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Sign Up for the Mission’s Christmas Program
Since 1905, Maine Seacoast Mission has helped generations of children and families have a merry Christmas through its Christmas Program. If you or someone you know needs assistance in placing presents under the tree this year, families can now sign up to recieve gifts...
Make Christmas Wishes Come True
For more than 100 years, the Mission has helped make sure that families and individuals have presents under the tree on Christmas morning. Seniors living on islands served on the Sunbeam recall the mittens, oranges, and toys Santa gave them wrapped in white paper and...
Students Answer the Big Question: What’s Next?
The Mission’s Scholarships, Davis Maine Scholarship, and Journey programs are offering workshops for students in high school and college, as well as their parents, to help them through their transition to college as well as exploring occupations. These workshops,...
Community Profile: Cody Leighton of Milbridge
The Mission’s communities are vibrant and diverse and they span a nine-thousand-five-hundred square mile area that more than ninety-thousand Mainers call home spanning from southern Maine to the Canadian border. We are sharing the stories of these people and their...
From the Galley with Siobhan
I’ve now been aboard the Sunbeam for nearly eight months. I’ve met so many people in this job, and one of the most common questions I receive is: have you worked on the water before? I often wish I could answer yes and dive into conversation about an experience that...
Sunbeam Brings Health Screenings to Outer Islands
While for most of us, a trip to the doctor’s office might cause a slight inconvenience, for islanders a simple trip might become a multi-day affair. What might be a 30-minute wait for their appointment could turn into missing the next ferry and possibly the last trip...