We build a stronger, healthier community by partnering with local and statewide organizations to offer prevention services that focus on nutrition, oral health, substance use, tobacco, obesity and youth engagement.
Friendship Cottage, located in Blue Hill, provides adult day service to dependent adults who may be coping with physical, mental, or memory challenges.
Our mission is to provide care and socialization for dependent adults in a safe, supportive, and homelike environment.
At Friendship Cottage, we provide:
Friendship Cottage accepts MaineCare payments and other state funds to provide service.
Breakthrough Youth is a comprehensive 25-hour youth development program that equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed to make healthy choices, prepare for future careers, and build confidence for lifelong success. Through a series of evidence-based and evidence-informed curricula, youth engage in interactive learning experiences that promote personal growth, leadership, and positive decision-making.
Participants Will:
Breakthrough Youth incorporates a variety of nationally recognized, evidence-based and evidence-informed programs, including:
By combining life skills, health education, career readiness, and leadership development, Breakthrough Youth empowers young people to make informed decisions, build resilience, and prepare for successful futures.
Provides the equipment necessary for WIC enrolled women who are breastfeeding to support their return to work or school. Electric breast pumps are available for loan to those needing this support.
Provides education and support to WIC enrolled women who are breastfeeding.
Evidence-based curriculum to build resiliency available to schools, clubs, and other organizations that serve youth. Free programing includes: substance use prevention, media literacy, restorative practices, and respectful conversations.
County Restorative Practices (CRP) supports schools, organizations, and communities throughout Aroostook County by providing restorative practices training, coaching, and implementation support. We also provide restorative justice diversion services for justice-involved youth in Aroostook and Washington Counties.
What Are Restorative Practices?
Restorative Practices (RP) are relationship-centered approaches that build strong, connected communities by promoting respect, accountability, and open communication. Rooted in long-standing community traditions, including Indigenous practices, restorative approaches create opportunities for people to be heard, strengthen relationships, and work together to address challenges.
Restorative practices can be used proactively to build healthy relationships and create positive environments or responsively to address conflict and repair harm. Common practices include community-building circles, facilitated conversations, mediation, and collaborative problem-solving.
What Is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice (RJ) is a restorative approach used when harm has occurred. Rather than focusing solely on punishment, restorative justice centers on repairing relationships, understanding the impact of harm, and encouraging meaningful accountability.
Through guided conversations, those who have been harmed, those responsible for the harm, and others affected work together to develop solutions that repair harm, rebuild trust, and reduce the likelihood of future incidents.
County Restorative Practices offers:
Whether you’re a school, community organization, or agency interested in implementing restorative practices, we’re here to help build stronger relationships and create lasting, positive change.
Dispose of unwanted or unused mediations at any Aroostook County Police Department. For details and times of when medications can be dropped off, contact your local station. A full list of Maine Police departments and contact information can be found at: http://mainechiefs.com/police-departments
Medications can also be dropped off at select pharmacies, visit the Diversion Control Division Website. View a current list of Inmar Drug Take Back Boxes at: https://safemedicinedrop.com/locations/maine/
Additional Resources about drug disposal, drug information, data & statistics, recovery resources can be found at:
The Maine Prevention Network (MPN) Initiative is a statewide program funded by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC). Through collaboration with local partners, MPN works to improve community health by preventing and reducing the impacts of tobacco use, substance use, and obesity while empowering youth to take an active role in creating healthier communities.
The obesity prevention component of MPN promotes Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) strategies that support healthier environments where individuals and families can thrive. These efforts focus on:
By working with community organizations, schools, businesses, healthcare providers, and local leaders, the Maine Prevention Network helps implement sustainable, evidence-based strategies that improve health outcomes and foster healthier communities across Maine.
Provides free assistance from Certified Healthcare Navigators with all aspects of Maine’s Health Insurance Marketplace, including determining eligibility, comparing, and explaining options, and applying and enrolling in coverage.
Provides clinical assessments, oral prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, sealants, referrals and oral hygiene instruction to children enrolled in WIC and Head Start programs and at local contracted public schools in Aroostook County. MaineCare and private fee payment accepted.
Provides education to people of all ages throughout Aroostook County in cooperation with other social service and health care providers. Coordinates a consolidated School Oral Health Program and is a resource for oral health programs in all elementary schools in Aroostook County. Administers a Dental Sealant Program for second and third grade students in every Aroostook County elementary school. Maintains an extensive lending library that includes audiovisual materials, books and teaching aids.
In collaboration with the Maine Prevention Network, a division of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), we work to prevent substance misuse through education, community engagement, and evidence-based prevention strategies.
Our team educates youth about the risks of substance misuse, provides community education on addiction, prevention, and harm reduction, and connects individuals and families with local resources and support services. We also partner with schools, community organizations, and local leaders to implement evidence-based prevention programs that promote healthy decision-making and build resilience.
A key component of our work is fostering youth engagement and empowerment, equipping young people with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to become leaders in creating healthier, safer communities.
We are a team of community partners working in collaboration with the Maine Prevention Network, a division of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), to promote healthier, tobacco-free communities.
Our work focuses on educating youth about the risks of nicotine and commercial tobacco use, connecting individuals with evidence-based quit resources, and supporting schools, municipalities, businesses, and other public-facing organizations with tobacco and nicotine policy development, implementation, and updates.
Whether you’re looking for prevention education, cessation resources, or guidance on creating healthier environments through policy, we’re here to help. Together, we can build communities where everyone has the opportunity to live healthier, tobacco-free lives.
Prenatal vitamins are provided to any woman in their childbearing years free of charge.
Provides nutrition education and screening to eligible pregnant and postpartum women, nursing mothers, infants, and children under five years of age. Extended family members or foster parents raising young children are also encouraged to apply.
Use the WIC Eligibility Tool or call us at 207-764-3721 ext. 2, to see if you qualify for WIC services.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Need help with language assistance? If you have a disability or difficulty with English, free language assistance, aids, and services are available. Contact your Local WIC Clinic agency to learn more.
Federal
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online (PDF), from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
Fax: (833) 256-1665 or
(202) 690-7442; or
Email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
State of Maine
In addition to the Federally protected classes, the State of Maine also protects individuals from discrimination based on creed/religion, and sexual orientation.
To file a complaint of discrimination with the State of Maine, visit the Maine Human Rights Commission
For decades we were ACAP, Aroostook County Action Program. The name said where we worked and what we did, and for a long time it fit. Just over a year ago, things changed. When longtime services in Washington and Hancock counties were at risk we partnered so that families there wouldn’t be left without help, and our reach grew. A name rooted in one county could no longer hold all the places we now call home.