Enrichment Programs
| Address: | 186 High Street (In new UMF Education Center)
Corner of High & Lincoln Streets, Rm. 009 Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-7150 |
| Fax: | 778-7183 |
| Contact: | Mary Ryan |
| Clients: | Community at large, teachers, parents, and children. |
| Services: | The Resource Depot collects clean, safe, cast-offs from Maine industries and individuals and sells them to you at really low cost. It encourages creative re-use of a great variety of materials. The Depot runs workshops for teachers, parents and kids. Special workshops for kids of all ages are offered for Valentine's Day, during the month of July ("Arts & Crafts"), and at Halloween (masking making!). It also opens for school classes, day care groups and other organizations and individuals. Call for details.
The Resource Depot offers many resources including paper, envelopes, plexi-glass, fabric, leather, boxes, Popsicle sticks, wood turnings, dowels, plastic tubes, buttons, shoe laces, cardboard tubes, yarn, colorful plastic shapes, foam, telephone wire, egg cartons, containers, magazines and much more at low cost. Great for teachers, parents, and children. |
| Fees: | Small fee for materials. |
| Hours: | Monday through Friday from 3-5 p.m. and Saturday 10-noon. Also open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-noon while UMF is in session (Spring & Fall). |
| Address: | 173 Seamon Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-3562 |
| E-mail: | gkapiloff@msad9.org |
| Website: | http://www.msad9.org/fratc/ |
| Contact: | Glenn Kapiloff |
| Services: | The Foster Regional Applied Technology Center is part of the Mt. Blue High School that provides technical classes to student’s all over Greater Franklin County.
Programs: Automotive technology Building construction Commercial art Computer technology Culinary arts Forestry Welding CNA and Firefighting |
| Address: | University of Maine at Farmington
101 South Street Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-7063 |
| Fax: | (207) 778-7278 |
| E-mail: | goldleaf@maine.edu |
| Website: | http://goldleaf.wikispaces.com/ |
| Clients: | Seniors 50 years or older and their spouses/partners regardless of age. |
| Services: | The Gold Leaf Institute offers stimulating educational and cultural programs for citizens in the region who are 50 years old or older. It is UMF’s Senior College, affiliated with both Elderhostel and the Maine Senior College Network. Its members create and offer courses, excursions and social events throughout the year that attract participants from Franklin County and beyond. |
| Fees: | Vary. |
| Address: | 108 Fairbanks Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-3460 or (207) 628-5451 |
| E-mail: | literacyvolunteers@msln.net |
| Website: | http://www.literacyvolunteers.org |
| Contact: | 778-3460 (Joan) |
| Clients: | Literacy Volunteers provides free reading/writing service to individuals with low level literacy skills. Trained volunteer tutors will work 1:1 in private. Serving Franklin and Somerset Counties and Livermore Falls, Livermore and Jay areas. |
| Services: | Literacy Volunteer tutors take an 18-hour workshop. They are then matched with a student in their area. This service is free, confidential, and on a one-to-one basis. Tutors and students meet at a place of their choice, either in the student’s home or a local learning center, or library. Literacy Volunteers has teen tutoring programs in schools in both counties. Literacy Volunteers also sends volunteers to different nursing homes in the area to read to the patients. |
| Fees: | No charge. LVF&SC is funded by Tri-Valley and Mid-Maine United Ways, grants and donations. |
| Hours: | LVA F&SC is located at the Adult Basic Education office in Farmington and their office hours are Mon. through Thurs. - 8:30 to 4:00, Fri.- 8:30 to 1. However much of the work is done by appointment. |
| Location: | 9 Cedar Street, Suite P
Livermore Falls |
| Phone: | (207) 897-6384 |
| E-mail: | mpatrick@sad36.org |
| Website: | http://www.maineadulted.org/members.html |
| Contact: | Matthew Patrick |
| Clients: | Adults who need to acquire life skills, improve basic literacy, English as a second language, upgrade writing, math, or computer skills, attain high
school credits for a diploma or entrance to college or technical school, and GED. |
| Services: | Small group instruction in basic literacy skills, General Educational Development (GED) preparation and testing, high school diploma, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), life skills, and family literacy. Also an ITV site with hours from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. |
| Fees: | There are no fees associated with adult basic education classes or GED testing. There are fees (depending on the type of class) for Adult and Community Education classes. |
| Hours: | Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Address: | RR #1 Box 760
Strong, ME 04983 |
| Phone: | (207) 678-2701 ext 226 |
| E-mail: | gperlson@sad58.k12.me.us |
| Website: | http://www.mtaroadrunners.org |
| Contact: | Gary Perlson, Director |
| Clients: | Adults who need to acquire life skills, improve basic literacy skills, learn English as a second language, acquire or upgrade writing, math, or computer skills, attain high school credits for a diploma or entrance to college or technical school, those aspiring to earn a GED, and those who enjoy enriching their lives or seeking new skills such as masonry. |
| Services: | Small group instruction in basic literacy skills, General Educational Development (GED) preparation and testing, high school diploma completion, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), job and career exploration, Life Skills for educationally challenged adults, and computer literacy. Adult Basic Education also provides a library program and educational classes at the Franklin County Detention Center. |
| Fees: | There are no fees for adult basic education classes or GED testing. There are fees (depending on the type of class) for Adult and Community Education classes. |
| Address: | 108 Fairbanks Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-3460 |
| Fax: | (207) 778-2971 |
| E-mail: | fcabe@msln.net |
| Website: | http://www.fcae.msad9.k12.me.us/ |
| Contact: | Ray Therrien, Director |
| Clients: | Adults who need to acquire life skills, improve basic literacy skills, learn English as a second language, acquire or upgrade writing, math, or computer skills, attain high school credits for a diploma or entrance to college or technical school, and those aspiring to earn a GED. |
| Services: | Small group instruction in basic literacy skills, General Educational Development (GED) preparation and testing, high school diploma completion, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), job and career exploration, Life Skills for educationally challenged adults, and computer literacy. Adult Basic Education also provides a library program and educational classes at the Franklin County Detention Center. |
| Fees: | There are no fees for adult basic education classes or GED testing. There are fees (depending on the type of class) for Adult and Community Education classes. |
| Hours: | Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm; Friday, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm.
GED by appointment. There are some evening classes available for individual and computer instruction. |
| Address: | Mt. Abram High School
RR1 Box 760 Strong, ME 04983 |
| Location: | 1513 Salem Road
Salem Twp. |
| Phone: | (207) 678-2455 |
| E-mail: | gperlson@msad58.org |
| E-mail: | kburbank@msad58.org |
| Website: | http://www.pathwaypartners.org |
| Contact: | Gary Perlson, Director or Kirsten Burbank, Assistant Director |
| Services: | The Pathway Partners program is about raising the aspirations, skills and attitudes of young people to create a brighter future for the community and economy. Pathway Partners provides quality youth mentoring programs to schools and communities of Western Maine. |
| Address: | PO Box 97
Rangeley, ME 04970 |
| Location: | 43 Mendolia Road
Rangeley |
| Phone: | (207) 864-3311, ext. 126 |
| E-mail: | tstraub@rlrs.org |
| Website: | http://www.maineadulted.org/members.html |
| Contact: | Timothy Straub, Director |
| Services: | Small group instruction in basic literacy skills, General Educational Development (GED) preparation and testing, high school diploma completion, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), job and career exploration, Life Skills for educationally challenged adults, computer literacy, Family Literacy. |
| Fees: | There are no fees for adult basic education classes or GED testing. There are fees (depending on the type of class) for Adult and Community Education classes. |
| Address: | Waugh Road
(Off of Mosher Hill Road) Farmington, ME |
| Phone: | (207) 778-7159 |
| Contact: | Dr. Chris Magri |
| Services: | First Friday of each month, weather permitting, the public is invited to the observatory for a guided viewing. For open times as seasons and conditions change, call 778-7159 for a recorded message, or call Dr. Chris Magi at 778-7369. |
| Location: | 147 Farmington Falls Rd., Office 2
Farmington |
| Phone: | (207) 778-4650; 1-800-287-1478 (toll free) |
| E-mail: | cesfrk@umext.maine.edu |
| Website: | http://www.umext.maine.edu |
| Contact: | Ray Corey |
| Clients: | All persons welcome. |
| Services: | Provides Maine people with research-based information to help them live fuller and more productive lives. Assistance is available in many subjects including nutrition, family resource management, youth development, 4-H club work, insect and plant disease identification, agriculture, home food production and many others.
"The Growing Years" - a series of newsletters mailed to parents of children from birth to five years old. Free of charge. "Personal Consultation" - individual or group meetings and printed information on personal budgeting, nutrition, home-based business, gardening, and many other subjects. Source for water and soil testing. |
| Fees: | No fees for educational assistance; some minimal fees for specific services and materials. |
| Hours: | Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Address: | University of Maine at Farmington
86 Main Street Farmington, ME 04938 |
| Phone: | (207) 778-7297 |
| Fax: | (207) 778-7298 |
| E-mail: | lynnp@maine.maine.edu |
| Clients: | Low-income, potential first generation college students from 12 area target high schools in Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec, and Androscoggin counties. |
| Services: | Provides academic, social, and cultural support to high school students who are interested in going to college. |
| Fees: | Free, federally funded. |
| Hours: | Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |