“Philanthropy is something we can all be engaged in, regardless of financial means. Sometimes a simple conversation brings the hope and energy needed to fuel our work. We invite you to support Healthy Acadia your way, and send our sincere thanks for your partnership in building community health. ”
— Shoshona Smith, Director of Development at Healthy Acadia

Ways to Give

Every day, Healthy Acadia helps with important health needs and responds to new health challenges in Maine’s Hancock and Washington counties and beyond. We offer a wide variety of free programs and services that promote good health and help people stay well. By working together with community partners, we focus on preventing disease, encouraging healthy habits, and helping communities make lasting, positive changes.

As a non-profit organization, Healthy Acadia relies a combination of federal, state, and private grant funding to support the majority of our work. But we also depend on your generous support. Your contribution in any amount help us to continue and grow our programs, making a real and lasting difference in the lives of so many people across rural Downeast Maine.

Community support is absolutely key to our work. When grants end, your donations help to keep important health and wellness programs going. And when new health needs come up that aren’t covered by grants, your support helps us to respond quickly and serve our community.

There are so many ways you can contribute to the health of our communities in partnership with Healthy Acadia!

Support our Annual Fund

Healthy Acadia's Annual Fund is a key part of our year-long fundraising. It ensures we have the resources to quickly address the most urgent health needs in our community. When you contribute to our Annual Fund, you provide flexible, ready-to-use funds that help us respond quickly to new health priorities.

Your support has a direct and very meaningful impact on our everyday work. It helps fund important programs, maintain necessary resources, and provide training for our staff, Board of Directors, interns, and volunteers.

While every donation make a difference, we encourage your unrestricted gift or a gift directed to one of our eight general Focus Areas:

  • Strong Beginnings We support healthy growth and resilience at every stage, from birth through adulthood.

  • Healthy Food for All We work to ensure that all people have access to nutritious, affordable food, and to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

  • Active and Healthy Environments We work to ensure that our indoor and outdoor public spaces are safe, healthy, and promote physical activity and wellness.

  • Healthy Aging - We work to ensure everyone can age with strength, dignity, comfort, and grace.

  • Substance Prevention and Recovery - to support people of all ages to live lives free of substance misuse and substance use disorder, and to support individuals and their families throughout their recovery journey.

  • Health Promotion and Management - We work to strengthen community support for a wide range of health needs, from cancer patient navigation and stress relief to removing barriers and helping manage chronic disease and pain.

  • Basic Needs - We work to improve access to important resources that affect health, such as stable housing, safe transportation, healthy food, clean water, and help finding and using support services. This helps address social factors that may lead to poor health and health outcomes.

  • Health Equity - We work to remove obstacles to health and wellness resources, and to foster just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive communities that support the well-being of all people, regardless of background or circumstance.

Your gift, of any amount, brings us one step closer to reaching our $650,000 fundraising goal for fiscal year 2025.

Community support is absolutely essential to our mission. To see how your contribution makes a difference, view our financial statements and annual reports here.

Join us in making a difference by contributing to Healthy Acadia's Annual Fund today. Together, we can create a healthier and happier community.

Help Us Grow Our Endowed Funds

As we continue to expand our program offerings to meet the changing needs of our communities across Downeast Maine, we are also focusing on growing our endowed discretionary (unrestricted) funds, and we invite you to be part of this important effort.

A strong endowment will help us to remain strong and continue our work for years to come while providing the flexibility that allows us to quickly respond to new health challenges and ensure everyone has access to the care and services they need.

Join us in this important work! Visit our Planned Giving page to learn more about legacy giving and other ways you can contribute.

Join us in this effort with your generous contribution to our endowment today and play a crucial role in helping us to achieving this milestone.

Give to Healthy Acadia Your Way

Community support makes it possible for us to serve our region with nimbleness and creativity, ensuring a strong positive impact for people from all corners and all walks of life of Downeast Maine. With yours, we will continue to make health happen together. 

Whether you want to provide general support for our community health programs, to honor a loved one, or you are especially excited about one of our projects or initiatives, please consider donating today!

Click here to donate online, or donate by mail by sending your gift to Healthy Acadia, ATTN Development Team, PO Box 1710, Ellsworth, ME, 04605.

We also welcome you to be in touch by emailing our Development Team at Development@HealthyAcadia.org or calling Shoshona Smith, Director of Development, at (207) 667-7171 Ext. 210. We always love to hear from you!

Thank you for your support. We appreciate you!

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updated February 2025