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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Families And Children Together
304 Hancock Street Suite 2B
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 941-2347  
info@familiesandchildren.org
http://www.familiesandchildren.org/
Families And Children Together (F.A.C.T.) was created in 1993 by a group of foster parents and social workers. Their mission was, and remains, creating a family-focused agency that encourages and fosters the development and healing of children facing emotional and behavioral challenges.

Maine Parent Federation - SPIN
P O Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338
Phone: 207-623-2144  Fax: 207-623-2148  Toll Free: 800-870-7746
Contact: Janice Lachance
parentconnect@mps.org
www.mps.org
Parent information materials are provided through the mail, and through a quarterly newsletter.

Southern Maine Parent Awareness - Parent Support Program
886 Main Street
Suite 303
Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: 207-324-2337  Fax: 207-324-5621  Toll Free: 800-564-9696
support@somepa.org
www.somepa.org
Parent groups for families with children with disabilities. Also: Maine Meeting Place (MMP), a computer network - parents or disabled persons have an on-line account (at no cost) to contact peers and learn about upcoming events, educational issues, etc.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Eastern Maine Medical Center - Genetics Clinic
417 State Street
Suite 305
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: 207-973-8100  Fax: 207-973-7674  
Contact: Stephen Amato
Samato@emh.org


Maine Medical Center - Pediatrics Specialty Group
887 Congress St.
Suite 320
Portland, ME 04102
Phone: 207-662-1622  Fax: 207-775-6024  
Contact: Wendy E. Smith
smithw@mmc.org


New England Regional Genetics Group
P O Box 670
Mt. Desert, ME 04660-0670
Part of the national Organization of Teratology Information Services, providing services to professionals and families in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Other
 
Disability Rights Center of Maine
24 Stone Street
P O Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338
Phone: 207-626-2774  Fax: 207-621-1419  Toll Free: 800-452-1948
advocate@drcme.org
www.drcme.org
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

The Women's Project - Peoples Regional Opportunity Program
510 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-874-1140  Fax: 207-874-1155  Toll Free: 800-698-4959 x
www.propeople.org
Nurses will assist women with substance abuse problems.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Crossroads for Women
66 Pearl St.
Suite 326
Windham, ME 04062
Phone: 207-773-9931  Fax: 207-879-5576  
Contact: Barbara Dacri
ktyrol@crossroadsforwomen.org
www.crossroadsforwomen.org
Outpatient services also provided at 66 Pearl Street, Portland, Maine 04101. The program provides in-patient chemical-dependency treatment for women, either pregnant or not. Crossroads has some accommodations for young children up to the age of 10.

Muskie School - Child Welfare Training Institute
295 Water Street, 2nd Floor
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-626-5200  Fax: 207-626-5210  
Contact: Jeannine Bouchard
www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/research
Provides intensive training programs for foster and adoptive parents; FAS/FAE is one element of the training. Not limited to training in the state of Maine.

Statewide Services
 
Maine FASD State Coordinator
PROP-The Womens Project c/o OSA
159 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0159
Phone: (207) 287-4023  Fax: (207) 287-4334  
Contact: Carrie McFadden,  FASD Coordinator


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