MPF services are offered at no cost to parents.  A donation to Maine Parent Federation is suggested from professional groups. Regular office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-ins are welcome.  If you are unable to call or visit during this time, please call and leave a message or email us and someone will get back to you. All contact information is listed below.

Through our projects, individuals can receive information about: specific disabilities, parenting issues, education, services, support groups and other resources available to assist families and professionals within the home, school and community.

Starting POINTS for Maine

Share Your Story and Get $100.00!

Maine Parent Federation (MPF) is looking for parents of children with a behavioral health diagnosis and youth who have a diagnosis and would like to share information about their life experiences. Up to five contributors will be selected. All you need to do is complete a simple application and we will get in touch with you.

Contributors will post to the Parent Perspectives section of MPF's online community Starting POINTS for Maine (www.startingpointsforme.org) and can write about any behavioral health topic that they have personal experiences with and would be comfortable sharing, such as: learning a diagnosis for the first time, navigating service systems, talking to others about having a disability, advocacy, getting the supports you need, school and family life, friendships and relationships, or tips and strategies that have worked for you. Applications are open to Maine families and youth. MPF will be awarding up to five $100.00 stipends.

If you are interested in receiving a $100.00 stipend for being selected as a contributor to the Starting POINTS Parent Perspectives Forum, please complete our brief application and we will be in touch with you.

Application for Parents and Youth

Or go to: http://startingpointsforme.org/content/parent-perspectives-application-parents-and-youth

Maine Parent Federation is a proud member of MAFO:

For a flyer, click here.

The Maine Alliance of Family Organizations announces Family Organizations: Working Together, Growing Stronger premiering personal stories of the life-changing importance of family organization support.

Julia Bell, Executive Director of the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, lends her personal experience to the introduction. She is followed by parents individually describing the empowerment they've gained from knowledge sharing, peer support, self-advocacy and more, all of which can lead to intergenerational resiliency—the ability to pass on the strength, knowledge and skills they gain to their children and others.

Part I: Mothers from G.E.A.R. Parent Network/Learning Disabilities Association of Maine, Maine Parent Federation and Southern Maine Parent Awareness share their stories. Click here.

Part II: Parents from Maine Parent Federation, G.E.A.R. Parent Network and the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maine (NAMI Maine) share their stories. Click here.

This video was produced and directed by Round Point Movies and THRIVE. Special thanks to Sharon and Chuck Carter for the use of their home and to Julia Bell for her personal and professional input.

For further information on MAFO organization members, click on their links below:

Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine

Autism Society of Maine

G.E.A.R. Parent Network

Maine Parent Federation

NAMI Maine

Southern Maine Parent Awareness

AT resources for families.

http://www.mainecite.org/index.php/links/207

Physical location:

484 Maine Ave., 2D

Farmingdale, Maine  04344

Directions

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 2067

Augusta, Maine  04338

Phone:

1-800-870-7746 (Maine only)

207-588-1933

Fax:

207-588-1938

Email:

parentconnect@mpf.org

Funding for Maine Parent Federation projects comes from a variety of State and Federal grants.

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