{"id":3,"date":"2009-10-06T14:20:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:25:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers: Promoting Community-Based Adult Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers: Promoting Community-Based Adult Education<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3_20a1ee-43 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3_aa1947-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3_aa1947-d1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers is a group that develops <strong>leadership skills<\/strong>, supports <strong>community causes<\/strong>, and promotes UMaine Extension\u2019s <strong>educational programs<\/strong> in nine Maine counties. These organized programs are part of the statewide network of Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers. Local group members meet throughout the year to participate in educational programs and identify community projects, such as providing assistance to local food pantries or nursing homes or veterans groups, funding educational scholarships or youth camp programs.&nbsp;In 2024, over 200 Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers took the opportunity to learn with others, make friends, contribute to their community and county, donating their time, money, and materials to numerous community agencies and projects. Homemakers from 16 Local Extension Homemaker Groups met and delivered or engaged in Extension programming involving over 1,000 participants and 100 programs including food, personal and community; nutrition and health; gardening and environmental, financial planning and the consumer; personal growth; and cultural and creative arts. In many Maine counties, Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers remain <strong>a traditional and vital part of the community fabric<\/strong>. They also provide direct and indirect benefits in terms of volunteer hours, fundraising, and material donations.&nbsp;In 2024, the total estimated monetary value of the Extension Homemaker program to their communities was over $400,000.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3_af37db-cf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3_af37db-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3_af37db-cf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure id=\"1693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1693 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"Maple trees in the winter, set up with buckets to collect tree sap to make maple syrup\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-1536x823.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-2048x1097.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-105x56.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-317x170.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-423x227.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-634x340.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-846x453.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-951x510.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/a-winter-scene-in-the-forest-with-trees-being-tapped-for-maple-syrup-1268x679.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sugar season is almost here! <\/strong>Maple sap collection buckets at the university\u2019s Dwight B. Demeritt Forest in Orono. \u2013 Photo courtesy of University of Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Now Available:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers Newsletter for Winter 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/2026\/03\/11\/home-volunteers-news-winter-2026\/\" style=\"text-transform:none;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Catch Up on This Month&#8217;s News! <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3_fb3fe7-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3_fb3fe7-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3_fb3fe7-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3_54382b-04\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_3dc0e1-e9\">Join Maine&#8217;s Community of Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers!<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id3_a56c3f-ff{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id3_a56c3f-ff > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_923c95-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_923c95-bd\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_923c95-bd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_923c95-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_923c95-bd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_923c95-bd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_923c95-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_923c95-bd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3_923c95-bd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_923c95-bd\">Make friends, learn new skills, and give back. Our Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers gave <strong>$435,352<\/strong> in community support and <strong>11,440 hours<\/strong> of service last year, 2024\u2014and we\u2019re just getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_13096b-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_13096b-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_13096b-3c\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_13096b-3c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_13096b-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_13096b-3c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_13096b-3c img.kb-inline-image, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_27a0d3-19\">Curious to know more about Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers? Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/join-us\/\">Join Us page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3_530e75-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3_530e75-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3_530e75-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3_530e75-aa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3_530e75-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3_530e75-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3_f097ec-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3_f097ec-ec\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers are Key to Lifetime Learning<\/h3>\n<p>Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers\u00a0group members help to extend the resources of the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/a> into their communities through educational opportunities and service projects. Local members in most counties in Maine belong to their local community group, their county group, and the state group, Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers Council.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Who may join an Extension group?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Anyone who is interested in learning new information to improve their personal, family, and community life.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How can I join an Extension group?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You may join by calling your local <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\">UMaine Extension county office<\/a>. They will connect you with the local groups in your area.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why should I join an Extension group?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>By being a member of Home Outreach of Maine Extension Volunteers, you will have the opportunity to learn with others, make new friends, and contribute to your community, county, and state. You will gain additional leadership skills and be able to share your interests and talents with others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3_3f5c54-9d > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/03\/team-spirit-2447163_1920-pixabay-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"six hands linking to show team spirit\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/03\/team-spirit-2447163_1920-pixabay-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/03\/team-spirit-2447163_1920-pixabay-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/03\/team-spirit-2447163_1920-pixabay-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/03\/team-spirit-2447163_1920-pixabay-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/03\/team-spirit-2447163_1920-pixabay-423x423.jpg 423w, 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