Maine Sea Coast Mission

The Maine Sea Coast Mission provides spiritual, health and youth development programs in coastal and island communities from mid-coast to Downeast Maine. Rooted in a history of non-denominational service, the Mission offers hope, encouragement, and help to strengthen individuals, families and communities.

Description:
The Mission's Downeast Campus is located in Cherryfield Maine and is home to programs that provide educational opportunities, support, and critical services for adults, children and families in Washington County. Programs housed at the Downeast Campus include:

• The EdGE afterschool program that works with 4th to 12th graders in School Administrative District (SAD) 37 and 4th to 8th graders in School Union 96.
• The Mission Food Pantry
• Fuel and clothing assistance programs
• Housing Repair Program
• Senior Companion program
• Community Forest and Trail system
• Weald Bethel Chapel



History:
The Maine Sea Coast Mission (MSCM) has had a presence in Downeast Maine for over 100 years. It has provided and continues to provide a broad range of services to the residents of coastal communities in Washington and Hancock counties and the islands including food, fuel, housing repair, and clothing assistance, ministry and counseling, telemedicine aboard the Sunbeam, scholarships for higher education and an afterschool program, the EdGE. For over 40 years, the MSCM Downeast Campus, a 60 acre parcel in Cherryfield, has been the site of many programs designed to help our most needy neighbors meet the challenges of daily life.


Contact people:


Marilyn Nickson, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Wendy Harrington, Program Director, (phone), (email)


Office fax number: (207) 546-7452

Address:


PO Box 428 Cherryfield, ME 04622


Web Site: http://www.seacoastmission.org

Directions:

From Ellsworth, take Route One north to Milbridge. Continue straight on Route One through Milbridge Center. Go past the Red Barn Restaurant and Motel. The Downeast Campus on Weald Bethel Lane in Cherryfield is 4.5 miles from. . . (more)

Miscellaneous Information

Will you take volunteers that must do court ordered community service?
	In Some Cases
Will you take youth volunteers that are 11-15 years old?
	Yes
Will you take youth volunteers 16-18 years old?
	Yes

Last updated on July 24, 2009