Gracias, Mama: Mother’s Day Event
Our 8th annual Mother’s Day Celebration was a wonderful opportunity for community members to come together and to celebrate mothers. On Saturday, May 10th, families gathered at the Milbridge Elementary school gymnasium to do just that. The gym, adorned with streamers, balloons, papel picado, paper flowers, and lit-up budding trees, was the backdrop as families enjoyed many dishes brought for the potluck dinner. Meanwhile, Mano en Mano’s
Celebrating La Posada
We celebrated our 4th Annual Holiday Posada on December 7th at the EdGE Center in Cherryfield. A posada is a Mexican cultural tradition that takes place in December in the days leading up to Christmas. In context it means “hospitality” or a space to stay—welcoming friends in for a meal and festivities. With festive decorations and great food, the building turns into a place for sharing, fun,
Kids Love Mano en Mano’s First Soccer Camp!
This July, Mano en Mano ran its first soccer clinic for children ages 3-10! The idea grew out of a desire to have a community activity for kids during the summer, because there aren’t camps or accessible activities for young kids in our rural county. We had learned from our Community Needs Assessment that many families and clients desired more for their children to do for
Mano en Mano Celebrates Pilot iPad Project
A celebration with parents and children this past Saturday marked the conclusion of a 5-month pilot program at Mano en Mano called Comienza en Casa (“It Starts at Home”), a family literacy project supporting preschool and Kindergarten children’s early learning and integrating the use of an iPad in the home. Developed by our Migrant Education Coordinator Ana Blagojevic in partnership with early childhood education
Mano en Mano Group Visits Small Local Farm
Saturday, May 26th was a beautiful, sunny day and especially fun for several pre-school age children and their families. Ana Blagojevic, our Migrant Education Coordinator, had organized a field trip to Creekside Farm in Milbridge. Creekside Farm is a small family farm run by Suzanne Brown and Eric Morrison that raises grass-fed beef and pigs, but they also have a barnyard full of animals