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Family Connections Family Connections is a program of Families And Children Together for Maine's Grandfamilies.
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Services to Agencies, Schools and Community Groups Upcoming events and group meetings Connecting with other Families
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RESPITE Respite is a term for child care designed to give you break from the child. Would you like a break, but have not been able to get it? Call Maine Kids-Kin and let us help you solve this problem. We also have limited money available for respite when there are not other options. RESPITE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN Below is a list of agencie that provide funding for respite. To be eligible for respite through these agencies, the child'therapist or doctor will need to provide a mental health, behavioral or medical diagnosis. You would include the diagnosis information along with the initial application. You will also need to fill out a financial application form, as a small sliding fee scale (co-pay) is applied in some cases for respite services Region 1 includes the Portland area and Cumberland and York Counties, contact: Woodford's Family Services at 1-800-439-0314 or 878-9663. Eligibility guidelines include: Legal guardianship of the child, documentation that the child has mental health needs or significant delays in two or more areas, and the child is under 19 years of age. Region 11 includes the Augusta area and Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Somerset, Sagadohoc and Waldo Counties, contact: Respite Care Services at the Children's Center at 1-800-894-6264 0r 626-7598. Eligibility guidelines include: Legal guardianship of primary caregiver status of the child, documentation that the child has significant delays in two or more areas (this is for children 5-21 years) and/or a diagnosis of behavioral/emotional needs. For children 0-5 years there is an at risk criteria for respite services. Region 111 includes the greater Bangor area and Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington Counties, contact: U.C.P. Respite Coordination Services at 1-800-686-9649 or 941-2958 or 941- 2959 Eligibility guidelines include: Legal guardianship or primary caregiver status of the child, documentation that the child has signifcant delays in two or more areas and/or a diagnosis of behavioral/emotional needs, and the child is under 18 years of age or 20 years of age if in school. RESPITE FOR OLDER RELATIVES Am I eligible for Respite for Older Caregivers? If you are raising a child of a relative and you are 60 years old and over, the statewide agencies of aging may be able to assist you with some childcare/respite services. It is also available to caregivers of any age who are caring for a relative who is over 60 years. The program is called the Family Caregiver Program. In addition to respite, it offers help getting other kinds of services. Below are the agencies on aging that provide these services statewide: Aroostook Agency on Aging serves families in Aroostook County. There number is 1-800-439-1798 and their website is www.aroostookaging.org . Eastern Agency on Aging serves families in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington counties. There number is 1-800-432-7812 and their website is www.eaaa.org . Seniors Plus serves families in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxfod counties. There number is 1-800-427-1241 and their website is www.seniorsplus.org. Senior Spectrum serves families in Locoln, Knox, Waldo, Somerset, Sagadohoc and Kennebec counties. Their number is 1-800-639-1553 and their website is Southern Maine Agency on Aging serves families in Cumberland and York Counties. Their number is 1-800-427-7411 and their website is
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