{"id":15097,"date":"2024-06-18T11:36:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/?page_id=15097"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:19:48","slug":"pfas-navigator-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/agricultural-mediation\/pfas-navigator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"PFAS Navigator Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>PFAS Navigator Program provides one-on-one assistance and support to PFAS-impacted farmers:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Through collaborative conversations, the Program Coordinator and Navigators work with producers like you to identify needs, interests, and goals &#8212; both for your farms and families.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To meet your goals, Navigators will help you connect with PFAS-related technical, medical, and financial assistance programs and resources.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Program staff will be available to provide support as you navigate forms and applications for PFAS-related assistance programs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This is a voluntary, confidential, and no-cost program.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: Our PFAS Navigation Team supports all participants by providing information and resources &#8212; our staff do not &#8220;represent&#8221; any participants and do not provide legal or other advice.<\/p>\n<p>The PFAS Navigator Program is funded by DACF\u2019s PFAS Fund and is managed by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension\u2019s Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP).<\/p>\n<p>If the PFAS Navigator Program may be of assistance, please contact us by completing the brief <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000003BDeX\">Participant Interest Form<\/a> or contact program coordinator, Shiela Leonard, via phone at 207.955.1977 or email at <a href=\"mailto:um.pfasnavcoord@maine.edu\">um.pfasnavcoord@maine.edu<\/a>. We look forward to collaborating with you!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000003BDeX\" style=\"text-transform:none;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Participant Interest Form <\/span><\/a>\n<p>This is a confidential and no-cost program and this service will be available starting <strong>July 1, 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re invited to <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/agricultural-mediation\/contact\/\">Meet Our Team<\/a> &#8212; including our new PFAS Navigator Program Coordinator &amp; Navigators!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>University of Maine Cooperative Extension&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/guide-to-investigating-pfas-risk-on-your-farm\/\">Guide to Investigating PFAS Risk on Your Farm<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>NEW!<\/strong><\/span> Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ag\/pfas\/pfas-assistance.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PFAS Response Kit<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>DACF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ag\/pfas\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PFAS Response, Assistance, and Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DACF PFAS Fund &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ag\/pfas\/pfas-assistance.shtml#masterapplication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Application: Assistance for PFAS-Impacted Commercial Farms<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15145 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Lucy Wess and Shiela Leonard\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-423x317.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-634x476.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-846x635.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-951x713.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/lucy-wess-and-shiela-leonard.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. 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