Maine Families - Waldo County

05/07/2026

Join Bumps and Babies this upcoming Tuesday at 12:30 at the YMCA in Belfast for a Tick Talk to learn more about protecting you and your family from ticks.

04/09/2026

This was such a fun event! Looking forward to being back on May 4!

Huge, huge, thank you to everyone who came out for the Maternal Mobile Health event yesterday!! It was a wonderful success and we appreciate everyone who came out despite the chilly weather!

Thank you to United Way MaineHealth and all the wonderful community programs who came out. We are so excited to see you at the NEXT mobile health event in May! Stay tuned for event details 🤩

04/08/2026

Come see us today (April 8th) at the Maternal Mobile Health Clinic at the Belfast Soup Kitchen from 9-2.

04/01/2026

Honored to attend the Maine Children’s Trust Hall of Flags event yesterday to help kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. 💙

It was inspiring to stand alongside advocates, leaders, and community members who are committed to ensuring every child grows up safe, supported, and loved.

03/31/2026

This is a wonderful national resource available (day or night) for postpartum support.

03/31/2026

Anyone else want to do this as an adult?

If you live near Old Town and have kiddos in grades 4-6 this sounds like a fun opportunity.

Registration is OPEN: Farm-to-Table Summer Camp! 🍅🌻

Looking for a fun, hands-on summer experience for your child? We are hosting our annual Farm-to-Table Summer Camp for youth entering grades 4–6!

📅 July 27–31, 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, Old Town (with some off-site travel)

🌱 Campers will:
• Grow, harvest & prepare fresh food and flowers
• Work alongside chefs to create delicious dishes
• Take part in art, guest-led sessions & a service project
• Sow seeds for the fall harvest

👉 Learn more & register: extension.umaine.edu/penobscot/home-gardening/rogers-farm/ -camp

03/27/2026

Excited to share in the Maternal Mobile Health Clinic initiative serving families across Waldo County 💙

This program is all about bringing essential prenatal and postpartum care directly to our communities—meeting moms where they are and reducing barriers to access. From health checks to education and support, we’re committed to healthier pregnancies and stronger beginnings for every family.

Together, we can make a difference in maternal and infant health right here at home.

See you April 8th!

03/25/2026

Sharing Garden Harvests with Your Community 🥕🌱

Looking for a simple way to help improve food access in your community? Join us for the next session in the Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine.

Produce Sharing Tables: An Approach to Garden-Grown Food Access will highlight how community “Give and Take” tables can make it easy to share extra produce in a welcoming, stigma-free way.

📅 Tuesday, April 7
🕕 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
💻 Online

Learn from Viña Lindley and Mattie John Bamman about how these programs work, how sites are selected, and how you can start one in your own community.

👉 Registration is required, https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/webinar-series/ . Register on the event webpage to attend live or receive the recording.

03/25/2026

This is a 10-week virtual course for parents/caregivers with children of any age that provides education on the philosophy and skills of Nurturing Parenting. To register for this class, please click on the registration link and answer the questions. If you have any questions, call Waldo County Prevention Council, Family Educator Kristie Hamlin, at 207-338-6809 or [email protected].

03/25/2026

Our sense of whether or not we matter—to our loved ones, our communities, and the world at large—begins in the earliest days of infancy. While it’s never too late to build a sense of mattering, when we start early, we can have an outsized positive effect on children’s health and well-being across their lifespan.

Listen to our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Lindsey Burghardt, on the BDA Baby podcast, hosted by Katherine Schwarzenegger, to learn more about the importance of mattering in early childhood. Dr. Burghardt also shares everyday strategies for helping young children feel that they matter.

🎧 Listen here: https://apple.co/41p1KrA

12/18/2025

As we begin to wind down 2025, we want to pause and share our heartfelt gratitude with all of you. 💙
Because of your trust and support, Maine Families Home Visiting had the honor of walking alongside families throughout Waldo County this year.

Like every year, 2025 brought its challenges—and just as surely, its many successes. Thank you for welcoming us into your homes and your lives, for allowing us to celebrate your milestones, and for trusting us to support you through the harder moments.

Beyond home visiting, this year was filled with meaningful connections and shared experiences. We helped facilitate two community baby showers, joined the YMCA Health and Safety Fair, refreshed and remodeled our playgroup space, and began co-facilitating a parent support group. We dug our hands into soil while learning to grow container gardens, painted pumpkins, and blew more bubbles than we could ever count. We distributed diapers and wipes, shared laughter, embraced messes, shed tears, and spent time worrying, wondering, and growing together.

Above all, we were part of a community that is strong, resilient, and full of hope—and one that will continue to thrive. Thank you for being such an important part of our year and our hearts.

Take a moment and share what is something that brought you joy in 2025. Look in the comments for the Maine Families joy. ❤️