Welcoming Students
2020-07-29 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | 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, 2022-03-04 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-04-01 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-06 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-06-03 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-07-01 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.

Be a Life Saver
2022-03-11 11:30 - 13:00 | ME
Please join the CCC and Maine Access Points for Be a Life Saver: Overdose Response & Naloxone Training focusing on overdose response and Naloxone administration. Following this training participants will know the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, how to respond in the event of an overdose, and how to administrator Naloxone. Contact certificates will be provided. Participants will have the option to have Naloxone mailed to them following the event. Register for this free, virtual event.

Logical consequences as positive parenting
2022-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Join the CCC for Logical Consequences as Positive Parenting, presented by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW. In this brief training we will review the differences between natural consequences, logical consequences, and punishment when used as behavior management strategies with children. We’ll take a quick look at the evidence for using the logical consequences approach. We’ll spend the remainder of the time talking about real examples and ideas on how to apply this strategy to those situations. This training could be a helpful introduction to using this technique as a parent, and service providers may find it helpful to better understand the use of logical consequences when offering behavior management suggestions for parents they work with. Please register using this link.

WC Municipal Data Utilization Meeting
2022-04-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
On April 25, 2022: 1:00 – 2:30 pm you are invited to a Zoom meeting to hear from other towns in Washington County about using data to plan and implement innovative strategies for improvements to health, social services, age-friendly support systems, and healthy environments.
Panelists

Baileyville Community Project – developing community-level data to prioritize initiatives
Eastport MDASH Project – leveraging municipal data across sectors for healthy aging
SCEC Community Resilience Partnerships – municipal and tribal opportunities to mitigate the effects of climate change

Listening Session

What projects is your municipality considering this next year? What data would be important to have and use?
If data were available, how would you use it: planning, needs assessment, evaluation, other?
What do you need for support in getting and using data for your projects?

Please register for this event. If you have any questions, please contact Al May of the Maine CDC at alfred.may@maine.gov. We look forward to your participation.

Volunteering with Your Pet
2022-05-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
You are invited to a one-hour virtual presentation by Elin MacKinnon, LCSW, on Volunteering with Your Pet. This presentation is designed to orient you to the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program as a way of volunteering in the community with your pet. We’ll cover requirements and the process for registering with Pet Partners. For those of you who determine volunteering with your pet is not the right fit for you or your animal – we will be discussing other ways to be involved. Register here for this Zoom training. Pet Partners is a national volunteer organization with nearly 15,000 teams in 50 states as well as Canada. Our mission is to improve human health and well-being through the power of the human/animal bond.
Elin MacKinnon, LCSW, is a consultant with the CCC. She has volunteered with Pet Partners for nearly 10 years, first as a volunteer team with her dog Nemo, and currently as an evaluator of human and animal teams. She is also a volunteer with Silent Sidekicks, a local organization based in Lincoln, Maine, and prior to the pandemic was volunteering at a library in Steuben where children would improve their reading skills by reading to her therapy dog, Dory.

Understanding the Impacts of Trauma Part 1
2022-06-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
This is a core training for CCC partners held in 2 Zoom sessions from 9 am to 11 am on Wednesday, June 8th and Friday, June 10th. Presented by Julie Redding, LCPC, this training covers the definition of trauma; differentiating between toxic stress, trauma and ACEs; exploring personal beliefs about trauma and mental health; understanding how trauma and stress affect the body and brain; and understanding factors that mitigate effects of trauma. Participants who attend both sessions are eligible for .4 CEUs offered by UMM and a certificate for 4 contact hours provided by the CCC. Register for Part 1 here.

Understanding the Impacts of Trauma, Part 2
2022-06-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
This is a core training for CCC partners held in 2 Zoom sessions from 9 am to 11 am on Wednesday, June 8th and Friday, June 10th. Presented by Julie Redding, LCPC, this training covers the definition of trauma; differentiating between toxic stress, trauma and ACEs; exploring personal beliefs about trauma and mental health; understanding how trauma and stress affect the body and brain; and understanding factors that mitigate effects of trauma. Participants who attend both sessions are eligible for .4 CEUs offered by UMM and a certificate for 4 contact hours provided by the CCC. Join Part 2 here. Meeting ID: 824 6943 4046, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Rescheduled Poverty and it's Impacts Part 1
2022-07-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
This is rescheduled Impacts of Poverty on Students & Families training: July 20th & 22nd, 9 — 11 am. Julie Redding, CCC’s clinical director, and Charley Martin-Berry, CCC’s director, will present an overview, including the effects of cortisol and toxic stress on brain development; explore concepts of bias, scarcity and bandwidth; look at current poverty data; and discuss strategies that work, such as building executive function. Here is the link to register. Participants only need to register for session 1. The Zoom link to join session 2 will be provided during the training on July 20th. Participants who attend both sessions are eligible for .4 CEUs from UMM as well as a certificate of 4 contact hours from the CCC.

Rescheduled Poverty and its Impacts Part 2
2022-07-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
This is the rescheduled Impacts of Poverty on Students & Families training: July 20th & 22nd, 9 — 11 am. Julie Redding, CCC’s clinical director, and Charley Martin-Berry, CCC’s director, will present an overview, including the effects of cortisol and toxic stress on brain development; explore concepts of bias, scarcity and bandwidth; look at current poverty data; and discuss strategies that work, such as building executive function. Here’s the link to join Part 2 (Meeting ID: 872 7964 7022, Passcode: [REDACTED] Participants who attend both sessions are eligible for .4 CEUs from UMM as well as a certificate of 4 contact hours from the CCC.
