Please join the CCC for a newly developed training presented by Elizabeth Neptune of Neptune Advantage, Cultural Humility, designed for Family Futures Downeast partners, but open to all partners of the Community Caring Collaborative. This training is in-person only and will be held at Cobscook Institute in Trescott from 9:30 am to Noon on Friday, […]
You’re invited to join Community Caring Collaborative Director, Charley Martin-Berry, and Pleasant Point Health Center CNA/Home Health Aide for Elders, Mercedes McCoy, in an interactive, virtual learning opportunity on the effects of poverty and strategies that can help individuals and families experience stability and success. Participants will explore concepts of scarcity and bandwidth, and the […]
The Community Caring Collaborative invites you to a new training on April 17th, Tools for Change: Understanding Substance Use and Supporting Safer Choices, presented by Abby Frutchey, LMSW, LADC, CCS. The practice of harm reduction has evolved significantly, offering a comprehensive approach to creating safer outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. Join us for a […]
The CCC welcomes you to a free, in-person session on Wednesday, June 11th, from 9 am - 12 Noon at Cobscook Institute: What Brain Science and Toxic Stress Teach us about Weathering Rough Roads, presented by Julie Redding, LCPC. This learning opportunity will explore the intersection of stress and decision-making in the face of financial […]
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 Roads, held on June 11th focusing on Toxic Stress & ALICE data. This extended session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23rd at 9 am and will incorporate more of the […]
The CCC invites you to participate in a thought-provoking training session presented by Elizabeth Neptune of Neptune Advantage, focused on Cultural Sensitivity. This session, designed specifically for Family Futures Downeast partners, is open to staff at all member organizations of the Community Caring Collaborative. Training objectives include: Understand the distinctions between diversity, cultural awareness, and […]
The CCC is excited to be bringing a new training: Guiding with Purpose: Strengthening Skills for Collaborative Dialogue, presented by Abby Frutchey, LMSW, LADC, CCS. This 3-hour virtual training, developed for FFD but open to all CCC partners, is designed to enhance participants’ ability to lead meaningful, person-centered conversations that foster connection, motivation, and growth. […]
The CCC is excited to announce a new training this November, Poverty in Washington County: emerging concerns and responses, Friday, November 21st, 9 am -- 12 Noon at the University of Maine, Machias in Science 102. Presented by CCC Director Charley Martin-Berry with guest speaker Ana Hicks, Policy Director in the Governor’s Office of Policy […]
Please join the CCC for our Frontline Worker Forum: Strategies for support during a rapidly changing landscape, facilitated by Julie Redding, LCPC, from 10 am -- 2 pm in St. Anne's Parish Hall, Calais. Families and individuals are experiencing challenges unlike anything else in recent times. However, the frontline staff who support them face unparalleled challenges […]
Join the Community Caring Collaborative for Navigating New Realities: Substance Use Trends for Community Providers, a 3-hour virtual training facilitated by Abby Frutchey, CCC Substance Use Response Coordinator, on emerging substance use trends: medicinal, recreational, illicit; policy shifts; and practical interventions. Hear from panelists, including Gordon Smith, Maine’s Director of Opioid Response for the State […]