Filling out college financial aid forms is one thing, but how do you prepare for it? It's important to know the impact of income and asset types before filling out forms, otherwise thousands of dollars in potential aid may be missed. Instructor: Josh Bartlett

An in-depth look at many of the potential methods for funding college including loans, scholarships, and savings. Instructor: Josh Bartlett

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Do you have questions about Medicare? This informative, lively educational event will help you understand the basics of Medicare in relatable, easy-to-understand language. In addition, you will receive useful tips about how to choose a plan best suited to you in time for the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) beginning October 15th. Tim Harrigan is a Senior Benefits Specialist with Harrigan Insurance Services, Inc. He has 25 years' experience in the insurance industry and, as an independent agent, represents all the major Medicare plans in Maine and New Hampshire. Instructors: Tim Harrigan & Andy Trowbridge

Sign up here if you would like to register for orientation and assessment for our CNA class. We partner with the quality facility Durgin Pines to help you learn the caring skills you need to earn your certificate and employment. Online Class is: February 5, 2024 Classes will be on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 8am-2pm In-person at Durgin Pines: LAB: TBD CLINICAL: TBD Please note: This is not an actual registration for the class. You must complete an orientation and assessment. The dates for orientation and assessment are: You must have confirmation from Buffy (207-344-3879) at Durgin Pines in order to be officially registered for the class. Continuum employees have preferred seating.

If you work for Durgin Pines, you can earn as you learn they will pay you to take the class, therefore the call is free. If don't want to work for Durgin Pines you can pay for the class yourself it's $1250.

Join FAME’s College Savings Counselor, Maire Pelletier, in dissecting Erin Lowery’s Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. This book club is great for someone looking for an introduction to different investment-related topics. In Lowery’s second edition of the Broke Millennial financial book series, she addresses some of the biggest questions early investors have, such as: 

  *  Should I invest while paying down student loans?   *  How do I invest in a socially responsible way?   *  What about robo-advisors and apps--are any of them any good?   *  Where can I look online for investment advice? 

Students will need to purchase their own copy of the book to participate.  

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Scholarships can go a long way in helping students cover college costs, but being successful in the scholarship application process can take some work. In this session you’ll learn to build and work your own scholarship application plan. You’ll also learn about and try out different scholarship websites, learn how to best use a scholarship information tracker, and learn to avoid some of the challenges of the scholarship process. Students and parents interested in learning about the scholarship process can join Jessica Whittier, College Access Counselor with the Finance Authority of Maine for this 1 hour workshop as we talk scholarships.

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The Federal Student Loan repayment pause ends on October 1st. Are you ready? Would you like to know more about the options available to you when paying back your student loans? Would you like to learn more about how to consolidate loans to make repayment smoother? Whether you have recently graduated from college or have been repaying your students loans for a long time, join us to learn how to best manage your student loan repayment. Join a money specialist from The Finance Authority of Maine as we cover these topics and more. In this virtual workshop we’ll discuss federal and private student loan repayment as well as Public Service Loan Forgiveness for federal student loans. We’ll share the necessary resources for successful student loan repayment – including an overview of federal student loan consolidation and private education loan refinancing. Bring your questions and join us for this 1-hour virtual workshop.

Adulting is tough. Finances can be one of the trickiest parts of adulthood. Whether you’ve been Adulting for decades or are just getting started, banking basics, spending plans, credit scores and useful tools and apps are available to make the whole Adulting thing a little bit easier. Join Jessica Whittier from the Finance Authority of Maine for this 1-hour virtual workshop as we dive into some adulting money basics together.

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