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Mission Celebrates Partnership at 2024 Sunbeam Award Gala
On a beautiful, summer night in Bar Harbor, the Mission honored two of its partners for their continued support of the Downeast and island communities at the 2024 Sunbeam Award Gala. The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation was honored for their committed philanthropic...
A summer of projects in Washington County
70 volunteers from 11 states made their way to the Mission's Downeast Campus this summer to make much needed repairs to homes in the area. For more than 20 years, hundreds of volunteers have each spent a week in Cherryfield as part of the Housing Improvement program,...
Building community through Journey
Every summer, students in the Journey program go on their core trip. The trip is an opportunity for students to spend time together, learn, and grow. During the summer going into ninth grade, they spend four days on Swan’s Island learning about its history, doing...
Journeying into new adventures this summer
For many students participating in Journey, the summer core trips are a highlight of their time in the program. Journey helps students in grades 7 through 12 successfully transition through high school and into higher education and career pathways. Each core trip...
Downeast Maine Students Selected for 2029 Davis Maine Scholarship
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...
Partner Profile: Finding Our Voices
On a recent Sunbeam trip to Matinicus, Isle au Haut, and Frenchboro, Patrisha McLean, CEO and Founder of Finding Our Voices, spent time chatting with islanders about the impact of domestic violence. Patrisha spent 29 years in an abusive relationship and her trip on...