Our Partners
HAH Steering Committee
Why We Decided To Take Action!
A Special Thanks to Those Who Helped Found Harpswell Aging at Home 2015-2016
hah@hah.community (207) 833-5771
With an average age of 56.9 years, Harpswell is Maine's 'oldest' town of more than 3,000 residents. Our number of older residents is growing while our younger population is declining. This makes it difficult for older adults to find local help.
Since more than one-third of older Harpswell residents do not have enough resources to meet basic expenses, many folks cannot pay for the simple home repair and help with chores they need.
*Dave Brown, Co-Chair
Bob Bauman
Anne Taft
Charlene Boulais
John Ferraro
*Hugh Hardcastle
Surrey Hardcastle
*Jess Maurer, Co-Chair
Judy Muller
*Peg Orlando
*Hollie Vanderzee
*Dorothy Wentworth, Secretary
Kate Wolf
Rick Daniel, Ex Officio Member
Jay McCreight, Ex Officio Member
*Executive Committee
Committees
Chores and Food Committee
Chair: Surrey Hardcastle
Communications Committee
Chair: Hollie Vanderzee
Health and Wellness Committee
Chair: Charlene Boulais
Home Repairs Committee
Chair: Bob Bauman
Transportation Committee
Co-Chairs: Hugh Hardcastle
and Jess Maurer
Formally founded in July, 2015, Harpswell Aging at Home (HAH) is a grassroots community organization created, maintained, and led by older Harpswell residents. We are committed to fostering low-cost or no-cost initiatives that help older adults thrive while aging at home. Our overall goal is to help older adults find the services they need to age in place.
The Community Assessment found 41% of survey respondents who were unaware of elder services also needed to access them. As we age, we need access to information about services available to help.