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Share Your Voice on Regional Transportation Issues by Taking this Survey
Monica Pettengill2026-02-24T14:57:22-05:00Midcoast Council of Governments is conducting a Public Transportation Needs & Interests Survey to better understand: How people travel today? Where people need to go? What would make public transportation a realistic option? Please click on the link below or scan the QR Code included in this post to have a voice in the conversation. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RS8SYNZ
Waldo CAP aims to remain premiere transportation service provider for Waldo County and beyond
Monica Pettengill2026-02-12T17:32:06-05:00Waldo Community Action Partners is poised to continue as the premiere transportation provider in Maine’s MidCoast region despite a recent Maine Supreme Court decision that effectively awards the MDOT Region 5 Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerage to an out-of-state based provider. MidCoast Connector, a program of Waldo Community Action Partners, has been the trusted Non-Emergency Medical Transportation broker in MDOT Region 5 for more than a decade, providing a critical service for people who lack transportation to medical appointments throughout our rural region in Midcoast Maine. In 2023, WCAP responded to an RFP from the State of Maine to continue offering these [...]
Waldo County Food Security Emergency Summit
Monica Pettengill2025-10-29T09:48:55-04:00Attention Food Relief Resources, School officials, Municipal officials, Legislators, members of our Faith-based community, Foundation representatives, Grocers, and Nonprofits and other organizations who serve populations that may be reliant on SNAP benefits: In November, 15% of Waldo County residents will lose a lifeline to food security with the loss of SNAP benefits. For the people we serve, the timing of this could not be worse - the weather is turning colder, gardens have stopped producing, the holidays are bearing down. It is, without a doubt, a crisis for our community. We know you all feel this deeply and that we all [...]
Union River Center for Innovation (URCI) Welcomes Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP)
Monica Pettengill2025-10-23T18:04:22-04:00With the support of the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) is now offering public transportation services in Hancock and Washington counties. The organizations quickly mobilized and facilitated the new service when a previous provider halted operations on September 30. The new service began on October 21. WCAP operates MidCoast Public Transportation, providing public transportation in Waldo, Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. With the cessation of public transportation services by Downeast Community Partners, WCAP is working in partnership with MaineDOT to establish services in Hancock and Washington Counties. WCAP has set up a satellite office at the [...]
Upcoming Home Buyer Ed Classes at WCAP Help Prepare People for Home Ownership
Monica Pettengill2025-10-16T12:27:20-04:00Waldo CAP announces availability of 2025 Neighbor for Neighbor food and gift applications
Monica Pettengill2025-09-18T10:52:58-04:00Waldo CAP and the Neighbor for Neighbor Coalition are pleased to present the 2025 application for holiday assistance to Waldo County residents. Anyone in Waldo County with a need can request food boxes for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas and Christmas gifts for children in a household. “This is one of my favorite annual projects,” said Waldo CAP Development Director Monica Pettengill. “It is amazing to watch the whole community come together to support strengthening families with experiences and memories. It feels good delivering a box containing everything a household needs for a full holiday meal – including dessert – or to imagine [...]
Waldo CAP announces USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines
Monica Pettengill2025-08-11T14:44:16-04:00BELFAST – Waldo Community Action Partners announces its participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to all enrolled participants. Waldo Community Action Partners 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. Child and Adult Care Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines Effective from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 Eligibility Scale for “FREE” Meals Family Size Annual Monthly Twice Per Month Every Two Weeks Weekly 1 20,345 1,696 [...]
Waldo CAP announces USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program Participation
Monica Pettengill2025-08-11T14:41:09-04:00Waldo Community Action Partners announces its participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to all children. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, Waldo Community Action Partners 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. The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry [...]
Invitation to Bid: WCAP Early Childhood Program, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Monica Pettengill2025-07-23T17:40:52-04:00Invitation to Bid WCAP Early Childhood Program Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) hereby invites interested parties to submit sealed bids for a contract to perform Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation services described below. This work is part of federal and state funded programs providing Early Childhood Education, programing and support to children and families in Waldo County. Proposal General Information Purpose: WCAP seeks proposals for the provision of mental health services for our Early Childhood Program. The WCAP Early Childhood Program serves children aged birth to five and their families in Waldo County through Head Start, [...]