News
Mission Scholars Receive $264,000 in Scholarships
The Mission is pleased to announce the 27 new Mission Scholarship award recipients from Hancock and Washington Counties. Representing 12 high schools in the Mission’s service area, the newest Mission Scholars include: Karli Alley, Jonesport-Beals High School Brendan...
Increased Need Drives More Neighbors to Pantry
Mike Driscoll started using the Mission’s food pantry a few months ago. He receives social security income, but with things gradually becoming more expensive, he turned to the Mission’s pantry. While Mike has lived in Cherryfield his whole life, he had never been...
Application Period Opens for Davis Maine Scholarship for First-Generation College Hopefuls
The Mission will accept applications for the Davis Maine Scholarship Monday, March 31 through Sunday, April 13, 2025. Davis Maine Scholars, who are first-generation college students from Washington and eastern Hancock Counties, are chosen during the Spring of their...
Community Profile: The Island Reader Editors
Every fall, a request goes out to the residents of Maine’s unbridged islands, asking them to send in their prose, photographs, poetry, and paintings to The Island Reader. Then, in the spring, the editors go through the submissions helping put together the final issue...
Activities Springing Up on the Downeast Campus
Join the Mission for fun, family-friendly activities on Saturdays this spring. After a great winter of ice skating and other outdoor recreation, the momentum continues with programs every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting on Saturday, April 19. There will also...
Mission Offers CPR and First Aid Training to Island Fishermen
The Mission is partnering with Fishing Partnership Support Services to offer two CPR and First Aid Courses for fishermen on Great Cranberry Island on Tuesday, April 15, and on Isle au Haut on Thursday, April 17. Running from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., these classes are...