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MMCA is Taking Over the Diaper Project!
November 21, 2024
Great news! We are pleased to announce that MMCA is taking over the Diaper Project previously facilitated by our partner, the United Way of Mid Coast Maine. We are incredibly grateful to them for trusting us with such an important community resource and appreciate their support during this transition.
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Exciting News: MMCA Receives 5-Year Head Start Grant!
July 3, 2024
The Head Start Program is crucial for our region, offering children a solid educational foundation, health services, and family support. Maine’s congressional delegation has been incredibly supportive of this program and other family-strengthening initiatives at MMCA.
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Maine Children’s Alliance 2024 KIDS COUNT Report
February 28, 2024
The Maine Children's Alliance and Annie E. Casey Foundation has released their 2024 KIDS COUNT Report, detailing a plethora of valuable statistics on children, youth, and families in Maine. Profiles of each county have been released, outlining key indicators of child...
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Cooking Matters at MMCA!
May 11, 2022
This month MMCA is hosting Cooking Matters classes in partnership with Good Shepherd Foodbank and Hannaford. The sessions will be held May 17th, May 18th, May 24th, May 25th, and May 31st in our 34 Wing Farm Parkway facility in Bath OR livestreamed via Zoom.
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Midcoast Maine Community Action Resource and Job Opportunity Fair
May 5, 2022
Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) will be offering a free in person Resource and Job Opportunity Fair in the MMCA building located at 34 Wing Fam Parkway Bath, Maine. The fair is open to all on Friday, May 13, 2022, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
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MMCA and MeCAP 2022 Community Needs Assessments
January 24, 2022
Maine’s ten Community Action Programs (known collectively as MeCAP) exist to eliminate the causes and conditions of poverty. For almost 50 years, Midcoast Maine Community Action has worked to build better lives for stronger communities.
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Pediatricians Share: What Parents Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children
November 3, 2021
The CDC has recently recommended 5 to 11 year old children receive the COVID-19 vaccine, offering a way for parents to protect their children and families from COVID-19 infection. Join us for a forum featuring Maine pediatricians as they share information about children and the COVID-19 vaccine and give advice on what to consider when making the decision to vaccinate children against COVID-19. There will be time for questions from the audience.
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Front Porch Project Training
June 30, 2021
The Front Porch Project® training for community members looks at why people do (and don’t) get involved and provides strategies on how you can help by stepping in and supporting families. As the pandemic continues, families continue to face immense stress. It’s important, now more than ever, to know how you can help to support families.
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MMCA Head Start Graduates the Next Generation of Learners
June 28, 2021
Midcoast Maine Community Action’s Head Start + Early Head Start programs recently celebrated graduations for children leaving preschool. Graduation events were held at several of MMCA’s Head Start + Early Head Start locations, including Bath, Brunswick, Pejepscot, and Salt Bay in Newcastle.
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MMCA Summer Food Program for Kids
June 9, 2021
MMCA Summer Food Program Offers Free Breakfast, Lunch for Kids This summer, Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) will continue to provide free, quality meals to children experiencing food insecurity during this difficult time.
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Get to Know: Emergency Rental Assistance Program
April 14, 2021
After more than a year of enduring the Covid-19 pandemic, an estimated 11.3 percent of Maine households are not current on their rent. As individuals and families struggle with lower or lost income, a coalition of 2,272 organizations across the nation urged President Biden to extend a national moratorium on eviction first signed into law by President Trump. The deadline was pushed back to June, and President Biden recently allocated another $152 million to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).
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MMCA Awarded Whole Family Services Grant
March 8, 2021
Midcoast Maine Community Action was awarded a competitive grant by the State of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services Office for Family Independence. The award will make it possible for MMCA to formally implement a Whole Family Services approach to providing services to children and families in Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties.
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You’re Invited: Virtual Resource Fair
March 8, 2021
This free online event will feature live presentations from organizations that provide resources to our midcoast community. It’s a chance to learn more, ask questions, and celebrate everything our community has to offer. The event will feature presentations throughout the day, including live music for kids and families from the Patten Free Library.
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Early Head Start Home Visitor – Bath Area
February 10, 2021
Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA), a human services agency, is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy in the Early Head Start program. Working out of the Bath Head Start office, this person will provide home-based early learning and child development services to pregnant women, children birth to age three, and their parents in the Bath area.
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MMCA receives Cisco cybergrant to upgrade technology
January 30, 2021
Midcoast Maine Community Action has been working with IT consultant Hannah Weddle to improve technology across the agency. Hannah’s tireless work has helped MMCA adapt to cloud-based computing, and she has assessed networking equipment across MMCA’s sites in the midcoast.
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Get to Know: Families CAN!
January 30, 2021
Navigating parenthood and caring for a child isn’t simple, but the journey can be easier. Every parent wants to raise children to the best of their abilities, and Families CAN! at Midcoast Maine Community Action (MCCA) is here to help.
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Head Start + Early Head Start pivot to virtual classroom model
January 29, 2021
As the Covid-19 pandemic ramped up last March, Midcoast Maine Community Action’s Head Start + Early Head Start teams were open on a typical Monday when they learned that they’d be closed the very next day due to lockdown precautions. With no notice, they worked quickly to develop a plan to keep Head Start parents and children connected to learning and resources.
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Head Start 2020 Annual Report to the Community
December 17, 2020
We’re pleased to share our annual report for MMCA’s Head Start and Early Head Start for 2019-2020. It reflects our commitment to supporting a child’s learning and wellness, readiness for a successful transition to kindergarten, and preparation for a lifetime of learning.
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Holiday Gift Program 2020
December 2, 2020
Thanks to generous support from the Maine United Bikers – Lincoln County and the Maine Community Foundation, MMCA will be providing Reny’s gift cards to families in Sagadahoc County, plus Brunswick, Freeport, Pownal, and Harpswell.
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Head Start and Early Head Start Re-Opening Letter to Parents
July 2, 2020
I am writing to inform you of our re-opening plans. As we all know, it is impossible to know the state of the pandemic in the months to come, but we know that, as parents and caregivers, you need to make plans. We have a three-pronged plan to present. Based upon current recommendations from the CDC, the governor, and the Office of Head Start, we will open with the following changes for PLAN A AND PLAN B:
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COVID-19 Rental Relief Available
April 16, 2020
Governor Mills and MaineHousing established a new rental assistance relief program for Mainers who cannot pay their rent due to COVID-19. The COVID-19 Rent Relief Program is meant to help Maine renters bridge the gap between today and the arrival of state unemployment
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MMCA Provides Meals for Kids
April 10, 2020
Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) is providing a meal program to serve children who are experiencing food insecurity at home during this difficult time. Any child under the age of 19 living in northern Cumberland, Sagadahoc or Lincoln County may benefit. Children do not have to be enrolled in Head Start to be a recipient of this program. Unfortunately, due to the nature of this program, we cannot provide meals to adults.
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Do your little bit of good where you are…
April 2, 2020
MMCA’s Head Start and Early Head Start staff have been hard at work supporting the children and families in our program. In addition to packets of learning and activity materials, we have been distributing over 350 pantry bags assembled by Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program (MCHPP) using food donated by Good Shepherd Food Bank.
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MMCA and COVID-19
March 23, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Midcoast Maine Community Action will close all offices and centers to the public effective Monday, March 16th through at least April 26th. We will continue to do everything we can to carry out our mission while also keeping our communities safe.
Individual staff will be checking their voicemail regularly, so please call us at 207-442-7963. Follow the instructions to leave a message with the individual or program you are trying to contact.
Keep up to date with us by checking our website or our Facebook page.
MMCA Responds to COVID-19
March 23, 2020
During this unprecedented time, Midcoast Maine Community Action continues to build better lives for stronger communities. Below is a brief overview of our operations across several of our key programs.
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Head Start Open House and Resource Fair
February 20, 2020
Please join us on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 11 AM for our Bath Center Open House and Community Resource Fair. We are located at 34 Wing Farm Parkway in Bath. Fourteen local community agencies will be set up or have information available.
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