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Katahdin Trust Company Supports ACAP Katahdin Trust Company recently sponsored the new Community Services Suite at the Aroostook County Action Program’s 771 Main Street Office in Presque Isle. Bank representatives from Katahdin Trust Company toured the new space and presented ACAP with a check for $25,000 to support the local efforts. From left are representatives from both organizations, including: Sherry Locke, Craig Staples, Cindy Boot, Billi Griffeth, Janet Doak, Joe Clukey, Jason Parent,...

Katahdin Trust Company Supports ACAP Katahdin Trust Company recently sponsored the new Community Services Suite at the Aroostook County Action Program’s 771 Main Street Office in Presque Isle. Bank representatives from Katahdin Trust Company toured the new space and presented ACAP with a check for $25,000 to support the local efforts. From left are representatives from both organizations, including: Sherry Locke, Craig Staples, Cindy Boot, Billi Griffeth, Janet Doak, Joe Clukey, Jason Parent,...

Aroostook County Action Program logo Aroostook County Commissioners officially declare May ‘Community Action Month’, recognizing region-wide efforts of ACAP Contributed • April 28, 2021 The Aroostook County Commissioners took time out of their  recent monthly meeting to recognize the work of Aroostook County Action Program, and honor the agency’s county-wide efforts and team members by officially proclaiming May as “Community Action Month.” AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine  — The Aro...

New logo for Drug Free Aroostook (Contributed) ‘If They Had Known’ virtual screening May 10 Contributed • April 28, 2021 DEA 360 Strategy in Maine is partnering with Drug Free Aroostook, a program of the Aroostook County Action Program, and Power of Prevention from Cary Medical Center for a free family film showing of “If They Had Known” from 6-7 p.m. on Monday, May 10 over Zoom. CARIBOU, Maine — DEA 360 Strategy in Maine is partnering with Drug Free Aroostook, a program of the ...

Mon, 04/26/2021 - 8:15pm WASHINGTON, D.C. ­— The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nine organizations in Maine a total of $689,821 for their Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. Head Start was established in 1965 to promote school readiness and provide a comprehensive array of health, nutritional, and social services to eligible four- and five-year-old preschoolers and their families. Early Head Start services are available for eligible children age zero...

Donation Homeowner Utility Program Sarah Ennis, United Way of Aroostook executive director (second from left), Tim Goff, Presque Isle Machias Savings Bank branch manager, and Sherry Locke from Aroostook County Action Program are flanked by bank personnel. The bank and the United Way donated funds to help local people in need of utility assistance. (Courtesy of ACAP) Sarah Ennis, United Way of Aroostook executive director (second from left), Tim Goff, Presque Isle Machias Savings Bank branch man...

ACAP Lobbies in Presque Isle & Houlton set to Open The Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) announced on Monday that the lobbies at the Presque Isle (Main Street Location) and Houlton locations will be open to the public beginning Tuesday April 20th.  In a weekly briefing issued to the public, ACAP cited the increasing number of Covid-19 vaccinations in Aroostook County as one reason to reopen the facilities to the public. Additionally, a building modification to the Presque Isle locat...

Local Organizations Work Together to Fill Gaps for Households in Need When a gap in services was realized, three local organizations pulled together to help serve families throughout Aroostook County. “At United Way of Aroostook, we are always looking for gaps in our communities and thinking of ways we can step in to help fill those gaps. Working with ACAP, we were able to determine there was a population of people being seriously impacted by COVID-19 who were unable to find assistance to he...

Aroostook County FFA Help Alleviate Homelessness, Food Insecurity Aroostook County members of the Maine FFA Association (formerly known as “Future Farmers of America”) pitched in enthusiastically to help alleviate homelessness and food insecurity in their communities.   Under a “State Day of Service” grant from the National FFA Organization, and with an additional $2,000 community grant awarded by Walmart Presque Isle, along with in kind donations from some local retailers, Maine FFA ...

The University of Maine at Fort Kent. (File photo) The University of Maine at Fort Kent. (File photo) UMPI, UMFK moving toward ‘near normalcy’ for fall semester Students returning to the University of Maine at Presque Isle and University of Maine at Fort Kent this fall will likely experience a semester closer to pre-pandemic times than the past year, according to college officials. PRESQUE ISLE and FORT KENT, Maine — Students returning to the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Un...