{"id":8405,"date":"2020-05-01T11:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/?page_id=8405"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:47:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:47:22","slug":"covid-19-hancock-county-resources-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/covid-19-hancock-county-resources-report\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Hancock County Resources Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>May 1, 2020<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/05\/COVID-19-Hancock-County-Resources-Report-05012020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 Hancock County Resources Report (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"background-color: #f5cd70\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>UMaine Extension<\/strong><br \/>\nConnecting with Maine Communities During COVID-19<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>For over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has been providing research-based knowledge to the people of Maine. During the COVID-19 crisis, we have become a state-wide leader in providing practical, useful, and trusted resources and information for families, industries, and communities coping with the effects and impacts of COVID-19. Without the support of our local counties, our efforts would not be possible. Thank you for the difference you make in your communities, counties, and across this great state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u2014 <em>Hannah Carter, Dean, University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Statewide Resources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/serving-maine\/\">UMaine Extension: Connecting with Maine Communities During COVID-19<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-product-and-pickup-directory\/\">Maine Farm and Seafood Products Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19 Information and Support for Maine Farmers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19 Information and Support for Maine Livestock Producers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/covid-19-faq\/\">COVID-19 and Maine Agriculture FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19 Information and Support for Maine Food Producers and Produce Growers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/covid-19-food-safety-information-for-maine-consumers\/\">COVID-19 Food Safety Information for Maine Consumers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/agriculture\/zoom\/\">Weekly Maine Farmer ZOOM Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/gardening\/garden-chats\/\">Garden Chats: Growing Resilience from the Ground Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/\">Learn at Home: Educational Resources to Use During School Closures<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/\">Mainely Dish Recipe Video Series<\/a>, Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), for &#8220;Mainely Dish&#8221; Mondays<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/teen-virtual-science-cafes\/\">QuaranTEEN Virtual Science Caf\u00e9s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/wednesdays-in-the-woods-outdoor-activities\/\">&#8220;Wednesday in the Woods&#8221; Outdoor Activities<\/a> and Facebook Live<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/growing-maine-gardeners-activities-videos\/\">Growing Maine Gardeners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/learn-at-home\/4-h-friday-fun-videos\/\">Learn at Home with 4-H Friday Fun!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/program-volunteer-resources\/4h\/go-virtual\/\">4-H Volunteers Can Go Virtual! Series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>New fact sheets and articles:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1064e\/\">#1064, Standard Operating Procedures and Their Use on Farms, with Prioritized Farm Chore Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4103e\/\">#4103, Social Distancing: What is it? Why do it? And How to Make the Time at Home with Your Kids Fun!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/poultry\/poultry-covid-19\/\">Farmer\u2019s Response to Disease Outbreaks Like COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/\">Hancock County Resources<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Hancock County Home Horticulture Programs<\/strong> adapt and continue heartily through COVID-19:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Master Gardener Volunteer training<\/strong> continues to be taught weekly via Zoom video conferencing<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/gardening\/garden-chats\/\">Garden Chats: Growing Resilience from the Ground Up<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 These 1-hour sessions are held every Monday at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday at 12:00 p.m., and Thursday at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CcjH4BwseZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Victory Gardens for ME<\/strong><\/a>, an 8-part YouTube Video Series has been launched, especially for the Beginning Gardener<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gardening for Wildlife:<\/strong> UMaine Cooperative Extension and Maine Audubon is offering a free online course on making your landscape more beautiful as well as beneficial to wildlife<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home and Commercial Horticulture Questions<\/strong> are being answered, and <strong>Soil Testing<\/strong> services provided<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beginning Gardener Mentorships<\/strong>, one-on-one phone\/email\/Zoom mentorships are now available!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Hancock County Food Security Programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Distributing hundreds of donated vegetable seed packets to local food pantries in Hancock County<\/li>\n<li>Providing seeds and guidance to Master Gardener Volunteers to plant vegetables at home for donation to those in need<\/li>\n<li>Growing over 1,000 vegetable seedlings to produce food for clients of food pantries and soup kitchens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Hancock County 4-H Youth Development Programs<\/strong> are continuing through COVID-19 and are more important than ever:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4-H Public Speaking<\/strong> (virtual, completed on April 25, 2020, and was a huge success)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4-H Egg Business Project<\/strong> (virtual &#8211; ongoing through fall)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4-H June Jamboree<\/strong> (at-home, hands-on projects, and virtual Animal Science programs)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kids Can Grow<\/strong> (providing seeds and support to youth home gardeners in collaboration with Master Gardener Volunteers, ongoing through fall)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4-H Aquaculture<\/strong>: redesigning this program to support at-home aquaponics projects (expected to launch July 2020)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4-H Aquaponics<\/strong>: supporting local teachers in transitioning the project from their physical to remote classrooms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style Revue<\/strong>, our annual 4-H sewing contest, is postponed to October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Hancock County Extension Homemakers<\/strong> are:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sewing facemasks for the group, Sewing Masks for Maine, a statewide volunteer effort that provides homemade face masks to health care providers. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office in Hancock County is a registered drop-off location<\/li>\n<li>Connecting with local 4-H youth through written letters<\/li>\n<li>The MEHC Board Meeting is moved to June 22, 2020 due to ongoing COVID 19 recommendations and concerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Eat Well Nutrition Education:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/efnep\/\"><strong>Eat Well by Mail \u2013 10 Steps to a Healthier You<\/strong><\/a>: Ten mailings that cover basic nutrition and healthy eating practices available for adults with children living at home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Hancock County<\/strong><br \/>\n63 Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth, ME\u00a0 04605<br \/>\n207.667.8212 or 1.800.287.1479 (Maine)<\/p>\n<p>Please reach out to the following staff if you have ideas on how the University of Maine Cooperative Extension can provide assistance to the residents of Hancock County during the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Staff<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Suzanne Baez<\/strong>, <em>Administrative Support Supervisor<\/em>, <a href=\"mailto:sue.baez@maine.edu\">sue.baez@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Joyce A. Fortier<\/strong>, <em>Administrative Specialist<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:joyce.fortier@maine.edu\">joyce.fortier@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Zabet NeuCollins<\/strong>, <em>Community Education Assistant, 4-H and Extension Homemakers<\/em>, <a href=\"mailto:zabet.neucollins@maine.edu\">zabet.neucollins@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Marjorie Peronto<\/strong>, <em>Extension Educator<\/em>, <a href=\"mailto:marjorie.peronto@maine.edu\">marjorie.peronto@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carla Scocchi<\/strong>, <em>4-H Youth Development Professional<\/em>, <a href=\"mailto:carla.scocchi@maine.edu\">carla.scocchi@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Debra Spurling<\/strong>, <em>Community Education Assistant, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program<\/em>, <a href=\"mailto:debra.spurling@maine.edu\">debra.spurling@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We encourage you to visit our Facebook pages for up-to-date information: <\/strong><strong>@HancockCountyExtension, @hancock4h<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The University of Maine is an EEO\/AA employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran\u2019s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:\u00a0 Director of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME\u00a0 04469-5754, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 1, 2020 COVID-19 Hancock County Resources Report (PDF) UMaine Extension Connecting with Maine Communities During COVID-19 For over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has been providing research-based knowledge to the people of Maine. 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