Vision Day 2019
2019-12-04 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Cobscook Institute, 10 Commissary Point Rd, Trescott Township, ME, 04652, United States
The Community Caring Collaborative invites you to Vision Day 2019: focus on childcare on December 4th from 9 am to 3 pm at Cobscook Community Learning Center. This is an opportunity for all members of the collaborative — service providers, administrators, educators, advocates, volunteers and community members — to bring ideas to the table that address a specific set of needs for Washington County residents. We do this every couple of years in the relaxed atmosphere of our favorite vision day venue — the CCLC — where creativity and dreaming big are encouraged. This year we’re focusing on childcare. Help us envision a Washington County where all childcare needs and wants are met. Dream of all the ways childcare in Washington County can support children, families, and the economy. It will take people with experience in all aspects of this equation (parents, child care providers/managers, policy makers, educators and workforce development experts) to fully tackle the issues, but we can start on December 4th and go from there. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Registration is closed for this event. Please contact Christine at claurel@cccmaine.org if you wish to attend.

Brown Bag Lunch on WIC
2020-03-04 11:30 - 12:45 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Brown Bag Lunch presentation with Q & A by Tawney Jacobs, Director of WIC for Washington & Hancock Counties. Bring your lunch, we’ll provided beverages. RSVP to Christine.

Poverty 101: bias, barriers, and brain science
2020-03-10 09:00 - 15:30 | Kay Parker Building, 26 Hadley Lake Road, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
The CCC is excited to present Poverty 101: bias, barriers and brain science, a no-cost, thought-provoking, interactive training for all CCC partners on March 10th from 9 am to 3:30 pm in the training room at Kay Parker, Machias. This training equates to Family Futures Downeast Poverty 101: the Impacts of Poverty on Students and Families and will include a poverty simulator exercise, the effects of cortisol and toxic stress on brain development, exploring bias, and a conversation on scarcity and bandwidth. CCC staff will be presenting this training with special guest, Nicole Witherbee, Chief Program Officer with the John T. Gorman Foundation, who will discuss benefits cliffs and provide data on poverty and how foundations seek to effect change. The day will wrap up with a panel of parents sharing their experiences with barriers and supports that make a difference in pursuing post-secondary education. Lunch will be provided. Please arrive early to check in and get situated (morning refreshments will be provided). CEUs will be available for $5 from UMM; all participants will receive a certificate for 6 contact hours. This training has reach its maximum number of participants. We have a long waiting list and are no longer accepting new submissions for attending this training.

Tobacco Prevention BBL
2020-04-01 11:30 - 12:50 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
The CCC invites you to a virtual brown bag lunch on April 1st from 11:30 — 12:50 with staff from Healthy Acadia. Using Zoom technology, Katie Sell and Georgie Kendall will present a non-clinical outreach training on tobacco prevention, including an overview of electronic nicotine delivery systems (vaping). Participants will become familiar with the Quitlinks.com referral program and discuss success rates that combine counseling and nicotine replacement therapies; review helpful language to use for encouraging clients to seek help quitting tobacco; and get an overview of vaping – the harmful effects; statistics on use among youth; and marketing strategies by large tobacco companies that target youth. Email Christine to sign up. Zoom invitation:
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Dental Student Conversation - Postponed
2020-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
This event has been postponed, owing to the NYU School of Dentistry and WCCP postponing the Dental Clinic due to the COVID-19 situation. Once the clinic has been rescheduled, we will reschedule the conversation we are hosting between service providers and the NYU Dental School students about health and potential barriers to health in Washington county.

Healing Garden Cancelled
2020-05-06 11:30 - 12:50 | Downeast Recovery Support Center, 11 Free Street, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
This presentation by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation.

NextStep Zoom Presentation
2020-06-03 11:00 - 12:30 | ME, United States
Join the CCC on June 3rd from 11:00 am — 12:30 pm for a Zoom presentation by Next Step Community Educator, Cheyenne Robinson-Bauman. Get the basics of domestic violence plus its impacts on families, including how financial tensions can trigger situations of DV, and explore ways of supporting families to address DV. Cheyenne will also discuss best practices for safely communicating with families using social media and other technology — especially important during this time when so many of us are connecting virtually. Registration is required to join this meeting. Once you register, you will receive the full Zoom invitation. Please join early to make sure all your settings are working. The meeting will be live at 10:45 am.

C4 Zoom
2020-06-05 08:30 - 10:30 | ME, United States
Zoom Meeting of the CCC Council. Contact Charley Martin-Berry for an invitation to this meeting.

True Senior Prom 2020 Cancelled
2020-06-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School, 15 Rose Gaffney Road, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
We regret that it has been necessary to cancel this year’s True Senior Prom, due to the COVID-19 situation. We hope to bring back this wonderful event for seniors in the spring of 2021.

Supporting Recovery in the Midst of the Pandemic
2020-06-24 10:00 - 12:00 | ME
Since COVID19, our community has felt the dramatic shift in service delivery that has led to opportunities for unique and innovative strategies to support individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder. This virtual, partner-wide training will explore pandemic-related risks to recovery, share strategies to support community members who are at increased risk for recurrence of substance use, and provide resources for substance use and recovery supports and services. 10 am — 12 noon on Zoom. Please use this link to register. Zoom will email information to join the training. Please plan to join a few minutes early to get comfortable and ensure that all your settings are working satisfactorily.

No C4 Meeting this Month
2020-07-03 08:30 - 10:30 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
There will be no meeting of the CCC Council this month. Happy Fourth of July! Next meeting is on August 7th. Contact Charley Martin-Berry to join this meeting.

Understanding Stress & Self Care: Info & Strategies for COVID
2020-07-08 09:00 - 10:30 | ME
CCC partners and community members are invited to a virtual training presented by Julie Redding, CCC Clinical Director, on Understanding Stress & Self Care: Information and Strategies for COVID 19. Learn tools for identifying and managing your stress in this free, 90-minute Zoom event. Use this link to register. Zoom will email you the invitation to join.

Thriving in Place Partners Meeting
2020-07-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
The Washington County Thriving in Place Initiative partners meet quarterly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 9 am to 12 noon in the large conference room at SCEC around the implementation of the initiative’s plan, sponsored by the Maine Health Access Foundation. Contact Charley Martin-Berry for more information on this meeting.

Welcoming Students
2020-07-29 09:00 - 10:30 | ME
CCC partners are invited to a virtual training presented by Julie Redding, CCC Clinical Director, on Welcoming Students: What to expect and how best to prepare. Learn tools to identify and respond to stress in children and families in this free, 90-minute Zoom event.
Register in advance for this training. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this Zoom. Please plan to join a few minutes early to make sure all settings are working and you have what you need for this training.

Preparing your kids for school
2020-08-12 19:00 - 20:00 | ME
Returning to school this fall — what to expect and how to prepare your kids — has many families concerned. Join other parents with questions for our clinical director, Julie Redding, on a live Facebook Q & A next Wednesday, August 12th, at 7 pm on the topic of preparing your kids for school. Link to join will be posted on the CCC’s Facebook page.

C4 Meeting
2020-09-04 08:30 - 10:30 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Meeting of the CCC Council via Zoom. Contact Charley Martin-Berry to join this meeting.

Understanding substance use related stigma: Strategies for better practice and social change
2020-09-24 11:30 - 13:00 | ME
Substance use disorders are the most widely stigmatized public health issue of our time. In recognition of National Recovery month, we see the need to continue learning, supporting, and addressing the ways in which we respond to individuals impacted by substance use disorders. During this 90 minute virtual training, participants will gain knowledge on the cycle of stigma, impacts of substance use related stigma, and the many ways in which substance use stigma is present in our daily lives. Participants will learn to identify personal bias and strategies to reduce substance use related stigma in personal, professional, and community settings.
This free Zoom event is open to all community members. Register in advance to attend and Zoom will email you the links to join.

C4 Zoom Meeting
2020-10-02 08:30 - 10:30 | Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
Zoom meeting of the CCC Council on the 1st Friday of each Month. Contact Charley Martin-Berry to join this meeting. Members must register in advance.

Family Harvest Meal to go!
2020-11-13 15:00 - 17:00 | ME
The CCC and partners invite community members in the Machias Valley region to a free boxed meal to go (chicken with gravy or a vegetarian option, both with delicious sides like squash, potatoes, and baked mac and cheese) on Friday, November 13th, celebrating nature’s bountiful summer and fall harvest. Last year we held a communal feast at the Pellon Center where we treated over 250 community members to a roast chicken and squash dinner, with activities for children and prizes for Halloween costumes. This year, with health concerns and restrictions limiting the number of people who can gather indoors for events, Family Harvest Meal will be ready for pickup between 3 and 5 pm outside the Pellon Center (behind Subway in Machias). Community members will stay inside their cars and volunteers will bring meals to peoples’ vehicles at the main entrance to the Pellon Center. Families are also invited to pick up a meal for a neighbor or other family member. (We have reached our max for pre-orders and are no longer accepting them.)

No C4 Meeting
2021-01-01 08:30 - 10:30 | ME
The CCC Council will not be meeting this month.

C4 Meeting Cancelled
2021-07-02 08:30 - 10:30 | ME

Understanding the Impacts of SUD Part 1
2021-09-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
In recognition of National Recovery Month, the CCC invites you to Understanding the impacts of substance use disorder: supporting students and families presented by Abby Frutchey, MSW, LADC, CCS. This is a free, 4-hour virtual training held in two 2-hour sessions on September 24th & 27th from 9–11 am. Designed for partners of Family Futures Downeast, this training is open to any staff member of a CCC partner organization. Training Objectives: understanding bias and its impacts; understanding substance use disorders; impacts of substance use for individuals and family systems; identifying elements in the change process; building resiliency through strengths-based approaches; understanding importance of person-centered language; and expanding knowledge of community resources. UMM is offering .4 CEUs for participants who complete both sessions. Register for part 1 (September 24th). A link to join session 2 will be provided in the chat.

Understanding the Impacts of SUD Part 2
2021-09-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Part 2 of Understanding the impacts of substance use disorder: supporting students and families presented by Abby Frutchey, MSW, LADC, CCS. Link to join today’s Zoom presentation.

Walk-Thru Pasta Buffet!
2021-10-29 16:00 - 17:30 | Lee Pellon Center, 90 Main Street, Machias, ME, 04654, United States
What could be better than a warm, pasta buffet? How about a FREE, warm pasta buffet that you can TAKE HOME to your family! CCC is excited to be offering this Walk-thru event at the Lee Pellon Center from 4-5:30 pm (or until the food is gone) on October 29th — Trick or Treat Down Main Street Friday — as part of our Family Harvest Meal series. We are asking people not to drive up to the Pellon Center as children will be on the street in costume. Meals will be served up in easy-to-carry take-out bags so you can walk with your kids to the car. No kids? No problem! All community members are welcome. We will be following current CDC protocols. You can check our facebook page for any last minute changes. Download a flyer to share.

Hope Fund BBL
2021-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 | ME
Join the Community Caring Collaborative during lunchtime for a virtual Hope Fund Info Session on November 10th. We’ll be reviewing the new, updated Hope Fund FAQs to clarify eligible expenses, guidelines for appliances, and more. Plus, we’ll be introducing new communication tools for providers who submit Hope Fund applications. Register here to join this Zoom from 12 Noon to 1 pm. Please share this flyer with your colleagues.

Cultural Competency Part 1
2022-01-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Elizabeth Neptune of the Neptune Advantage will be presenting a 4-hour training on building cultural competency for CCC partners, including University of Maine students, faculty and staff, on January 12th & 14th from 9 – 11 am. This training will be delivered via Zoom in 2 parts, part 1 on the 12th and part 2 on the 14th. CEUs will be offered for participants who attend both sessions. Use this link to register.

Cultural Competency Part 2
2022-01-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Elizabeth Neptune of the Neptune Advantage will be presenting a 4-hour training on building cultural competency for CCC partners, including University of Maine students, faculty and staff, on January 12th & 14th from 9 – 11 am. This training will be delivered via Zoom in 2 parts, part 1 on the 12th and part 2 on the 14th. CEUs will be offered for participants who attend both sessions. The Zoom link to join this session will be provided in Session 1 on January 12th.

Genogram Brown Bag Lunch
2022-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
CCC Consultant Elin MacKinnon introduces Genograms as a tool to understand family dynamics during this hour-long virtual “brown bag lunch.” Genograms use symbols to diagram a family and can explore behaviors and patterns between generations. Join us for lunch from 11:00 am to 12 Noon. Register for this free virtual info session.

C4 Meeting
2022-02-04 08:30 - 10:30 | ME
Meeting of the CCC Council on Zoom. Contact Charley Martin-Berry to join this meeting.

Practicing in a Fish Bowl: the ethics of confidentiality in a small community
2022-02-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Join the CCC for a free, virtual, facilitated panel discussion with Q & A on Practicing in a fishbowl: the ethics of confidentiality in a small community. Marjorie Withers, founding director of the CCC, will present the keynote. Panelists include Corey Schwinn, Clinical Director for Sunrise Opportunities, Sue Carroll Duffy, psychologist working with the Passamaquoddy tribe at Pleasant Point and founder of By The Sea Seminars, and Lois-Ann Kuntz, professor of psychology and Chair of the Arts and Letters Division at UMM. Register to join this Zoom event.
