🌺 June 2025 🌺

 

AGENCY UPDATES

 

Thank You for Making the Healthy Aging Expo a Success!

EAAA is grateful to everyone who helped make this year's Healthy Aging Expo one of our best yet! Thank you to our 900 attendees, including our generous sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and participants. Your energy, enthusiasm, and support help create a vibrant and connected community for older adults across eastern Maine.


To help us continue to grow and improve the event, we’d love your feedback. Please take a moment to complete our quick survey by clicking the button below.


Thank you again—we couldn’t do it without you!

We're Hiring!

📢 Human Resources Manager

📍 Brewer, Maine

🕰️ 32–35 hours/week

đź’» Hybrid option available

If you're passionate about building strong systems, ensuring compliance, and supporting a healthy, transparent workplace culture—this is the role for you!

 

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS

 
 
 

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Durgin Center Events and Activities

Come to the Durgin Center in Brewer for activities, exercise, games, meals, friendship, and more! Click below for the June calendar.

Calais Access Center Events and Activities

Do you have questions about available resources? Would you prefer a friendly face-to-face conversation? Walk-in hours at our Calais Access Center are Tuesdays 9-3 for Family Caregiver and Wednesdays 9-3 for the Resource Center. Click the button below to see everything happening in June!

 

CAREGIVER RESOURCES

Caregiver Education and Training

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Empowered Caregiver trainings help caregivers gain skills, build confidence, and feel more prepared to handle the challenges that come with caregiving.


Call EAAA's Family Caregiver Program at 207-941-2865 to learn more!


11:30 am, first Monday of the month

Durgin Center, Brewer

 

Caregiver Support Groups

Caregivers share their experiences in a confidential and supportive setting where they can gain skills, build confidence, and learn about community resources. Click the button below for support group locations and times.

 

MEDICARE INFORMATION

 

Looking to Save on Medicare Costs?

 

The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) helps individuals save money on Medicare premiums and prescription medications.


Call us at 207-941-2865 for more information and eligibility criteria. 


 

Medicare 101


New to Medicare? Attend EAAA's Medicare 101 class! Click the button below to learn more.

 

Dear Marci ...


I’m unsure if Medicare covers the cost of durable medical equipment. Does Medicare cover equipment?


– Rose (Anchorage, AK)

 

NUTRITION NEWS

 

Be Smart with Salt

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) provides tips to lower your salt intake.

What's for Lunch?

Check out a sampling of the meals available through our home-delivered meals programs.

Community Cafes

Join us for a hot meal and conversation at one of our Community Cafes! Click the button below for locations, dates, and menus. Hope to see you there!

Free Nail Trims for Pets

Furry Friends Food Bank consumers, you can get your pets' nails trimmed for FREE through generous grant funding from the Maine Community Foundation.

 

OTHER EAAA NEWS

 

Office Closure


All EAAA offices and centers will be closed Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.

 

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

 

There's a lot going on in our region! Check out some highlights below. Some activities require registration. Please click the links for more info. 

Associates for Training and Development Info Session

Thursday, June 5, 11 am

Millinocket Memorial Library


Rohna Classified: Documentary Screening

Friday, June 6, 6:30 pm

Center Theatre, Dover-Foxcroft


AARP Maine Bowling in Brewer

Wednesday, June 11, 1 pm

Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes, Brewer


LAMPS Summer Concert Series: Jean Strazdes "Singing Through the Storms"

Saturday, June 21, 3 pm 

Lubec Congregational Christian Church


Innovations in Dementia Care

Tuesday, June 24, 2 pm

Virtual event


AARP Maine Bangor Shred Event

Friday, June 27, 9 am-1 pm

Airport Mall, Bangor


Forest Bathing

Monday, June 30, 3 pm

Ellsworth Public Library

 
 
 
 

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1.   mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2.   fax:

(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3.   email:

Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.