Maine Resources
Information in this section was
obtained from the following sites:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Maine_2002.pdf
https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/me.htm
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=ME
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/me.htm
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html
http://www.respitelocator.org/m1states.htm
http://eparent.com/resources/directories/directories_van.cfm
Title V, Children With Special
Health Care Needs Program
CSHCN Contact
Toni Wall
Program Manager, CSHN
Key Bank Plaza, 7th floor11 State House Station
Augusta, ME,04333-0011
(207) 287-3311
(207) 287-5355 fax
Email:
toni.g.wall@maine.gov
For
more information and eligibility requirements please go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Maine_2002.pdf
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/bohdcfh/csh/cshtxt/taboutus.htm
Medicaid
Maine Medicaid Office
Maine Department of Human Services
442 Civic Center Drive
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Local: 1-207-287-3094 (Eligibility)
Toll-Free: In-State Calls Only 1-800-321-5557
Local TTY: 1-207-287-1828
Toll-Free TTY: 1-800-423-4331
Fax: 1-207-287-9229
Website:
http://www.state.me.us/bms/
For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=ME
WIC
R. W. Bansmer, Jr., Director
Maine WIC Nutrition Program
Division of Maternal & Family Health
Department of Human Services
11 SHS
Key Bank Plaza, 8th Floor
Augusta, ME 04333
telephone: (207) 287-3991
toll-free in-state: 1-800-437-9300
fax: (207) 287-3993
email:
reinhold.bansmer@maine.gov
website:
http://www.WICforME.com
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MaineCare
442 Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-7539; (800) 321-5557 (option 1)
Web:
www.maine.gov/dhs/bfi/cubcare/CubCare.htm
Education
State Department of
Education: Special Education
David Noble Stockford, Director
Department of Education
Office of Special Services
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650; (207) 624-6800 (TTY)
E-mail:
david.stockford@maine.gov
Web:
www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm
Programs
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Contact Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 Through 5, below.
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Laurie Bertulli, Part C and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Development Services
146 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6660; (800) 355-8611
E-mail:
lauri.bertulli@maine.gov
Web:
www.maine.gov/education/
Maine
Special Education Regulations
http://www.state.me.us/education/speced/contentrules.htm
Hospitals/Rehabilitation
Facilities
Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
http://www.mmc.org/mmc_bush/default.htm (I was unable to find a street
address for this hospital)
Specific Disability Resources
Blind/Visually Impaired
Paul Cote, Program Manager
Division for the Blind and
Visually Impaired
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 624-5959
E-mail:
paul.e.cote@state.me.us
Web:
www.maine.gov/rehab/
Jean Small, Program Director
Education Services for Blind
and Visually Impaired Children
Catholic Charities Maine
1066 Kenduskeag Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2855
Email:
jsmall@ccmaine.org
Web:
www.catholiccharitiesmaine.org/
Regina Genwright,
Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail:
afbinfo@afb.net
Web:
www.afb.org
Cerebral
Palsy
Bobbie Yeager, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine
700 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 320
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2885; (207) 941-2952 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
office@ucpofmaine.org
Web:
www.ucpa.org
Pine Tree Society for
Handicapped Children and Adults
Easter Seals Maine
149 Front Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-3341
E-mail:
info@pinetreesociety.org
E-mail:
erinrice@pinetreesociety.org
Web:
http://www.pinetreesociety.org/
Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
State Mental
Retardation Program
Jane Gallivan, Program Manager
Mental Retardation Services
Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4242; (207) 287-2000 (TTY)
E-mail:
jane.gallivan@maine.gov
Web:
www.maine.gov/bds
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
Rebecca Weinstein, Executive Director
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station
225 Western Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4213; (800) 244-3990 (in ME only)
E-mail:
info@maineddc.org
Web:
www.maineddc.org
University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Lucille A. Zeph, Director
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, UCEDD
University of Maine
5717 Corbett Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5717
(207) 581-1084; (207) 581-3328 (TTY)
E-mail:
lu.zeph@umit.maine.edu
Web:
www.umaine.edu/cci
Speech
and Hearing
Michael Towey, President
Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Waldo County General Hospital
118 Northport Avenue, Box 287
Belfast, ME 04915
(207) 338-9349
E-mail:
speech@wcgh.org
Web:
www.mslha.org/
General Disability Resources
Client
Assistance Program
Stephen Beam, Program Director
C.A.R.E.S., Inc
47 Water Street, Suite 104
Hallowell, ME 04347
(207) 622-7055; (800) 773-7055 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
capsite@aol.com
Web:
www.caresinc.org
Parent Organizations
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Janice LaChance, Director
Maine Parent Federation
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 623-2144; (800) 870-7746 (in ME)
E-mail:
parentconnect@mpf.org
Web:
www.mpf.org
Web:
www.linkmaine.org
Community Parent Resource Center
Kimberley L. Megrath, Director
Southern Maine Parent Awareness
886 Main Street, Suite 303
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-2337; (800) 564-9696 (in ME)
E-mail:
support@somepa.org
Web:
www.somepa.org
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center, listed above.
Pam Marshall, Manager
Mainely Parents
188 State Street, Suite 400
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 842-2984; (800) 249-5506
E-mail:
amandal@day-one.org
Web:
www.mainelyparents.org
Respite
Bureau of Children with Special Needs
Augusta (207) 287-4250
Children's Center Respite Care Services Augusta (207) 626-7598
My
Friend's Place Bangor (207) 945-0122
United
Cerebral Palsy Bangor (207) 941-2885
Children's Center Manchester (207) 626-7598
Woodfords Family Services, Inc Portland (207) 878-9663
www.woodfordsfamilyservices.org
Youth
Alternatives Portland (207) 874-1175
Van Conversions
Ride-Away Corp.
39 Lewiston Rd
Gray, ME 04039
Phone: 888-693-3344
Web site:
www.ride-away.com
The East's leading handicap van dealer. Five locations from New England to
Washington, DC. Many new & used vans available. NMEDA 5-Star dealer (also
servicing Washington DC, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia)
For even more resources go to:
http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/me.htm
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