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Knox County Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources” June 14, 2012 0
Knox County
Community Network Forum
“A Celebration of Community Resources”June 14, 2012
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1. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midcoast Maine2. Child and Family Services – Children’s Behavioral Health Services3. Five Town Communities That Care4. G.E.A.R. Parent Network5. Harbor Family Services6. Home Counselors, Inc. (HCI)
Alternative Response Program (ARP, formerly Community Intervention Project)7. Home Counselors, Inc. (HCI)
Family Reunification Program (FRP)8. Home Counselors, Inc. (HCI)
Home and Community Based Treatment (HCT)9. Home Counselors, Inc. (HCI)
Homeless Youth Outreach Project10. Kennebec Behavioral Health – MST/MSTPSB Program11. Knox County Community Health Coalition12. Maine Department of Corrections – Juvenile Services13. Maine Department of Labor at Rockland Career Center14. Maine Parent Federation15. Midcoast Maine Community Action – Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program16. New Hope for Women17. Penquis Child Development – Head Start and Early Head Start18. Public Health Nursing19. Restorative Justice Project and the Midcoast20. Shields Mission Project of the First Congregational Church of Camden21. Sweetser22. University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name –
Agency/Program Name – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midcoast Maine
Services offered –
Our mission is to provide children in Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot and Waldo Counties facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported, 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Our vision is that all children achieve success in life.
Service area/locations – Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot and Waldo Counties
Who is eligible – youth in grades 5-8 facing adversity ( primarily single parent, low income, struggling socially academically)
Costs/fee information – We fundraise the program cost so there is no fee.
Updates/changes in service – Increase from 360 to 560 youth served in the past year, including an expansion to Penobscot County.
Contact information/email – 16 School St. Suite 201 Rockland, ME [email protected]
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name –Lynn Dorso
Agency/Program Name – Child and Family Services - Children’s Behavioral Health
Services offered – Information and referral to local resources
Service area/locations – Cover 9 counties, Kennebec, Somerset, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford, Sagadahoc
Who is eligible – Children’s ages 0 to 21st birthday, with mental health or Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
Costs/fee information - no cost
Updates/changes in service – We provide information and referral services about resources that you may need as a parent of a child with special needs. We have many resource lists such as support groups, medical profes-sionals, Case management and in home supports, etc.
Contact information/ email –[email protected] 624-5263
WebSite : http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cbhs/index.shtml
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name –
Agency/Program Name – Five Town Communities That Care
Services offered – Guiding Good Choices parent workshop series, STAR after school program, technical assistance and training to youth serving agencies (in evaluation, program delivery, and prevention science). Certified Guiding Good Choices, Communities That Care, Inhalant Prevention, and Gatekeeper trainers available.
Service area/locations – Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport for direct service programming. We deliver training and technical assistance globally. Who is eligible – all residents of Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport for no cost services, others for fee.
Costs/fee information – Services offered at no cost within Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport. Training and technical assistance offered at reduced rates in Maine, at competitive rates (varies according to content covered) elsewhere. Updates/changes in service – Our training and technical assistance activities have greatly increased in the last year.
Contact information/email –
Five Town Communities That Care219 Meadow Street-2nd Floor, P.O. Box 1135Rockport, ME 04856(207)236-9800 [office](207)322-9262 [mobile][email protected]: FiveTownCTCBlog: www.fivetownctc.blogspot.com
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 14, 2012, Rockland City Council Chambers, 270 Pleasant Street, Rockland
Presenter name –Presenter name – Norm LeBlanc is the Regional Parent Support Coordinator in Knox, Lincoln & Sagadahoc Counties and the Greater Brunswick & Harpswell area. Norm will gladly come & do a presentation for the staff of any agency or program that asks him to do so.
Agency/Program Name Agency/Program Name –– G.E.A.R. Parent Network is a state-wide program of Crisis and Counseling Centers, 10 Caldwell Road in Augusta.
Services offered –Services offered – G.E.A.R. Parent Network offers Encouragement and Parent-to-Parent Support through monthly Parent Support Groups, Workshops and by Telephone. G.E.A.R. empowers parents of children with Behavioral Health Needs to effect life decisions based on their family’s strengths, needs and culture by providing safe and supportive avenues for: emotional support, problem solving, sharing common experiences, navigating the maze of the Maine System of Care, seeking knowledge about community supports and advocacy.
G.E.A.R. Parent Support Groups & Workshops are currently offered in the following locations within the Southern Mid Coast Area:
1st Thursday of every Month – 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Mobius, Inc. located at 319 Main Street in Damariscotta.
2nd Monday of every Month – 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Brunswick Junior High School , located at 65 Columbia Drive in Brunswick. (The Brunswick Parent Support Group does not meet during the months of July & August )
3rd Thursday of every Month – 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Mid Coast Maine Community Action located at 34 Wing Farm Parkway in Bath.
(The Bath Parent Support Group does not meet during the months of July & August )
3rd Thursday of every Month – 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Physicians Building, Conference Room D (Ground Floor) at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, located at 4 Glen Cove Drive in Rockport.
Service area/locations –Service area/locations – Norm LeBlanc serves as the Regional Parent Support Coordinator in Knox, Lincoln & Sagadahoc Counties & Brunswick & Harpswell. Who is eligible –Who is eligible – Any Family who cares for a child with Behavioral Health Needs.
Costs/fee information –Costs/fee information – G.E.A.R. programs are offered free of charge to Parents, Care Givers & Professionals who care for or provide services to a child with Behavioral Health Needs.
Contact information/email:Contact information/email:
Norm LeBlancRegional Parent Support Coordinator
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G.E.A.R. Parent NetworkKnox, Lincoln & Sagadahoc Counties;Brunswick & Harpswell10 Caldwell Road, Augusta, ME 04330721-0161 or [email protected]
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Annie Gray
Agency/Program Name – Harbor Family Services, Program Manager of Community Services
Services offered – Family services including Residential, Home Counseling Treatment, BHP, Outpatient Services, Substance Abuse Treatment, and Medication Management
Service area/locations – Knox County with offices in Northport and Rockport
Who is eligible – Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Costs/fee information - We bill at the MaineCare rate. Outpatient is $84.00/hr, TCM $86.08/hr, HCT $57.44-$93.12/hr, Med Mgt $223.08-$255.00/hr, Zenith program $60.00/hr,
Updates/changes in service –
Contact information/email – [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Home Counselors Inc. (HCI)Supervised Family Visitation Program
Contact – Cheryl Browne, LSW, Supervisor
Services offered – The Supervised Family Visitation Program provides supervision in a safe, nurturing environment for visits between children in the care or custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, and members of their family, as well as separated/divorced parents in a high conflict situation.
The primary objective of the Supervised Family Visitation Program is to provide:
Skilled observation and assessment of parent-child inter-actions
Education of appropriate parenting skills during sched-uled visits
Parenting alternatives that enhance and nurture family re-lationships
Assurance of child safety and comfort
Service area/locations - Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, Somerset, Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Cumberland and Androscoggin Counties
Who is eligible – Families referred by the Department of Health and Human Services and court ordered referrals for families not involved with the Department.
Costs/fee information - Services are funded by Maine Department of Health and Human Services for DHHS referred families. Private pay is accepted for self-referrals.
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Contact information/email:Main Office @ 375 Main Street ▪ Rockland, ME 04841(207) 596-0359 ▪ FAX (207) 596-0350Toll free – 1-888-425-5424Visitation Sites located in Belfast, Damariscotta, Augusta, Madison, Bath, Portland, Lewiston and Rockland.Email: [email protected]: http://www.homecounselorsinc.org
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Home Counselors Inc. (HCI)Alternative Response Program (ARP, formerly Community Intervention Project)
Contact – Sue Webber, LSW, Supervisor
Services offered – Individualized, short term case management is provided for low to moderate risk families referred by DHHS to ensure children at risk of abuse and neglect (and their families) receive services appropriate to their level of assessed risk. Services include:
Assessment & identification of individual/family needs Organization of Family Team meetings and creation of
family plan Ongoing assessment of child safety, risk, or danger Connecting families to community services including;
o Substance Abuseo Domestic Violenceo Counselingo Medical and Mental Health Needso Financial Assistanceo Food Assistanceo Housing Needs
Service area/locations - Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset and Kennebec Counties.
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Who is eligible – Families referred by DHHS due to reports of child abuse and neglect within the family. Cases referred by State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services and HCI.
Costs/fee information - There is no cost to youth or families directly. Services are funded by Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and MaineCare.
Contact information/email:Main Office @ 375 Main Street ▪ Rockland, ME 04841(207) 596-0359 ▪ FAX (207) 596-0350Toll free - 1-888-425-5424Email: [email protected]: http://www.homecounselorsinc.org
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Home Counselors Inc. (HCI)Family Reunification Program (FRP)
Contact – Kate Clement, LCSW, Supervisor
Services offered – The Family Reunification Program (FRP) is a voluntary home-based service offered to families who have children in DHHS custody due to abuse or neglect. The goal of FRP is to increase successful reunification of families and decrease the amount of time a child spends in an out of home placement.
By using the Strengthening Families parenting program, FRP helps the family identify existing family strengths and natural supports so that families can resolve safety issues and maintain a safe and nurturing environment for their children.
The FRP Team includes a Master’s level clinician and a trained family support worker who can offer support “after hours” for emergencies. Services are time limited to 4 months, with an option for a two month extension upon DHHS approval. The FRP team works intensively with the family from 7 to 18 hours per week depending on where the family is in their reunification process.
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Service area/locations – Knox, Waldo, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties.
Who is eligible – Families are referred to FRP by the Department of Health and Human Services, have demonstrated some progress towards reunification, and are ready for their children to return home within 30 days. Priority is given to families with children who have been out of the home for less than six months. Secondary priority is given to families with children who have been out of home for six months or longer.
State referred cases provided by the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Costs/fee information – There is no fee for service as FRP is paid for by a grant from the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Department of Health and Human Services.
For more information, please contact our office:
Main Office @ 375 Main Street ▪ Rockland, ME 04841(207) 596-0359 ▪ FAX (207) 596-0350Toll free - 1-888-425-5424Email: [email protected]: http://www.homecounselorsinc.org
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Home Counselors Inc. (HCI)Home & Community Based Treatment (HCT)
Contact – Kate Clement, LCSW
Overview: This is an intensive service for children and their families. This is a clinical, home and community based mental health treatment service. This service is for children with serious emotional disorders. This service has a community and home based setting. This service has active parent involvement. Treatment is provided by a Treatment Team which includes at least one clinician and one
certified behavioral health professional (BHP). The service will typically last from 1-6 months. The team will meet with the child and family typically from 2-10 hours per week.
Goals of HCT: To help change how the children and their families work together so they don’t need long
lasting mental health services. To help families understand their child’s behavior and development better by looking at
their child’s strengths and challenges. To teach families how to react differently to their child’s behaviors.
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To use more natural and community supports to help positive change last, long after the mental health services are finished.
Service area/locations - Primary locals include Knox, Waldo, and Lincoln Counties. Will consider referrals from Kennebec and Sagadahoc Counties on space available basis.
Who is eligible: Child age 0-20 Child is a MaineCare member The child has DSM IV diagnosis or DC 0-3 diagnosis, which has lasted or is expected to
last for one year (HCI can provide assessment and diagnosis)
Costs/fee information - Services are funded by MaineCare (Medicaid). Private pay by arrangement.
Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services
To make a referral, please contact our office:
Main Office @ 375 Main Street ▪ Rockland, ME 04841(207) 596-0359 ▪ FAX (207) 596-0350Toll free - 1-888-425-5424Email: [email protected]: http://www.homecounselorsinc.org
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Home Counselors Inc. (HCI)Homeless Youth Outreach Project
Contact- Amy Koehling LSW
Services offered – The Homeless Youth Outreach Project offers advocacy, education and support services to homeless and at risk youth including:
Family conflict resolution and mediation Intensive, goal-directed counseling Independent living skill development Outreach and referrals to other community supports
The primary objective of the Outreach Project is to assist youth with establishing or maintaining:
Safe, secure and stable housing Placement in a school or education program
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Service area/locations - Waldo, Knox and Lincoln, Sagadahoc Counties & offshore islands
Who is eligible – Youth under 21 years of age who are: Homeless or at risk of being homeless, such as
o Runaway, locked-out or kicked outo Sleeping on the street or in an emergency sheltero Living alone and facing evictiono At risk of running away, being locked-out or kicked
outo Couch surfing
Willing to participate in services Willing to allow HCI to obtain consent from a parent or le-
gal guardian (if under 18), and Identified in or have a family that resides in either Waldo,
Knox or Lincoln Sagadahoc Counties and the offshore is-lands
Costs/fee information - There is no cost to youth or families directly. Services are funded by Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and HCI.
Contact information/email:Main Office @ 375 Main Street ▪ Rockland, ME 04841(207) 596-0359 ▪ FAX (207) 596-0350Toll free - 1-888-425-5424Email: [email protected]: http://www.homecounselorsinc.org
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Melissa Winchester, Director, MST Services
Agency/Program Name – Kennebec Behavioral Health- MST/ MSTPSB Programs
Services offered – Outpatient Psychiatry and Mental Health Care, Community Support Program, School-Based Services, Multisystemtic Therapy (MST), Family Behavioral Health and Visitation Services, Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders Program, Vocational Clubhouses, and Independent, Transitional and Supported Housing: Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan locations
Service area/locations - 14 Sites in Central Maine and programs reaching from the Western Maine Mountains to the coast
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Who is eligible – Each program has specific eligibility criteria and questions about programs can be readily answered by calling Access Center staff at 1-888-322-2136
MST/MSTPSB Services: Eligibility: Child is 12-17- Traditional MST Services Child is 10-17 for MSTPSB Services Child has an identified mental health diagnosis. Child is at risk of out of home placement, or service will facilitate reunification. At least one adult member of the family is willing to participate in the service.
Priority given to children or youth with one or more of the following: Involvement with the correctional system: where service is an alternative to placement in a correction
facility; or is returning from a juvenile correctional facility or residential care facility Identified problem sexual behavior that requires treatment (can serve youth who are 10-17.5) Physical aggression and/or threats to harm others
Costs/fee information - All types of insurance are accepted and a sliding scale fee is available for some programs. Questions about programs can be readily answered by calling Access Center staff at 1-888-322-2136. MST services are paid for by Mainecare Updates/changes in service – Program is fully staffed and able to take referrals in all of Lincoln County, please contact Melissa or Rhoberta to make referrals
Contact information/email – Melissa Winchester, LCPC Rhoberta Michaels, [email protected] [email protected] 66 Stone Street 66 Stone Street Augusta ME 04330 Augusta ME 04330207-314-5664 207-314-6642
Age groups served (please circle) - (0-5) (6-10) (12-18) or General Services
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenters’ Names – Nancy Laite, Healthy Maine Partnership Program Specialist John Sommo, Health Education and Prevention Specialist
Agency/Program Name – Knox County Community Health Coalition (KCCH), a Local Healthy Maine Partnership
Services offered – KCCHC provides health promotion and disease prevention information and education across the life span for Knox County to: support tobacco-free living, promote physical activity, encourage healthy eating, prevent underage substance abuse, advance worksite wellness, educate about chronic disease self-
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management, and promote awareness about lead poisoning prevention.
Service area/locations - Knox County is the service area, including the islands of Vinalhaven, North Haven, and Matinicus. Who is eligible – All Knox County residents across the lifespan are eligible: individuals as well as families, parents and parent groups, youth, schools, employers/employees, agencies and organizations, food pantries, law enforcement, hospitals, retailers, landlords/property managers, tenants, contractors … the community at large. Costs/fee information - We are a Local Healthy Maine Partnership (HMP) that provides FREE resources via Maine DHHS and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (MeCDC), the Office of Substance Abuse (OSA), Maine Department of Education (DOE), and primarily supported by the Fund for a Healthy Maine along with federal grants from US CDC, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), DOE, and the Maine Women’s Fund. Updates/changes in service – None
Agency/Program listed on 211Maine? – Yes
Contact information/email – Connie Putnam, [email protected] Nancy Laite, [email protected]
John Sommo, [email protected]
Knox County Community Health CoalitionA Local Healthy Maine Partnership
120 Union StreetRockport, ME 04856
236-6313http://www.penbayymca.net/index.htm
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Timothy P. McLaughlin, JCCO
Agency/Program Name – Maine Department of Corrections – Juvenile Services
Services offered – Juvenile Probation and Court Diversion
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Service area/locations - Towns served by MSAD #40 and RSU #13(Cushing, Friendship, Owls Head, Port Clyde, Rockland, St. George, South Thomaston, Spruce Head, Tennants Harbor, Thomaston, Union, Waldoboro, Warren and Washington)
Who is eligible – Juveniles referred through the courts and/or police
Costs/fee information - None
Updates/changes in service – None
Contact information/email –
PO Box 429360 Old County Road, Suite 3Rockland, ME 04841(207) 596-2351, ext. 3 (office)(207) 596-2353 (fax)[email protected]
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – David Grima
Agency/Program Name – Maine Department of Labor at Rockland CareerCenter
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Services offered – Help finding employment for all members of the community, or training aimed at employment. Help for employers seeking workers.
Service area/locations – Waldo, Knox Lincoln counties
Who is eligible – Any jobseeker aged at least 16
Costs/fee information – No costs
Updates/changes in service –
Contact information/email – 596-2600, 91 Camden St. Suite 201, Rockland 04841, open 8-5 weekdays. Appointments not needed.
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Beth Jones
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Agency/Program Name – Maine Parent Federation
Services offered – Family Support to Families Raising Children with Special Needs, Resources, Parent Trainings, Support Groups, Special Education Trainings
Service area/locations - Statewide
Who is eligible – Everyone
Costs/fee information - Free
Updates/changes in service –
Contact information/email –
Beth Jones, Midcoast Regional Coordinator, [email protected] Parent Federation, PO Box 2067, Augusta 043301-800-870-7746
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Candice Carpenter, Director of Community and Administrative Services
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Agency/Program Name – Midcoast Maine Community Action Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program
Services offered – WIC is a federally funded supplemental food and nutrition education program for pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children up to the age of five. WIC Nutrition Counselors provide nutrition education, breastfeeding counseling, and referral to a variety of programs related to family health and well-being.
Participants receive supplemental food vouchers that enable them to purchase WIC approved foods such as fruit juice, milk, infant formula, cereals, cheese, peanut butter, beans and tuna. The WIC Program also has a Breastfeeding Peer Counseling component to assist post-partum women in meeting their breastfeeding goals. For more information, visit http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/wic
Service area/locations – In Knox County: main office is 7 Union Street, RocklandOutreach clinics are scheduled in Union at the town office/fire station, two Wednesdays per monthWaldoboro at the American Legion Hall on Jefferson Street, two Tuesdays per month
Who is eligible –Pregnant and post-partum women (within 6 months of delivery) , a breastfeeding woman within 12 months of delivery who is breastfeeding or pumps at least once per day, infants up to 12 months, and children from 12 months to the 5th birthday who live in Maine, meet the CDC WIC Nutrition Program income eligibility guidelines, meet the WIC Program’s nutritional risk criteria.
Costs/fee information –There is no cost to the family for the program.
Updates/changes in service –Three main clinic offices in Bath, Belfast, and Rockland. Outreach sites are Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, Wiscasset, Union, Richmond, Topsham, Brooks, Frankfort, Liberty, and Unity.
Contact information/email –Tammy Sawyer/ Rockland: 594-4329 Lisa Fournier /Bath: 442-7963 Judy Creamer/Belfast: 338-1267
[email protected] [email protected]
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name: Meg Klingelhofer, Community Education Director17
Agency/Program Name: New Hope for WomenP.O. Box ARockland, Maine 04841(207) 594-2128
Mission: New Hope for Women offers support to people in Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties affected by domestic violence, dating violence and stalking and provides educational resources to assist our communities in creating a safer and healthier future.
Services Offered: Direct Services include: 24-hour domestic abuse hotline,
support groups, safe homes, transitional housing, advocacy
and referrals, legal and court services.
Prevention Services include: K-12 classroom presentations,
individual advocacy through school guidance offices, workplace trainings, community outreach and awarenesspresentations.
Service area/locations: Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties. Rockland office: walk-in appointments M-F, 9-5.Belfast and Damariscotta offices walk-inhours Thursday, 10-4 or by appointment.
Who is eligible: Anyone affected by domestic or dating violence.
Costs/fee information: All NHFW services are free and confidential. The only
exception is the fee associated with our certifiedbatterer intervention program, Time for Change.
Contact information/email www.newhopeforwomen.org24 hour crisis hotline: 1-800-522-3304
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name –
Agency/Program Name – Penquis Child DevelopmentHead Start and Early Head Start
Services offered – Head Start program for 3-5 year olds. Part Day morning and afternoon classroom sessions offered from September-May.
Early Head Start home based program for birth – 3 years old.Home visiting program offered year round.
Service area/locations – Knox County
Who is eligible – Income eligible families
Costs/fee information – free
Updates/changes in service – The Early Head Start Home Based program is new.
Contact information/email – Rebecca Dinces Division Manager
P.O. Box 1377Rockland, ME [email protected]
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Cindy Look, RN, PHN
Agency/Program Name – Public Health Nursing
Services offered – Public health nurses in Maine are registered professional nurses, working to improve, preserve and protect the health and quality of life for all. PHN offers a range of services that include, but not limited to in home breast feeding support, newborn and infant assessment, growth and developmental monitoring, support for families with children with special health care needs, parenting support, prenatal education, communicable disease control, refugee/migrant health services, lead poison management, tuberculosis control and case management.
In the community, a PHN may serve on an advisory board, coalitions, do needs assessments, collaborate with other stakeholder.
As population based services, PHN does immunization clinics, emergency preparedness, environmental health, school health and communicable disease prevention and control PHN offers education to providers on TST training.
Service area/locations - # PHN’s work out of the Rockland PHN office. Cindy Look, RN, PHN, who covers Knox County, Lucinda Feely, RN, PHN, Lincoln County and Erin Kaufman, RN, PHN Waldo County. Central referral is in the best way to refer, since service areas change and onverge is sometimes shifted.1-877-763-0438
Who is eligible – Residents of the State of Maine. Our services are available to individuals, populations cultures and communities on a confidential basis.
Costs/fee information – N/A
Updates/changes in service –
Contact information/email – Cindy Look, RN, PHN - 596-4242Central Referral: 1-877-0438
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Sarah Mattox, Court Diversion Coordinator
Agency/Program Name – Restorative Justice Project and the Midcoast
Services offered –
Prevention – restorative school practices, trainingsIntervention – community resolution conferencing and mentoringReintegration – mentoring/support for individuals for re-entering communities post-incarceration
Service area/locations – Schools – statewide. Court diversion – Waldo, Knox and Lincoln counties for juveniles and adults. Re-entry – Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Washington, Penobscot
Who is eligible – Court Diversion – youth ages 11-17 who have gotten in trouble with the law; adults on deferred disposition 18+
Costs/fee information – At present, no cost for court diversion programs or re-entry. School – fee for service
Updates/changes in service – Working in Waldo, Knox and Lincoln (recently expanded to this service area.
Contact information/email –
[email protected]: (207) 338-2747Cell: (207) 323-9295
*Individuals who work with our court diversion program are asked to participate in a community resolution conference, meet weekly with a trained volunteer worker, and
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complete the parameters of a Repair Agreement (items the conference participants identify for how to begin to repair the harm indivuduals have caused. If the successfully complete this agreement, the court charges are either reduced (eg. Felony to misdemeanor) or dropped entirely from their record.
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Deborah Hitchings
Agency/Program Name – Shields Mission Project of the First Congregational Church of Camden
Services offered – Financial assistance
Service area/locations – Knox County
Who is eligible – Knox County residents with documented financial needs that can not be met by other services and agencies already in place. All requests must be presented by a case worker who is actively working with the applicant and can 1. verify the need and provide background information and 2. provide supporting financial documentation. Efforts to share the cost with other agencies is encouraged.
Costs/fee information -
Updates/changes in service –
Contact information/email – Deborah Hitchings, First Congregational Church of Camden, 55 Elm Street, Camden, ME [email protected], 207-236-4821 x6.
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Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Ellen Haney, Clinical Supervisor
Agency/Program Name – Sweetser - Sweetser's mission is to provide quality treatment, support and hope to children, adults and families through a network of mental health, behavioral health and educational services.
Services for Children: Case ManagementCrisis ServicesHome and Community Based TreatmentDay TreatmentFamily Centered Residential TreatmentSchool Based Therapy ServicesPsychological Testing (Brunswick)
Services for Adults: Community Integration ServicesCrisis ServicesMedication ManagementOutpatient ServicesPeer Support Services
Service area/locations – Knox County, Waldo County, Lincoln County, Cumberland County, York County, Penobscot County, Sagadahoc County, Androscoggin County, Kennebec County, Franklin County
Who is eligible – Children, Teens, Adults and Families
Costs/fee information - Mainecare and private insurance accepted.
Updates/changes in Services.
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Contact information/email – For referrals/services, please contact The Promise Line at 1-800-434-3000
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name – Ellie Libby
Agency/Program Name – University of Maine Cooperative Extension(4-H, FoodCorps and Eat Well)
Services offered – 4-H Programming for youth ages 5-19School Garden and Farm to School supportEat Well Nutrition support
Service area/locations – Throughout Maine
Who is eligible –4-H: all youth ages 5-19Eat Well: income eligible individuals, families, schools, and groups
Costs/fee information –Free Contact information/email -
Ellen B. Libby,Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Healthy LifestylesUniversity of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox-Lincoln Counties 377 Manktown Rd.Waldoboro, ME 04572207-832-0343 TTD 1-800-287-8957 Fax# 207-832-0377E-Mail: [email protected] http://extension.umaine.edu
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For more information about FoodCorps, see www.foodcorps.org
Community Network Forum “A Celebration of Community Resources”
June 14, 2012 Rockland City Council Chambers270 Pleasant St. Rockland from 9am to 12pm
Presenter name –Lynn Dorso
Agency/Program Name – Children’s Behavioral Health
Services offered – Information and referral to local resources
Service area/locations – Cover 9 counties, Kennebec, Somerset, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford, Sagadahoc
Who is eligible – Children’s ages 0 to 21st birthday, with mental health or Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
Costs/fee information - no cost
Updates/changes in service – We provide information and referral services about resources that you may need as a parent of a child with special needs. We have many resource lists such as support groups, medical profes-sionals, Case management and in home supports, etc.
Contact information/ email –[email protected] 624-5263
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