Every year, the Mission works to quantify the work that we do by counting our impact. The number of students receiving Mission Scholarships. How many neighbors visit the pantry. The count of vaccines given on or via the Sunbeam. Our 2024 Impact Statement provides...
When the newest group of Davis Maine Scholars started their post-secondary careers last fall, they had heard about the college experience from their friends, mentors, and others. However, for these Scholars they were going into the complete unknown as first-generation...
Every year, the Mission partners with organizations across Maine and beyond to provide services, education, and more to communities Downeast and on Maine Islands. Jaclyn Janis, a nurse with Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, who joined the Sunbeam crew on a trip...
Walk into a typical Journey gathering and you are likely to find a group of teens chatting, laughing, and usually grabbing a few snacks. After a few minutes getting settled, the EdGE Secondary and Post-Secondary Youth Development Coordinators get students talking...
Students in Hancock and Washington Counties and their parents are invited to join representatives from three organizations to learn more about available scholarships for 2024-2025 high school graduates during a virtual open house on Wednesday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m....
The Mission is accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year starting Wednesday, January 1. Applications can be submitted until Saturday, March 1. Mission Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors, and adults who have completed the...
2024 was an exciting year for the Mission! The biggest celebration came this summer with the official opening of the new Downeast Engagement Center on the Downeast Campus. The building includes the expanded, modern, and welcoming food pantry, which helps better meet...
Sunbeam Steward Siobhan Harrity shares more about the Sunbeam's Christmas trip this year. Christmas by the numbers: 76 cookies, 32 scones, three pork tenderloins, two breakfast strata, and one spice cake with cream cheese frosting. Told another way: 40 knots of wind,...
Every year, the Mission partners with organizations across Maine and beyond to provide services, education, and more to communities Downeast and on Maine Islands. For the past few years, Ann Backus has joined the Sunbeam crew to outer islands to provide outreach to...