Providing Up-to-Date Information for Caregivers

Being a parent, grandparent, or caregiver can be challenging at times. University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides research-based information for parents and caregivers in Maine.


Maine Families Welcome Videos

Please take a moment to review our introductory videos, available in several languages: ArabicEnglishFrenchKinyarwandaPortugueseSomaliSpanish

Maine Families News

A quarterly newsletter with the most up-to-date information on what is happening within the Maine Families in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo Counties.

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Maine Families has Earned Blue Ribbon Affiliate Status

Visit the UMaine Extension’s Family Education Program Receives National Recognition as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate page to find out more about this prestigious endorsement from Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., (PATNC).

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Parenting: Prenatal to Age 5

Parenting information at just the right time.

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Parenting questions?

Extension is here to help.

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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Free to income-eligible adults with children.

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Finding Childcare in Maine

Visit Maine.gov for options that meet your family’s needs.