AROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM

Community health services - community health services operates the supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (wic); and provides community oral health education and dental services. Accomplishments: wic provided services to individuals and families in aroostook county. The oral health team provided sealants, flouride varnishes, and oral health screenings last year. The annual youth prevention day brings together middle school students from across our region to learn about and discuss risk reduction awareness.

Workforce development workforce development offers services to assist people who are seeking employment as well as businesses seeking employees. Services offered include workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) services as well as other job training opportunities and programs. Accomplishments: through a women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations (wanto) grant from the us department of labor, acap supported cohorts in four communities in northern and eastern maine. Participating women were placed with several local employers. We served 177 individuals through workforce programs. Through our statewide partnership in the affordable care act navigator grant, we were able to enroll aroostook county residents in the health insurance marketplace.