Downeast Horizons Inc

Located in Ellsworth, Maine, the Washington Hancock Community Agency is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, private corporation and community action program that serves the Washington and Hancock counties in Maine. It provides home ownership opportunities for income-eligible families. It offers a variety of services, including training, technical assistance, business counseling, financing, and business-to-business networking opportunities to assist tourism-related business owners. The Washington Hancock Community Agency offers a child subsidiary program that provide assistance with the cost of child care for eligible families and children. It coordinates various activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect through education and coordination of community efforts. The agency also sponsors the Baby Think It Over program that provides education about proper care of children through the use of realistic, computerized babies.