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Maine Children’s Alliance 2024 KIDS COUNT Report
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...
Cooking Matters at MMCA!
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. Classes...
Midcoast Maine Community Action Resource and Job Opportunity Fair
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. The Fair will include...
MMCA and MeCAP 2022 Community Needs Assessments
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. The agency connects the...
Pediatricians Share: What Parents Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children
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...
Front Porch Project Training
To schedule Front Porch Project training or to learn more, please email dawn.flagg@mmcacorp.org. Have you found yourself concerned for a child and thought about how you could have gotten involved? Or more importantly, wondered why you didn't? The Front Porch...
MMCA Head Start Graduates the Next Generation of Learners
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...
MMCA Summer Food Program for Kids
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. Any child 18 and under living in...
Get to Know: Emergency Rental Assistance Program
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...
MMCA Awarded Whole Family Services Grant
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...
You’re Invited: Virtual Resource Fair
Please join us at the first ever MMCA Head Start + Early Head Start Virtual Resource Fair on March 25, 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...
Early Head Start Home Visitor – Bath Area
Job Description 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...
MMCA receives Cisco cybergrant to upgrade technology
MMCA receives Cisco cybergrant to update technology 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...
Get to Know: Families CAN!
Get to Know: Families CAN! 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....
Head Start + Early Head Start pivot to virtual classroom model
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...
Head Start 2020 Annual Report to the Community
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...
Holiday Gift Program 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. To qualify, please contact Missy...
Head Start and Early Head Start Re-Opening Letter to Parents
Dear Head Start and Early Head Start Parents, 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...
COVID-19 Rental Relief Available
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...
MMCA Provides Meals for Kids
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 your little bit of good where you are…
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ~Desmond Tutu 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...
MMCA Responds to COVID-19
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. All MMCA visitors, staff and tenants must conduct a daily health...
MMCA and COVID-19
UPDATED 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...
Head Start Open House and Resource Fair
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, including Midcoast Career...
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