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: Registration is now open for the Maine Council on Aging’s 5th Annual Wisdom Summit on September 12th.
Announcements
Wisdom Summit: Registration now open for the Maine Council on Aging’s 5th Annual Wisdom Summit: Charting the Pathway Forward, at the Augusta Civic Center. on September 12th. See more in the One-Time Events section below.
Health Walk & Community Picnic: Eastport Health Care is proud to be celebrating 40 years of service! A family-friendly day is planned to commemorate this milestone on August 18th from 10 am to 2 pm at Eastport Health Care. All are welcome to attend and activities are free! See flyer for more info.
Harm Reduction Conference: Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Maine Harm Reduction Conference! This year’s conference will be held at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer on September 14. Join us for an information packed day. Our keynote speaker is Jess Tilley, founder of the New England Users Union. Topics include: Exploring Self-Injury: Harm Reduction Tips; Recognizing At Risk Drinking Habits; How to identify, respond to, and risk factors of an opioid overdose, and more. Registration fees are $60 for CME/CEU; $35 Not for Credit; and $15 for Students.
Learning to Play, Playing to Learn: Save the Date of Saturday, October 23rd, for an exciting training opportunity for early childhood professionals and out-of-school time practitioners at WCCC from 9 am to 3 pm – see flyer for more info. Sponsored by WCCC, Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network, & MaineAEYC.
Dawnland Documentary: Dawnland is a “documentary about cultural survival and stolen children: inside the first truth and reconciliation commission [TRC] for Native Americans.” The TRC members met with people from the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribal communities in Maine to listen to and witness families stories about the impact of child welfare practices that separated native youth from their families, communities, cultures, and identity. Dawnland will be shown on September 24th at 6 pm in the PAC. Denise Altvater will be joining us to talk and answer questions after the film. Website for further information: http://dawnland.org/.
Iron Jawed Angels Movie & Discussion: Based on historical events in the later 1910s, young suffragists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns crank up advocacy efforts to get women’s right to vote in the US. At times they clash with the older generation of suffragists, despite their shared goal. Ultimately women and men had to change the mind of enough legislators’ minds to make it happen. This involved a lot of work and national scandal. Spoiler: The 19th Amendment passes and is ratified in 1920. Iron Jawed Angels will be shown on October 16th at 6 pm in Science 102. Associate Professor of History Kay Kimball will be present to respond to questions and facilitate discussion. There will be voter registration onsite before and after the movie. Sponsored by UMM Student Life, Psychology & Community Studies Program, & League of Women Voters of Maine.
FFD Needs your help: see the list of items needed for this year’s Family Future Downeast students – a cohort with LOTS of babies — in the Needs & Offers section below.
Tai Chi for Kidz of all Ages: Healthy Acadia is sponsoring a 2-day “Tai Chi for Kidz” instructors/leaders training workshop on October 20-21 with master trainer Linda Arksey at the Moore Community Center in Ellsworth. See this flyerfor details, and check out this video of Linda’s work!
No Wednesday Communique on August 22nd: Our editor will be on vacation the week of August 22nd so get your announcements in before August 14th if they can’t wait until the August 29th issue.
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
Bullying Prevention Trainings:
August 17, 2018
the International Bullying Prevention Association is conducting two learning events in Augusta, Maine:
• Empowerment Training for Students to Create Positive Change in Their Schools and Communities: This FREE training is open to the first 15 teams (Four students/1-2 adults) that register!
• Bullying Prevention through SEL and Kindness: One-day conference for ONLY $50!
Check out the details on the flyers above and REGISTER TODAY!
Health Walk & Community Picnic:
August 18, 2018
Eastport Health Care is proud to be celebrating 40 years of service! A family-friendly day is planned to commemorate this milestone from 10 am to 2 pm at Eastport Health Care. All are welcome to attend and activities are free! See flyer for more info.
Next MRBN membership meeting:
August 30, 2018
9 – 11 am at Educare, 56 Drummond Avenue, Waterville – Special Celebration! In addition to conducting a small amount of MRBN business, the primary focus of our August meeting will be to gather to celebrate one of MRBN’s founders, Sue Mackey Andrews. Sue will be stepping down from MRBN leadership as she focuses her time on training and facilitation. Please join us!
Opioid Overdose Rescue BBL: 
September 5, 2018
Mark your calendar for 11:45 to 12:45 at SCEC for a brown bag presentation by Joseph Locke from Bangor Public Health and Community Services. Would you know what to do if someone was experiencing an opioid overdose? Join us on September 5th to learn some risk factors for experiencing an overdose, symptoms of an overdose, and how to respond to reverse an overdose. It’s not too early to RSVP to Christine if you plan to attend.
G.E.A.R. Machias Workshop:
September 7, 2018
The G.E.A.R. Parent Network invites you to Being a Trauma-Informed Parent: Linking Childhood Trauma to Long-Term Health & Social Consequence, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.at MAS Community Health, 60 Main Street. Download this flyer for more information.
Fundraiser for Walk to End Alzheimer’s
September 8, 2018
Join Russ’s Angels at the Columbia Town Hall (106 Epping Road, Columbia) from 5:00-7:30 PM for a supper and raffle to raise funds for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. More details in this flyer.
Wisdom Summit:
September 12, 2018
Registration now open for the Maine Council on Aging’s 5th Annual Wisdom Summit: Charting the Pathway Forward, at the Augusta Civic Center. We will take a look at the current state of aging in Maine, examine current challenges and opportunities in housing, transportation, long term supports and services, and health care delivery, and work together to identify strategies for making sure we have what we need to live healthy, engaged lives no matter the type of support we might need. A recent report issued by the Cutler Institute of Health & Social Policy, Charting the Pathway Forward: Redesigning and Realigning Supports and Services for Older Mainers, offers us a framework for the work. If you are interested in exhibiting at the Summit or would like to help with a sponsorship, visit this link to sign up.
Harm Reduction Conference:
September 14, 2018
Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Maine Harm Reduction Conference! This year’s conference will be held at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer on September 14. Join us for an information packed day. Our keynote speaker is Jess Tilley, founder of the New England Users Union. Topics include: Exploring Self-Injury: Harm Reduction Tips; Recognizing At Risk Drinking Habits; How to identify, respond to, and risk factors of an opioid overdose, and more. Registration fees are $60 for CME/CEU; $35 Not for Credit; and $15 for Students.
Dawnland Documentary:
September 24, 2018
Dawnland is a “documentary about cultural survival and stolen children: inside the first truth and reconciliation commission [TRC] for Native Americans.” The TRC members met with people from the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribal communities in Maine to listen to and witness families stories about the impact of child welfare practices that separated native youth from their families, communities, cultures, and identity. Dawnland will be shown at 6 pm in the PAC. Denise Altvater will be joining us to talk and answer questions after the film. Website for further information: http://dawnland.org/.
Iron Jawed Angels Movie & Discussion:
October 16, 2018
Based on historical events in the later 1910s, young suffragists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns crank up advocacy efforts to get women’s right to vote in the US. At times they clash with the older generation of suffragists, despite their shared goal. Ultimately women and men had to change the mind of enough legislators’ minds to make it happen. This involved a lot of work and national scandal. Spoiler: The 19th Amendment passes and is ratified in 1920. Iron Jawed Angels will be shown at 6 pm in Science 102. Associate Professor of History Kay Kimball will be present to respond to questions and facilitate discussion. There will be voter registration onsite before and after the movie. Sponsored by UMM Student Life, Psychology & Community Studies Program, & League of Women Voters of Maine.
Caregiver Basic Skills Training 2: 
October 16, 2018
Registration is open for the 2nd training in the CCC’s Caregiver Basic Skills series: Responding as a Caregiver, from 9 am to 12:30 pm in the large conference room at Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias. Rosemary Nevala, RN and Pamela Grant, CNA, reprise their roles from the first training as presenters. This free training focuses on communication styles, dietary tips, caregiver stress and other topics family caregivers struggle with. Space is limited to 20 participants so please forward this flyer to staff, colleagues and family who may benefit from these skills. Registration deadline is October 9th or when the class is filled, whichever comes first. Register on the CCC’s website via the calendar of events or link on the home page. The Caregiver Basic Skills training series is part of the Washington County Thriving in Place Initiative, funded by the Maine Health Access Foundation.
Tai Chi for Kidz of all Ages:
October 20-21, 2018
Healthy Acadia is sponsoring a 2-day “Tai Chi for Kidz” instructors/leaders training workshop with master trainer Linda Arksey at the Moore Community Center in Ellsworth. See this flyer for details, and check out this video of Linda’s work!
Learning to Play, Playing to Learn:
October 23, 2018
Save this Date for an exciting training opportunity for early childhood professionals and out-of-school time practitioners at WCCC from 9 am to 3 pm – see flyer for more info. Sponsored by WCCC, Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network, & MaineAEYC.
Serial Classes, Groups & Play Dates
American Sign Language:
5:30 – 8:30 pm
WCCC will be offering an American Sign Language course beginning September 5th that will meet every Wednesday night. The course will cover ASL vocabulary, fingerspelling, numbers, visual-gestural communication and more! Cost is $363.88 + text book. Call 454-1000 to sign up. More info on this flyer.
CNA Certification Training:
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Axiom Education & Training Center has rescheduled the cancelled CNA Certification Training with instructor Rosemary Nevala, RN, to begin on September 10th. Read this flyer for more information on this 180 hour evening course in Machias.
Community of Practice Groups:
6-8 pm
Maine Roads to Quality invites Early Care & Education professionals to join one of 2 community of practice groups (see flyers below):
- Calais area – 6-8 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at WCCC, room 301
- Machias/Harrington/Milbridge area – 6-8 pm on the 3rd Monday each month at a Machias location tbd
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
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
Calais Area Breast Cancer Support Group: meets on the 4th Friday of each month at 3 PM at the Calais United Methodist Church, 849 Main St. (downstairs parlor), in Calais. This free “gathering” is a comforting and safe environment to find encouragement and hope. Open to all that have a breast cancer diagnosis. FMI call Marianne at 454-0501. Download a flyer for more information.
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. Notes from August meeting soon. Our next meeting is from 1–3:30 pm on September 5th at SCEC. It’s not too early to RSVP.
Needs & Offers
Send us your agency/community needs or offers, such as job recruiting or housing needs.
Family Futures Downeast: has just enrolled Cohort 3 for the 2018-19 school year and has LOTS of babies at both campuses. FFD is in need of the following, which they would like new or gently-used:
- Baby Swing
- Jumperoo
- Walker
- Pretend play items like pots & pans for our play kitchen & dress-up items;
- Match box cars;
- Baby dolls;
- Wooden learning toys/puzzles for ages 0-4
Please contact Marsha Sloan, Director of FFD, at 255-0983 or by email to arrange pick-up or drop-off of items.
American Sign Language: WCCC will be offering an American Sign Language course beginning September 5th that will meet every Wednesday night from 5:30 to 8:30. The course will cover ASL vocabulary, fingerspelling, numbers, visual-gestural communication and more! Cost is $363.88 + text book. Call 454-1000 to sign up. More info on this flyer.
Invest in Tomorrow Survey: Invest in Tomorrow is a diverse group of stakeholders from around the state working together to identify key strategies to reduce child poverty and to leverage opportunity for families and build Maine’s workforce. This ONLINE SURVEY will inform the group’s recommended strategies and strategic plan, which they will publish this fall. In particular, the group is looking for community input to learn:
1. What solutions will best help Maine families meet their basic needs?
2. What solutions will do the most to increase employment opportunity and work supports for low income parents in Maine?
For more information about Invest in Tomorrow or this survey, please contact Joby Thoyalil from Maine Equal Justice Partners at 626-7058 x207 or at jthoyalil@mejp.org.
Volunteers needed: Next Step is looking for able bodied volunteers that would be willing to put together a child’s wooden play set (swings, slides, etc). We’d like to get this play set up before the end of the summer. For more information or to volunteer, call 255-4934.
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