyer. To check […]
On the Fourth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me…. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Free Allyship Training in Machias, Trescott & Calais Join Out Maine for a free, professional development training on January 25th and 26th at 3 different sites around Washington County (snow dates Feb 8th & 9th). See flyer for times and […]
4 days until Christmas — looks like Santa recruited some extra help… to eat his snack! Happy Winter Solstice! New this week: Free LGBTQ+ Allyship Training Join Out Maine for a free, professional development training on January 25th from 4 – 7 pm at Washington County Community College. This training is designed for anyone who […]
11 days until Christmas and we’re on it! Happy Wednesday! New this week: MHRT/C Certificate Program Washington County Community College is excited to be offering another round of free Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician Community classes that will certify qualified individuals to provide intensive case management and community integration services to adults with serious mental illness. Download […]
18 days until Christmas — we’re exhausted already! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Recovery in Maine film Premiere Please join the Washington County Youth Organizers on Thursday December 15th for their premiere of the Recovery in Maine: Youth Voices movie! Doors open at 5:30 pm; film 6 pm at the Rose Gaffney School in Machias. Register for your […]
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday — Nice to see you back! (Photo courtesy of Angela Donaghy) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Diaper Drive The Prevention Council is excited to kick off our 3rd Annual Diaper Drive! Your support in keeping our local babies healthy from the bottom up means more than ever!! Did […]
Our long, warm, downeast autumn is finally over and winter is here. Several Organizations are holding winter clothing drives, like Sunrise Prevention Council and Mano en Mano. Happy Thanksgiving! New this week: Understanding the Impacts of Trauma – Now a Virtual Event Due to a series of developments, this free training presented by Julie Redding, LCPC, originally an in-person […]
Our long, warm, downeast autumn is finally over and winter is here. Several Organizations are holding winter clothing drives, like Sunrise Prevention Council and Mano en Mano. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Understanding the Impacts of Trauma The Community Caring Collaborative is excited to offer one final in-person event this year: a free training, Understanding the Impacts of Trauma, presented by […]