Meeting Minutes 2/13/2026

In person meeting at Longreach, Maine Maritime Museum, Attendees: Mark Hymbaugh, Tommy, Barbara, Polly, Janet, Jess, Kelly, Karin, Marla, Allison, Deirdra, Jim,

Guest Speaker Mark Hymbaugh with Sagadahoc Country Emergency Management present to collaborate with us:

●      Community Navigation - Case manager role. This time of year getting requests for heat assistance, CMP, food, etc. He likes to get to know programs for screening purposes.

●      Housing is so difficult. Expose people to properties that might fit their situation.

●      Empower people to be self-sustaining. Send people with a plan.

●      Addiction and recovery is a piece of what he did at Lincoln County. His assistance is limited to Sagadahoc County residents.

●      How many counties in Maine have a community navigator? Lincoln and Sagadahoc - Maybe Penbay Y might start?

●      Hospitals have people who do this work. The qualification window is very narrow. Point people to the other groups that have the funding

●      Example: friend hit retirement age, didn’t know what to do next with social security. Helped him make calls, get resources he needed, help with applications, etc.

●      Office hours - will work when people know Mark is there. If we know of an event where Mark could run into the people who’d like assistance, let him know and he’ll show up.

●      3 biggest obstacles in his position - transportation, money, housing.

●      Connection with health officers - he tries to ride along.

●      Community connector - Fed Gov’t someone in Bowdoinham. Tom Mahony / Harpswell

●      Deirdra will share Mark’s email [mhymbaugh@sagadahoccountyme.gov].

●      Mark shared flyers that he uses to make connections with people in need of his services.

●      Nurse Navigators - Mark has met with the head, Kerri Escency. Very similar to what Mark does. Complex Care Case Managers.

AARP Challenge Grant. Key points - residents really liked the listening sessions. A lot was learned. People are not ready for emergencies.

●      AARP Challenge Grant • Listening Sessions Completed •

●      Number of Attendees: Arrowsic-16 • Bath-13 • Georgetown-14 • Phippsburg-15 • West Bath-10 • Woolwich-12

●      Number of RAVE: Signups Arrowsic-7, Bath-7, Georgetown-5, Phippsburg-5, West Bath-7, Woolwich-4

●      RAVE Phil, "Chaos", and Ashley learning and sharing knowledge how to help people

●      Assess what is important - flashlight, whistle,

●      December 11 3:30-4:30

●      Next Steps -Final Action Report- Due 12/31. Draft from Deirdra and Michele to present at 12/11 December AFCLK Monthly meeting.

●      Still need to figure out how to disseminate Emergency Preparedness Bags

Next week - putting emergency bags together at Morse High School with students in the Fishbowl, afternoon

●      Community Emergency Response Teams Project will be launched in 2026 in Sagadahoc County under Ashley Day's leadership.

●      Enough funds for 150 bags.

●      Assemble Emergency Preparedness Bags: date and location: November 19th, 2:15-3:15 Morse High School. Michele and Deirdra will be setting up @ 1:00. Feel free to come earlier. Consider donating to the Morse High School.

Bath Tech Culinary Cafe

●      January 2026 Mtg Social - Lunch at Bath Tech Culinary Cafe. Will need to find out when the lunch cafe is open to the public, they will have a set lunch schedule.

VTP AFCLK update- Karin

●      VTP Woolwich 16 riders, 7 active. First time experience with a client having dementia who goes to day care. Four times we tried to organize a pickup at the hospital after a procedure, only once the round trip worked out. Complicated environment, so much happening. Someone else gave a ride home. Difficult piece, otherwise doing well.

●      145 round trips, 2300 miles since they started in May.

●      Volunteers spend over 200 hours driving.

●      Georgetown - 31 round trips. 1700 miles. 80 hours, 8 clients.

●      Arrowsic - 1 ride, soon a second ride. Patricia presented group VTP program to Moving Maine, a larger group for transportation. ITNA Rides in Sight. Want to have a campaign to recruit volunteer drivers, maybe give help to Bath?

Susan Ellis is stepping away from the group; we will miss having her collaboration.

Next Monthly meeting date and location: December 11, 3:30-4:30 MMM

MORSE HIGH SCHOOL FOOD PANTRY Serving students for 17 years, the Morse High School Food Pantry is located in the Morse Library. The food pantry provides services to approximately 85 students per day.

●      We are in need of canned goods, snack foods (individually packaged), a If you would like to donate to the Morse High School Food Pantry, the following is a list of suggested food and personal hygiene items:

●      Applesauce • Canned Fruit • Canned Vegetables • Soup • Pretzels • Nutri-Grain® Bars • Granola Bars • Peanut Butter Crackers • Goldfish® • Cheez-Its® • Animal Crackers

●      Questions? Please contact Dawn Lee (dlee@rsu1.org) or Brenda Fagan (bfagan@rsu1.org), Morse High School Library, 443-8250, extension 1080. Thank you!