Beginning at sunset on April 30th, bonfires are lit as part of the Celtic cross quarter holiday known as Beltane (“blazing fire”) celebrated on May 1st. Happy May Day! (And if those fires should get out of control, there’s always the other May Day — this is the distress call “MayDay” – literally the English phonetic spelling of “m’aidez,” French for “Help me!”) Happy May Day! […]
Coming soon to an Osprey nest near you…. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Moving People out of Poverty The Community Caring Collaborative is excited to offer a newly developed hybrid training presented by CCC Director, Charley Martin-Berry, on May 24th from 9 — 11:30 am. This training will explore high-level definitions and impacts of poverty, including […]
(Jessica McPhail, Ashley Yardley, Magen Harnois, and Tammy Downs) Parent Panel at CCC’s Understanding the Principles & Promise of Two-Gen Approaches held last Friday at UMM. Learn more about this training in the Updates section below. Happy Wednesday! New this week: TSLCA Inclusion Summit Now Virtual The Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging has changed it’s venue for the May 1st Inclusion […]
Please help us determine priority health focus areas for adults 55+ in Washington County by taking or forwarding this survey. Learn more below. Happy Wednesday! New this week: DCPHI Priority Health Focus Areas Survey You are invited to complete or forward this voluntary survey for the Downeast Community Population Health Initiative (DCPHI) by Dante Zanoni, program manager of […]
The 2024 total solar eclipse will pass through Maine on April 8, 2024, beginning at 3:28 pm and ending at 3:35 pm. Learn more here. Happy Wednesday! New this week: April 1-7 is National Public Health Week 2024 Join Healthy Acadia, American Public Health Association (APHA), and community-serving organizations nationwide in celebrating the many public and private […]
The Easter Bunny is early this year! (Photo courtesy of ABC News) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Intro to Neurographic Art for Providers The CCC invites you to unlock your inner calm and relax your brain with Introduction to Neurographic Art for Providers, presented by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW, a FREE, 90-minute in-person introduction to a technique you can add to your coping skills […]
It’s now officially Spring! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Understanding High-Potency Marijuana Learn about adolescent brain development and why the brains of teens and young adults can be damaged by use of high potency Cannabis. Join SEED (Students Empowered to End Dependency) at 5 pm on March 25th for a spaghetti supper and presentation in […]
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, followed by the Spring Equinox. Warm weather and green grass will be here before you know it! (graphic courtesy of theolddesignshop) Happy Wednesday! New this week: AFFM Annual Spring Conference Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine, Inc. & the Kinship Program invite you to their annual conference for […]
Typical March morning in Downeast Maine Happy Wednesday! New this week: Principles & Promise of Two-Gen Registration is now open for Understanding the Principles and Promise of Two-Gen Approaches, CCC’s exciting new training. This training explores how Two-Gen strategies support family economic mobility and wellbeing. Facilitated by CCC Director Charley Martin-Berry, with input from Family Futures Downeast Director […]
Time for some adorable baby goats in sweaters! (Photo courtesy of Sunflower Farm Creamery) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Promise and Principles of Two-Gen Save the date of April 12th from 9 am — 12 Noon for CCC’s exciting new training on The Promise and Principles of Two-Gen, looking at why Two-Gen strategies are so important. Facilitated […]