CCC Staff & Consultants on break during our summer retreat All that visioning and creativity takes a lot of energy! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Help Older Adults Find Friendship, Fun, and Purpose This July, Eastern Area Agency on Aging is celebrating Social Wellness Month with July for Joy—a special campaign to support the low-cost […]
The CCC Wishes everyone Happy Independence Day! Freedom is a precious thing Happy Wednesday! New this week: New RFWN Newsletter Last month the Washington County Recovery Friendly Workplace Network launched its newsletter featuring the “latest Recovery Friendly Workplace news.” Each month spotlights the work of a RFWN member (A.C. Inc. is the inaugural issue’s spotlighted member), […]
Is Bird Watching Safe for Seniors With Dementia? The Alzheimer’s Lab says yes! (Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Companion Training to Stress? What Stress? CCC is excited to offer a one-hour virtual companion to the 3-hour in person training, Stress? What Stress?: What Brain Science and Toxic Stress Teach us about Weather Rough […]
The Community Caring Collaborative wishes everyone a Happy Juneteenth celebration of freedom! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Hope Fund Closed Just a reminder that the Hope Fund Committee is currently not accepting applications. We will post an announcement when the fund has been replenished and we can resume this program. Downeast Pride Weekend Downeast Pride, now […]
The Community Caring Collaborative wishes all dads a very Happy Father’s Day this Sunday! Happy Wednesday! New this week: June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD): Standing Together Against Elder Abuse An estimated 5 million, or 1 in 10, older Americans experience elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Through our collective networks, we can […]
Stress? What Stress? There’s still time to register for the CCC’s June 11th training at Cobscook Institute: What Brain Science and Toxic Stress Teach us about Weathering Rough Roads. Learn more and register here. Happy Wednesday! New this week: Navigating the Shifting Federal Landscape Together Wednesday, June 18th, 2-3 pm: Join the Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging for a virtual discussion […]
Check out the 2025 Rhubarb Festival on Saturday, June 7th, at Kendall Farm in Perry. Happy Wednesday! New this week: CCC Work Group Just a reminder that the June 4th CCC Work Group will be at a different location than our usual in person Calais meetings: St. Anne’s Episcopal Church Vestry, 29 Church Street. See […]
Memorial Day is celebrated/ observed on the last Monday of May, so next Monday, May 26th this year. Memorial Day honors those who died serving in the United States military. Happy Wednesday! New this week: UMaine Extension features soil health in virtual lunch and learn series University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present a 7-part online […]
Stress? What Stress? Registration is now open for the CCC’s June 11th training at Cobscook Institute: What Brain Science and Toxic Stress Teach us about Weathering Rough Roads. Learn more and register here. Happy Wednesday! New this week: May StoryWalk® in Machias This May, Porter Memorial Library’s StoryWalk® will feature Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, […]
Don’t miss Maine Hospice Council’s listening session on Living with Complex and Serious Illness, May 15th at UMM in Science 102, from 10:30 am — 1:30 pm. See flyer for details. Happy Wednesday! New this week: How to Effectively De-escalate Your Child Joint the G.E.A.R. Parent Network on May 10th from 10 am — 1 pm for […]