Level 1 Information/Referral
and Resource:
We offer resources and information to families and
professionals alike via telephone and or email correspondence. Staying connected with the community
and other service providers is crucial to our success and we refer hundreds of calls from families to appropriate agencies
per year. We offer parenting skill materials via mail, upon request. We offer
resources in the form of recycled clothing and children's items ongoing in our resource room at our Springvale location
and we have formed a partnership with In a Pinch Non Food pantry, Don’t Shake Jake and the Biddeford Eagles that we
have named For Many: … we can offer resources and clothing 4x per year at the Biddeford Eagles for those families
that are not able to drive to the Springvale location. We also have a literacy component to our
Resource Programming: we have a Parenting and Children’s Library and we are a Reading
is Fundamental Book distribution site as well. Our library contains an extensive list
parenting support titles and books for children to borrow with characters that our children know and love that share information
on “hard to handle” behaviors and changes in life that may be difficult for children to understand. Our RIF
distributions allow us to offer up to 3 new books to each child in the family that takes part in Level
2-4 *direct parent education programs.
Level 2 Parent Connection (PC) Support Groups:
PC is an opportunity for learning & sharing of ideas and information. Parents
are able to meet new people & discuss topics that all parents of pre-school children experience at one time or another.
We offer a playgroup for children age 1 year or older to give them an opportunity to learn social skills, to be with other
children their own age & have fun.
Level 3 Parenting Classes:
Practical Parenting Series (PPS) *fee based and Just for Dads * a Strong Fathers Network
supported program- No fee~ We offer our support groups and the 2 parenting
classes in Biddeford and Springvale to allow a central location for parents throughout York County.
Level 4 Empowering Parent Programs:
One on One Parent Education:
Private parent education is offered
to parents whether in home or site based. This service is individualized and strength based with specific
parents needs in mind most families in this program are referred to us by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Families are either working to keep their family in tact or are working to reunify with their children. This service
is fee based and is $35 per hour~
