Waldo Community Action Partners is seeking Weatherization Contractors to help eligible Waldo County households with Weatherization projects in the upcoming contract year. If you are a qualified Weatherization Contractor who is interested in working with us to help others, then please reach out to housingdept@waldocap.org for more information. WCAP will host a Pre-Bid Meeting on July 21, 2025 at 11 a.m.
June & July 2025 Home Buyer Ed Classes
Waldo Community Action Partners kicked off a year of honor and celebration Monday as they embark on their 60th year of service to the people of Waldo County and beyond. Six decades ago, on April 26, 1965, the original Board of Directors for what was then known as the Waldo County Committee for Social Action signed the Articles of Incorporation that created the community action agency we now know as Waldo Community Action Partners. Monday, WCAP announced a year of planned awareness activities to honor the past 60 years while looking forward to what the next 60 years might bring. “Our [...]
Waldo County Action Partners (WCAP) has learned that all Federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) staff are no longer with the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, we have learned that the regional Head Start Office in Boston, which serves all of New England, has been closed. This is very concerning, but we are uncertain about the administration’s long-term plans for either program. We are working with state partners, MaineHousing, and our Congressional Delegation to obtain answers. In the short term, in relation to the Home Energy Assistance Program, all current applications for this program year will continue [...]
BELFAST - WCAP’s MidCoast Public Transportation invites you to help improve access to public transportation in Knox County and beyond. Please join the conversation on Wednesday, December 18, in-person or via zoom, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Rockland City Office, 270 Pleasant Street, for the Knox County Public Transportation Advisory Work Group (K-TAWG). The Work Group is the platform for MidCoast Public Transportation to create partnerships with the broadest possible participation, including with municipalities, civic groups, planning groups, elected officials, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, professional organizations, state agencies and residents, to increase access to reliable public transportation for community [...]
Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) was pleased to learn of our successful bid to purchase the University of Maine-owned Hutchinson Center as announced on Friday, November 15. Recognizing that there is a process to follow, WCAP intends to engage in thoughtful and intentional planning as the organization prepares for its future. The next step is an appropriate appeal process. WCAP is aware that one of the other two bidders has availed themselves of the RFP appeal process just as WCAP and another bidder did in the first round of the RFP. WCAP respects the process and will patiently wait until we [...]
Please join our free workshop to help you and your family learn about the philosophy and practices of nurturing parenting. There will be five two-hour sessions Classes will be held on the following dates: December 2nd at 4:30pm (Monday) December 4th at 4:30pm (Wednesday) December 9th at 4:30pm (Monday) December 11th at 4:30pm (Wednesday) December 16th at 4:30pm (Monday) To reserve a seat, please contact Ryan Jackson, Director of Community Services and Waldo County’s Prevention Council at 207-505-2980 or rjackson@waldocap.org. *This is a FREE class offered to any/all parents*
A new Eviction Prevention Program is now available to tenants who may be facing an eviction and loss of their housing. This program is administered under a contract with MaineHousing by the Quality Housing Coalition (QHC) of Portland. Once applications are complete, they will be processed on a first-come first-served basis. Please visit https://mainehousing.org/.../eviction-prevention-program to learn more or to complete an application today. If you need assistance completing your application please call us here at Waldo CAP at 207-338-6809. 338-6809.
