Healthy Eating & Active Living

Only 23.8% of Maine High School students ate fruit two or more times per day during the past seven days.

– Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey

Nutrition & Exercise

Healthy eating and active living are vital components to living healthy lives! But access to healthy foods and opportunities for exercise can vary across households and communities. We work to provide our community with programming, resources, and education that allow all to thrive and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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All Season Activity Guide for Southern Midcoast Maine

Get active, get outside!

Find your local trails, ponds, parks, and community wellness spaces.

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SNAP-Ed

SNAP-ed works to make nutritional education accessible to everyone.

Find local programs in your area, tips for shopping and eating healthy on a budget, and guides on physical activity.

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Mid Coast Center for Community Health & Wellness

Mid Coast Hospital’s Center for Community Health & Wellness offers a variety of health and well being classes, treatment resources, and educational tools.

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Outdoor Activities for Families & Community

Harpswell Heritage Land Trust

Harpswell area guide to outdoor spaces and local resources.

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust

Brunswick & Topsham guide to outdoor spaces and local resources.

Androscoggin Brunswick-Topsham Riverwalk

Find maps, parking locations, and pictures of the Androscoggin Riverwalk.

Outdoor & Recreational Spaces for Youth

Teens to Trails

Teens to Trails works with schools to build meaningful relationships between students, caring adults and the natural world by sharing time together outdoors. Through Outdoor Clubs at local schools, Teens to Trails provides training, financial support, and reliable resources they need to start and sustain an exciting Outdoor Club at their school.

Find one near you or start your own!

BATH

Bath Area YMCA

303 Centre St, Bath, ME 04530

Midcoast Youth Center & Skate Park

4 Old Brunswick Rd, Bath, ME 04530

McMann Athletic Complex

181 Congress Ave, Bath, ME 04530

BRUNSWICK

Brunswick Landing YMCA

24 Venture Ave, Brunswick, ME 04011

Coffin Pond Recreation Area

174 River Rd, Brunswick, ME 04011

Mid Coast Center for Community Health & Wellness

South Entrance, 329 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011

Brunswick Area Teen Center

35 Union St, Brunswick, ME 04011

TOPSHAM

Foreside Recreation

86 Foreside Road, Topsham, ME 04086

Topsham Public Library Eagle Path

25 Foreside Rd, Topsham, ME 04086

BOWDOINHAM

Matthew Townsend Parker Memorial Skate Park

6 Main St, Bowdoinham, ME 04008

Community Food Resources

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention

A food security agency in Brunswick, Maine offering free groceries and meals through food pantries and soup kitchens.

Find food pantries and summer lunches near you & connect with local gleaners and sharing tables.

Maine SNAP-Ed

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is a federally funded grant program. SNAP-Ed is evidence-based and helps people make their SNAP dollars stretch, teaches them how to cook healthy meals, and lead physically active lifestyles.

Find free nutrition classes near you & get free healthy recipes, budget tips, and nutrition basics.

Let’s Go!

Let’s Go! is a community engagement initiative working with communities to create environments that support healthy choices. They partner with schools, school nutrition programs, early care and education programs, and out-of-school programs to help create spaces where the healthy choice is the easy choice.

Find out if your child’s school or childcare program is a Let’s Go! partner.