How can we help?
Washington Hancock Community Agency is a community action agency dedicated to fighting poverty and helping low-income people in Down East Maine. We offer a wide range of services including heating assistance, transportation, weatherization, small business assistance, tax preparation and more.
WHCA brings community resources together to help people in Washington County and Hancock County achieve self-sufficiency and a better quality of life.
A message from our Executive Director
Timothy King, WHCA Executive
DirectorFor more than 40 years, WHCA has been helping people improve their lives by providing programs that encourage families to become self-sufficient and respond to their basic needs as well as programs that offer them a brighter future. WHCA has created a number of innovative programs that make a difference in the lives of families in Down East Maine. I hope you find the information on our website to be helpful and enlightening.
If you need help and don't find it on this website, call us and we'll do our best to make sure you get what you need. If you can help us help others, we appreciate your support.
In a time when my faith in people was very low, WHCA showed me I could trust them. This I will never forget, 'cause WHCA in my book is the best."
~ April Morse
WHCA NEWS
Would you like to gain control over your financial situation and improve your quality of ...
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New Business Loan Officer Joins WHCA
Carla Britton has joined Washington Hancock Community Agency as part of the Down East Business ...
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Parenting Workshops in Machias
A series of four workshops ,sponsored by Washington County Council to Prevent Child Abuse and ...
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IWW Business Training Course in Calais Starts Soon
Roland Bechard has joined Down East Business Alliance and is now staffing our new Calais ...
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FUNDERS
Camden National Bank Sponsors Maine Farmers' Market Convention
The second annual Maine Farmers' Market Convention has backing by bankers. Sarah Joy Chaples of ...
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Bank of America Charitable Foundation has provided a grant of $4,000 to support the Maine ...
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New Sponsor for Maine Farmers' Market Convention
Northeast Farm Credit AgEnhancement has donated $1,500 to support the Maine Farmers' Market Convention. The ...
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Betterment Fund Supports Maine Farmers' Market Convention
The Betterment Fund has awarded Down East Business Alliance a $15,000 grant to support the ...
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Ladd Charitable Corporation Provides Lead Gift
Friendship Cottage is one step closer to the purchase of a wheelchair accessible van thanks ...
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