Cooperative Extension: Maine Families

Welcome, Celena! Maine Families is happy to welcome our newest home visitor, Celena Zacchai, to our mid-coast team. Celena has a background supporting individuals and families toward their goals, most recently as a career coach at Fedcap. She is getting up to speed with trainings and shadowing home visits for the time being and is […]

Happy fall to all of our partners in the community! Here is an update on what Maine Families Mid-Coast has been up to these past couple of months: Welcoming New Staff In order to accommodate the growing interest in our program we have brought on another Parent Education Professional to serve in Cumberland County. Cathy […]

Happy spring to all of our partners in the community! Here is how Maine Families Midcoast wrapped up the Winter: Group Connections A central focus of our program is to connect participating families to each other and to their wider community. We try to offer a variety of options so that parents who have different […]

Happy New Year to all of our wonderful partners in the community. Thank you for your continued support of our program. Here’s how Maine Families Midcoast rounded out 2022. Maine Families Midcoast Receives National Recognition as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate Maine Families Midcoast has earned a prestigious endorsement from Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., […]

Fall is here! We are continuing to meet with families in a variety of fashions including fresh air visits, home visits, and zoom visits. Parent Educator Spotlight: Gretchen Gee, BS, CCLS Parent Education Professional/Maine Families Visitor Gretchen Gee likes to be called “GG.” She has been a family visitor for 7 years, working with Maine […]

Welcome, Summer! Our home visitors and families have been enjoying the nice weather with fresh air visits and in-person group connections! Parent Educator Spotlight: Hannah Pennington, M.Ed, MS Ed in TESOL Parent Education Professional/Maine Families Visitor Hannah has worked in the world of education, most recently as an early childhood educator for seven years. She […]