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Celebrating our island families
Families can be many things, they can be the ones we were born into, ones that we have created, or maybe ones that found us. The 17th edition of The Island Reader focuses on “Island Families” and includes poetry, a play, short stories, beautiful photographs, vibrant...
Music to dance to: Planet Pan visits two islands
Down at Steamboat Wharf, the music is bumping and a crowd gathers. It’s around 5 p.m. and eleven steel band musicians rhythmically drum the familiar tune of Take on Me by A-Ha. On the little island of Matinicus, the resonant, cheerful melodies float up Harbor Road and...
What’s Up with that? EdGE
For many kids in Washington County, the Mission’s EdGE programming is ubiquitous. EdGE is the place they go after school and where they spend their summers. It's a safe space where they can learn, explore and have fun. But have you ever wondered why the program is...
A Place for the Community on the Downeast Campus
In the past few months, Weald Bethel Community Center on the Mission’s Downeast campus has hosted tax clinics, cooking classes, a weatherization workshop, and a Buddhist monk’s talk. This diverse mix of events were hosted by local community groups that needed a large,...
Where do we get our food?
Every month, the Mission’s food pantry welcomes hundreds of people through its doors and volunteers and staff make deliveries to seniors and others who cannot come to the pantry. In 2022, the Mission provided more than 200,000 pounds of food to people living in...
A Month Aboard the Sunbeam
In her first month at the Mission, Sunbeam nurse Simone Babineaux is getting her metaphorical sea legs. She has traveled to Great Cranberry Island, Islesford, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, and Matinicus. Along the way she has met with community members, and learnt more...