Community Action in Aroostook, Washington and Hancock Counties

Community Action in Aroostook, Washington and Hancock Counties We lead or collaborate to provide services that support, empower, and improve lives. ACAP provides equal opportunity in employment and services.

Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP), a 501c3 non-profit organization, was founded in 1972 and is one of 10 community action programs in Maine and one of approximately 1,100 nationwide. When created, Community Action Programs were charged with eliminating the causes and conditions of poverty. That mandate still exists, and for 50 years ACAP has responded by offering a vast array of social servic

es that address poverty in a comprehensive way. ACAP serves approximately 14,000 low-income people with more than 40 programs and services in four major program areas: early care and education, economic development, energy and housing, and prevention and wellness. Services include Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP); Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP); Low-Income Assistance Program (LIAP); Case Management; Affordable Care Act Navigator Program; Energy, Moisture, and Infiltration Audit Inspections; Housing Rehabilitation Services; workforce development; homeownership education; foreclosure counseling; lead paint inspections; Head Start; Early Head Start; Child Care; Child Care Food Program; Supplemental Food for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); breastfeeding support; and oral
health programs. Aids are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Non-Discriminatory & Civil Rights Information: https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/nondiscrimination

Thanks to our Board Member and Friend of Friendship Cottage, Lynette Johnson, for beautifully capturing the significance...
06/13/2026

Thanks to our Board Member and Friend of Friendship Cottage, Lynette Johnson, for beautifully capturing the significance of Friendship Cottage Adult Day Service Program and the journey to secure its future in her recent story "When a Community Decides Something Matters." Read the story here: https://lynettejohnson.com/grassroots-alchemy-letters-community/

06/12/2026

From Calais… it’s the Top to Bottom Hygiene Drive… join us in supporting your community through 5:00 pm. Also happening in Machias, Bar Harbor, Ellsworth and Blue Hill!

Have you stopped by one of our Top to Bottom Hygiene Drive locations yet? We will be collecting donations in person unt...
06/12/2026

Have you stopped by one of our Top to Bottom Hygiene Drive locations yet? We will be collecting donations in person until 5 p.m. at each of the following locations:

Hannaford Supermarkets in Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, and Machias
Blue Hill Co-op
Walmart Calais

Come see us and our partners from WIC - Hancock & Washington Counties and help us collect personal hygiene and home cleaning supplies that cannot be purchased with SNAP or WIC.

Can't make it to donate in person? Give online at https://acap-me.org/donate/

06/12/2026

Coming to you from Machias… it’s the Top to Bottom Hygiene Drive! Support your fellow Downeast Mainers by making a donation today until 5:00 here or in Calais, Ellsworth, Blue Hill and Bar Harbor!

06/12/2026

We were excited to deliver 12 sunscreen stations to the Presque Isle Gouldville Early Care and Education Center this week! One sunscreen station will stay at that location, and the Community Action team will distribute the others to their childcare locations across Aroostook County, including Dyer Brook, Houlton, Easton, Presque Isle CTE partnership, Northern Maine Community College, Caribou Community School, Caribou Bowles, Limestone, Fort Kent, and Madawaska.

These sunscreen stations are made possible thanks to a generous grant to AR Gould Hospital from the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Delivering the sunscreen stations was Laura Turner (standing, left), the hospital’s Director of Community Outreach and Philanthropy, and accepting it on behalf of ACAP were several staff and children from the Gouldville center. It was such fun having the kiddos take part!

We’ll continue working on this project throughout the summer. Non-profit organizations who hold outside activities for kids or families can contact Laura Turner at [email protected] to learn more.

06/12/2026

Top to Bottom Event Today! Ellsworth, Blue Hill, Bar Harbor, Machias, Calais - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Donate hygiene items to support your community!

Today is the day of the Top to Bottom Hygiene Drive! We are collecting personal hygiene items and and home cleaning supp...
06/12/2026

Today is the day of the Top to Bottom Hygiene Drive! We are collecting personal hygiene items and and home cleaning supplies at a location in Hancock or Washington County near you.

Come see us between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at any of the following locations:

Hannaford Supermarkets in Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, and Machias

Walmart Calais

This event helps to provide items not covered by WIC or SNAP to our neighbors who need them and is made possible through our partnership with WIC - Hancock & Washington Counties.

We look forward to seeing you today!

The Community in Action video feature interview for June is all about WIC and includes Rachelle Roy, Program Coordinator...
06/10/2026

The Community in Action video feature interview for June is all about WIC and includes Rachelle Roy, Program Coordinator for nutrition and wellness at Community Action in Aroostook, Washington, and Hancock Counties, which administers WIC in Aroostook, and Tawney Desjardins, WIC director at WIC for Hancock & Washington Counties. Tap or click to watch the full interview.

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Need health insurance? Mainecare, Maine's Medicaid program which covers 1 in 4 Mainers, may be the answer for you. Addi...
06/09/2026

Need health insurance? Mainecare, Maine's Medicaid program which covers 1 in 4 Mainers, may be the answer for you. Additional health insurance options are also available at https://www.coverme.gov/

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771 Main Street
Presque Isle, ME
04769

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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(207) 764-3721

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