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Mano en Mano Migrant Education
4 Maple Street, Milbridge, ME 04658
School navigation, education planning and enrichment for eligible students in mobile agricultural and aquaculture families across Maine.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact the program to arrange support.
- Who this helps
- A program coordinator determines eligibility based on the student’s age, qualifying work and moves. Ask for a screening rather than assuming a recent move qualifies.
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Down East Family YMCA Youth Programs
Ellsworth, Maine; confirm the location for your program
All Hancock County sixth graders can receive a free YMCA membership. Membership assistance is based on household income. Ask staff about fees and assistance for each youth program.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Hours and schedules vary by program.
- Who this helps
- Free sixth-grade membership is for Hancock County students. Ask staff about other membership assistance.
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Hancock County 4-H
Hancock County; activity locations vary
Hands-on projects and youth development for ages 5–18, including science, agriculture, healthy living and community involvement.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Club and activity schedules vary.
- Who this helps
- Youth ages 5–18. Ask about a current club or program that fits your child’s age and interests.
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Maine Adult Education
Statewide support
Maine Adult Education has over 60 local programs offering high school completion, English language acquisition, college preparation, career preparation, literacy, and enrichment.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Varies by local program
- Who this helps
- Maine law generally allows people age 17 or older who are not attending public school to attend adult education; local programs set admission criteria and costs.
Confirm details with the organization.
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Maine Community College System
Statewide support
Seven community colleges offering degree and certificate programs, workforce training, and a Free College Scholarship for eligible Maine residents with a high-school diploma or equivalent from 2024 or later.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Admissions requirements vary by college and program. Free College may be available to Maine residents with a high-school diploma or equivalent from 2024 or later who meet residency, enrollment, and aid requirements.
Confirm details with the organization.
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New Ventures Maine Career & Education Programs
Statewide support
Free classes and coaching to help adults explore career options, plan for education, develop job search skills, and make career transitions. Available online and at seven locations statewide.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Open to all Maine adults at no cost. No income restrictions.
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Maine Head Start & Early Head Start
Statewide support
Free early childhood education, health screenings, nutrition services, and family support for income-eligible children from birth to age 5 and pregnant women across Maine.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Children birth to age 5 and pregnant women. Priority for families at or below federal poverty guidelines. Auto-eligible if receiving TANF, SSI, or SNAP, or if child is in foster care or experiencing homelessness.
Confirm details with the organization.
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National Digital Equity Center
Statewide support
NDEC offers online and in-person digital-skills classes; some or all may be free depending on where you live. Also provides Digital Navigators for one-on-one help statewide.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Online classes available; contact for in-person schedule
- Who this helps
- Complete the one-time enrollment form before participating; some or all classes may be free depending on where you live.
Confirm details with the organization.
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WCCC On Course for College
Statewide support
Eligible Maine high-school and homeschool students can take up to 12 college credits a year with tuition and fees waived. Books and supplies are extra.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Course schedules and registration deadlines vary.
- Who this helps
- Eligible public high-school and homeschool students. School approval, prerequisites and space requirements apply.
Confirm details with the organization.
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School Help During Housing Instability
Statewide support
School enrollment and continuity support for eligible PreK–12 students whose housing is unstable. Start with the school’s McKinney–Vento liaison.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact your school liaison; state program questions use the listed phone.
- Who this helps
- Ask the liaison about eligibility when staying in a shelter, motel, temporary shared housing or another unstable living arrangement.
Confirm details with the organization.
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UMaine Extension 4-H
Statewide support
UMaine Extension 4-H offers hands-on learning and activities for youth.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Youth ages 5 through 18 may join 4-H in Maine.
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JMG Middle School Program
Statewide support
JMG offers middle school programs through partner schools across Maine. Students build academic, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Students at schools that partner with JMG's Middle School Program can participate.
Confirm details with the organization.
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Every Kid Outdoors Fourth Grade Pass
Statewide support
U.S. fourth graders, including homeschool students at the equivalent grade level, can get a free pass for participating federal recreation sites.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- The pass is for U.S. fourth-grade students, including homeschool students at the equivalent grade level.
Confirm details with the organization.
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$500 Alfond Grant for Maine Babies
Statewide support
The Alfond Grant provides $500 for eligible Maine babies’ future higher education expenses. Children born as Maine residents on or after January 1, 2013 are deemed eligible after FAME receives state birth records.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Children born on or after January 1, 2013 and reported as Maine resident births are deemed eligible when FAME receives state records. Children not reported as Maine resident births may qualify by proving residency at birth. Children born outside Maine may also qualify if a NextGen 529 account is opened by their first birthday while they are Maine residents.
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NextGen 529 Grants for Maine Residents
Statewide support
FAME offers grants to Maine residents who save for education in a NextGen 529 account. Each grant has its own contribution or activity rules.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Either the account owner or student beneficiary must be a Maine resident when the grant is awarded. Grants are limited to one per beneficiary. The 2026 Initial Matching Grant requires an account opened and funded in 2026, a minimum initial contribution, and a beneficiary not previously named on a NextGen account.
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Free Fishing for Kids Under 16
Statewide support
Maine residents and nonresidents under 16 may fish without a license. Fishing seasons, limits, and special rules still apply.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents and nonresidents under 16 may fish without a license.
Confirm details with the organization.
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No-Charge School Meals in Maine Public Schools
Statewide support
Maine public schools serve breakfast and lunch at no charge. Some tuition-approved private schools must also provide no-charge meals to their publicly funded students.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Students at Maine public schools can get school meals at no charge. A tuition-approved private school must provide no-charge breakfast or lunch to its publicly funded students if it has at least 60% publicly funded students, participates in the National School Lunch Program, and serves that meal.
Confirm details with the organization.
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Veterans Dependents Educational Benefits
Statewide support
Maine waives tuition and mandatory fees for eligible spouses and children of veterans at participating state colleges.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- The veteran must have a total and permanent service-connected disability, have been killed in action, died from a service-connected disability, died while totally and permanently disabled from a service-connected disability, or be on active duty and listed for more than 90 days as missing in action, captured, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty. The veteran must have entered service from Maine or lived in Maine for five years right before applying. If alive, they must stay a Maine resident while benefits continue. A spouse must be legally married to a living veteran or be the veteran's unremarried widow or widower who was not previously divorced from the veteran. A child must be the veteran's natural child, adopted before age 18, or a stepchild whose parent has been married to the veteran for at least five years and remains married during benefits. Children must be at least 16, have graduated high school, and enroll in a degree program and receive benefits before age 22. If service in the U.S. Armed Forces delayed enrollment, they can apply through age 26. Each student must apply for a Federal Pell Grant.
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