Downeast Roots

Mission

Downeast Roots is a group of local organizations that promote each other’s work, share resources, and work together on projects to benefit our community.

Vision

We envision our Downeast Maine community as a place where people and organizations engage in ongoing collaboration so that all feel a strong sense of belonging, and where they, their cultural identities, and the environment thrive.

Purpose

The purpose of Downeast Roots is to promote collaboration among Downeast area organizations in order to strengthen our overall impact. We are committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging while ensuring that our community is a place where people, their cultural identities, and the environment thrive. We draw on the strengths of our relationships within our communities to strive towards a deeper understanding of adversity and practices that build resilient and dynamic solutions to complex, modern challenges.

Installation of the Milbridge Commons Little Free Library. It take a community!

CURRENT COLLABORATORS

Downeast Roots Partner Organizations

Maine Outdoor School

Maine Outdoor School (MOS) exists because we believe that personal and community resilience in rural Maine is essential to the resilience of society as a whole. We believe that resilient, nourishing communities are rooted in the careful study of our history and natural surroundings by lifelong learners of all ages, backgrounds, and occupations.

Check out their website or contact hazel@maineoutdoorschool.org for more information.

Milbridge Public Library

Milbridge Public Library logo

The Milbridge Public Library is located at 18 School Street in Milbridge, ME. More information can be found on their webpage.

Phone: (207) 546-3066 | Email: milbridge-library@milbridge.lib.me.us

Healthy Acadia

Healthy Acadia Logo

Healthy Acadia’s mission is to empower people and organizations as we build healthy communities together. We address the critical health challenges our communities face and make it possible for all people to lead healthier lives throughout Hancock and Washington counties, and across Maine.

Check out their website for more information.

Women for Healthy Rural Living

Women for Healthy Rural Living’s mission is to advance and promote the health of the woman, her family, and her community.

To learn more, visit their website.

Mano en Mano

Mano en Mano works with farmworkers statewide and immigrants in Downeast Maine to empower them to thrive.

Mano en Mano envisions a stronger, more inclusive Maine where the contributions of diverse communities are welcomed, access to essential services, education and housing are ensured, and social justice and equity are embraced.

For more information, visit their website.

Maine Seacoast Mission

The Maine Seacoast Mission builds stronger communities and resilient families and individuals. They offer youth programs, telemedicine, housing rehabilitation, food pantries, and college scholarships. Since their founding in 1905, our work has been rooted in a profound sense of trust and respect for those they serve.

For more information, visit their website.