The Community Caring Collaborative

Cultural Competency Training
2017-02-15 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | WCCC Assembly Room, 1 College Drive, Calais, ME, 04619, United States
This is a FREE, four-hour training on Cultural Competency presented by Elizabeth (“Liz”) Neptune and sponsored by the Community Caring Collaborative in the Assembly Room at Washington County Community College in Calais.
This training is geared for Family Futures Downeast staff and partner agencies, medical providers, mental health and social service providers, school guidance counselors, law enforcement, and anyone working with families in Washington County. The primary goal of this training is to increase or enhance individual cultural competence. This will be accomplished by examining several elements of cultural competency including awareness, knowledge, attitudes and assumptions. There will be significant emphasis on honoring diversity and cultural differences. Download the Cultural Competency Flyer 2017 to post in your office.
Morning refreshments will be provided. Participants will receive contact hour certificates from the CCC (no fee), and Continuing Education Units (0.4) from WCCC will be available for a $10 fee (bring cash, check or money order payable to Washington County Community College). Registration is closed for this training.

Recovery Coach Training Postponed
2017-02-13 08:00 - 2017-02-16 17:00 | DHHS, Machias, 38 Prescott Drive, Machias, 04654, United States
Healthy Acadia invites community members to enroll in a 4-day Recovery Coach course to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to guide and mentor others through their own recovery process. Presented by certified trainers Denise Black (in photo above) and Terri Woodruff. This training will be held at the DHHS offices in Machias, 8 am to 5 pm, February 13, 14, 15 & 16. Pre-registration is required. Registration fee is $100, but scholarships are available. Download the flyer for more information or visit the registration website.

MSW Weekend Info Session
2017-02-04 10:00 - 11:30 | University of Maine, Machias, 116 O'Brien Ave, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Learn about the Weekend 3-Year MSW Program – Belfast-Machias-Presque Isle on Saturday, February 4th, 10-11:30 am in Torrey Hall #103 at UMM. Using video conference technology with faculty visiting each campus on a rotational basis, students can take classes on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings to earn a Master of Social Work Degree in as little as 3 years. February 1st is the deadline to apply (but later applications may be considered). For more information, visit the School of Social Work or download the MSW Info Machias flyer.

Poverty Core
2017-02-03 12:30 - 16:30 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Poverty Core members convene in the SCEC Board Room today at a different time – 12:30 – 4:30 pm.

WC Children's Services Providers
2017-02-03 11:00 - 12:30 | Kay Parker Building, Hadley Lake Road, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Cheryl Hathaway from Child Behavioral Health Services is convening a meeting of Washington County providers of children’s services on February 3, 2017, from 11 am to 12:30 pm at the Kay Parker Building in Machias. What are the real needs of children? What are the gaps in service requests for children? Cheryl wants to hear from you! Come join the discussion and brainstorm on how to meet the needs of children waiting for HCT & RCS services. Note: this meeting will be cancelled if local schools or schools in the Bangor, Brewer or Ellsworth area are closed due to weather.

TiP Training Committee Meeting
2017-02-02 10:00 - 11:30 | SCEC Calais office, 330 North Street, Calais, ME, 04619, United States
The Thriving in Place Training Committee will meet in the small conference room at SCEC, 7 Ames Way, on Thursday, February 2nd from 10-11:30 am. Zoom or phone conferencing details will be forwarded in advance of the meeting.

Mentor/Neighbor Mtg Cancelled
2017-02-01 11:00 - 12:45 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Today’s meeting of the Mentor/Neighbor Program planners has been cancelled due to snow.

Homelessness Data Group
2017-01-30 15:00 - 17:00 | CCC Office, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Meeting of Work Group Subcommittee to design new homelessness survey for providers in the CCC office, upstairs at SCEC’s building at 7 Ames Way.

C4 Meeting
2017-01-06 08:30 - 10:30
Meeting of the CCC Council on Zoom. Contact Charley Martin-Berry to join this meeting.
