For 12 decades, Maine Seacoast Mission has served the people of coastal Downeast and island communities by educating youth, supporting families, and promoting good health. Throughout 120 years, we have had many outstanding moments, here are a few that stood out each...
From the Desk of EdGE Secondary Program Director Christy Oliveri August is the time when, if you loved school (like me), or have school-age kids, you begin thinking about back-to-school: autumn, book supplies, and college campuses filled with the excited and anxious...
The Mission’s 74-foot flagship vessel Sunbeam will host an open house at the Northeast Harbor Marina on Thursday, September 4 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. During the open house, visitors can see the inner workings of a boat which welcomes more than 1,000 people aboard...
The Mission has selected four Washington County students for the Davis Maine Scholarship’s next cohort. Through a partnership with Andrew Davis and the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund, the Davis Maine Scholarship ensures first-generation, college-bound students...
Some people might consider a four-day camping trip with eleven teenagers into the Maine Woods to be a particularly cruel form of punishment, but with the ninth grade Journey cohort on their core trip, things could not be further from the truth. The long, empty...
The Mission’s class of 2029 Davis Maine Scholars have selected colleges to begin the 2025-2026 school year. Through the generosity of Andrew Davis and the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund, these four students from Washington County have earned full, four-year...
July 11, 2024, my first day in the role of food pantry coordinator here at the Maine Seacoast Mission. A year has passed and has been full of many changes, challenges, and eye-opening experiences for me. Your gift to the Maine Seacoast Mission makes you part of all we...
The Mission’s 74-foot flagship vessel Sunbeam during the Maine Home & Boat Show at Harbor Park on the Rockland waterfront on Friday, August 8. From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., visitors can tour the boat and learn more about the Mission’s work in coastal Washington...
There was a lot of buzz in the one- and two-room island schools this spring about the future of the Outer Islands Teaching and Learning Collaborative (TLC). The TLC is a long-standing, teacher-created collaboration among seven of Maine’s smaller island schools that...