Our Partners

Our Partners

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Houlton provides local residents access to the resources and expertise of the University of Maine right here in Aroostook County, and specifically the greater Houlton area. Through educational programs, publications, news, and events, the Cooperative Extension delivers unbiased, research-based information–from nutrition and agriculture to natural resources for homes, businesses, and farms. The Cooperative Extension also conducts the state’s most successful 4-H program. The 4-H program has been a leader in positive youth development providing hands-on educational and leadership programs for nearly 30,000 youths in Maine.

TRIO (Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, Maine Educational Opportunity Center)

The mission of TRIO’s Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search (ETS) programs are to generate, in eligible participants, the skills and motivation needed for success in school and beyond. The services include academic advising, tutoring, college visits, cultural events and a residential summer program on the UMPI campus. TRIO serves students in all 16 Aroostook County high schools and is present in most County middle schools. The Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) is also a part of the TRIO program and is designed for adult learners, and has a mission to increase awareness of the post-secondary educational opportunities available to Maine’s low income, first generation adults who desire to pursue a post-secondary education. MEOC also assists eligible adults in successfully matching career goals to education pathways with the goal of ultimately earning a college degree.