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This year has seen a high cost placed on Maine residents utility bills like electricity and gas, combined with the rising costs for food.

People experiencing homelessness in Aroostook County will now have more shelter from the cold.

We are entering into a critical and unpredictable time for so many of our friends, family, and neighbors. That’s why the dollars raised during the annual Helping Hands for Warm and Safe Homes Telethon will be vital to ensuring these people can stay warm.

Career Exploration program to connect 6,000 young people with paid opportunities at Maine employers to strengthen Maine’s workforce Bath, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today announced the Maine Career Exploration program, a $25 million, two-year initiative of her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to connect 6,000 young people in Maine to future career opportunities by funding paid work experiences with employers across the state.

Career Exploration program to connect 6,000 young people with paid opportunities at Maine employers to strengthen Maine’s workforce Bath, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today announced the Maine Career Exploration program, a $25 million, two-year initiative of her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to connect 6,000 young people in Maine to future career opportunities by funding paid work experiences with employers across the state.

Aroostook County Action Program’s Early Care and Education Program located in Caribou has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the world

Thanks to a partnership between Aroostook County Action Program and the Maine  Department of Economic and Community Development, a couple from Crystal have a new mobile home to replace their former residence which was beyond repair. 

Congress can make it all go away by approving heating assistance at the same level as a year ago.

University of Maine at Presque Isle president Raymond J. Rice unveiled the renamed Wieden Hall on Sept. 21 in honor of Ray and Sandy Gauvin at “The Heart of Aroostook” event.

Community action programs around Maine are bracing for what they believe will be a sizeable increase in the number of Mainers calling for emergency fuel this winter, as heating assistance funds won't stretch as far due to high energy costs.