Network News & Updates
Gratitude Builds Great Teams
November is a month when we tend to think a little more about gratitude and the people we appreciate. For many of us, work takes up a significant part of our week. We spend a lot of time with coworkers, supervisors, employees, and the people we serve. Think about the...
Great Conversations Build Great Workplaces
Every workplace has difficult conversations. Questions come up. Concerns arise. Mistakes happen. Disagreements are inevitable. The goal isn't to eliminate those moments. The goal is to create a workplace where people feel comfortable enough to have honest...
Connection Builds Stronger Teams
Think back to a manager, supervisor, teacher, or mentor who made a positive difference in your life. Chances are, you remember more than what they taught you or the work you did together. You remember how they made you feel. Seen. Heard. Respected. Supported....
Building Stronger Workplaces: Recognizing Employees
Workplace culture plays an important role in attracting, engaging, and retaining employees. While competitive wages and benefits matter, people also want to work in environments where they feel valued, respected, and supported. One simple way to strengthen workplace...
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The Community Caring Collaborative and Sunrise County Economic Council, with the assistance of a dedicated design team made up of local human resource managers, community with personal experience with substance use disorder and employment challenges, local business owners and managers, and representation from the Maine Department of Labor created a Recovery Friendly Workplace Network to assist Washington County employers in supporting existing employees and new hires who may be impacted by alcohol/substance use, or are in recovery. Many network design partners are also core partners who have banded together to support the Network into the future.
The Washington County Recovery Friendly Workplace Network is an active partner in a coalition of hubs informing and connecting Maine’s Recovery Friendly Workplace Program.