May - 2017

We support improved health for all people across Oxford County.

One way we do this is by connecting people with the resources that they need to live healthier, happier lives. Looking for a resource? Let us help you find it! Please give us a call or send a message.

We also support collaborative work toward improving health. We are a network with members across the county and from a wide range of backgrounds. Our members have a lot to offer one another, from sharing knowledge to providing particular skills and services. By bringing these gifts together, we can accomplish more together than we might separately. We were born out of a desire to help people work together in a "smarter, not harder" fashion toward shared goals, and are committed to serving in that role.

In addition to helping partners help one another, we support work to improve health by offering help with...

Convening and facilitation
Connection to resources
Data and evaluation
Identifying potential funding sources

How can we support your work to improve health?

May 23, 2017

Addressing childhood trauma will take a movement

This short video does a fantastic job at explaining the science behind Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Childhood trauma is remarkably common, and has an incredible powerful impact on our ability to be healthy...UNLESS we are able heal from that trauma. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris lays things out clearly, and names the issue as the public health crisis that is is. "The single most important thing that we need today is the courage to look this problem in the face and

May 19, 2017

Fundraising to support Recovery Coaches

We're very fortunate to have Project Save ME operating in Oxford County. It allows people who are actively using substances to show up at a police station or at Stephens or Rumford hospital, turn over drugs and/or paraphernalia, and ask for help. (There are some stipulations: people with active warrants need to address those first and those with a history of violent crimes may not be able to enroll in the program.) These people are paired with a Recovery Coach who will connec

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