Mission & Goals
Our Mission
“The ARC strengthens and supports our island community by creating opportunities for people to connect; by mentoring students as they develop life skills through hands-on learning; and by promoting innovative enterprise to diversify the economy of Vinalhaven.”
The ARC’s current specific goals are to:
Enhance Downtown Vibrancy: maintain a community space for learning and social enterprise that serves over 500 local residents and over 2,500 visitors each year
Engage, Educate, and Employ Young Islanders: help to create a thriving and sustainable local economy, through community education, social enterprise, and local farming initiatives, which retain young people in productive work year round
Market Island Foods: support local agriculture and foster the growth of healthy food systems by offering a viable marketing outlet to local growers and by giving the community easy, affordable access to local food
Provide Middle and High School Education: offer hands-on, standards-based, life-skills programs for students under the guidance of educator/mentors in collaboration with the Vinalhaven Public School
