Age Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec

06/21/2025

Extreme heat is headed towards the area early next week. Please monitor the SCEMA page for a complete list of cooling center locations that are open. The list will be updated as new information becomes available.
Always follow your local weather station broadcasts on television, radio or internet. You should also visit the U.S. National Weather Service - Gray (https://www.weather.gov/gyx/ )at least twice daily, during a storm. They typically do a briefing first thing in the morning and between 4:00PM-6:00PM in the afternoon.

We encourage all of you to sign up for RAVE to stay connected to important updates from your local officials! For further information, please contact Sagadahoc County EMA by email, or by calling 207-443-8210. https://www.facebook.com/SagadahocCountyEMA?

Dial 911 in the event of an emergency.

01/08/2025

We at Age Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec are currently working on putting together a Volunteer Transportation Network. It's a great opportunity to get involved, to meet seniors and provide valuable assistance in your community. To learn more, visit https://www.agefriendlylowerkennebec.org/ Contact us to sign up today to be a driver for your community.

11/15/2024

United Way of Midcoast Maine has issued their annual listing of Heating Assistance and Holiday Resources. You can find both here:

We are pleased to once again provide our community heating assistance and winter holiday resource guide. Stay tuned for an updated directory of community resources! For additional resources, please...

11/07/2024

We’re a little late sharing this. The first session was last week. There are more sessions, however, all of which look worthwhile.

Town & Country Federal Credit Union Maine is offering a free, virtual series called "Aging Well: Your Money and More" that covers a range of topics from managing your assets in retirement to making social security work for you. Session 8 will feature MCOA Power in Aging Project Director Maureen O'Connor, who will talk about building an age-positive Maine. To learn more and register visit: https://bit.ly/4fyjE08

11/07/2024

This insightful article really makes you think about how we undermine ourselves with our own internalized ageism. It offers some great tips on how to recognize it and stop yourself from self-sabotaging. https://bit.ly/48sbpRe

10/16/2024

The Tri-State Learning Collaborative offers free workshops to help you learn and perhaps even get more involved helping to address issues that affect us all, but older community members in particular.

Introducing the Connection, Health, and Equity through Food (CHEF) Program Exclusively sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets, the CHEF Program is a collaborative network of organizations and volunteer initiatives across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Eastern Massachusetts, and Upstate New York that ar...