 Abuse & Neglect
Bureau of Children with Special Needs: 1-800-492-0846
or in Portland: 822-0126
Social Services: in Portland: 774-4581
(The Department of Human Services is mandated by the State to investigate reports of child abuse and neglect, and if necessary, remove children from homes and place them in foster care pending court action.)
York County Crisis Response Services: 1-800-660-8500
or 282-6136
(24-hour crisis intervention and support for children and their families in York County.)
Cumberland County Crisis Response Services: 774-4357
Cumberland County Child Abuse and Neglect Council: 874-1175
Fair Harbor Emergency Shelter for Girls (Portland): 874-1130
(A safe and protective living environment for girls.)
Ingraham — Cumberland County Crisis Response: 774-HELP
or 774-4357
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information, referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance.)
Kids Peace National Centers for Kids in Crisis/New England: 1-800-992-9543
(Services include residential, day treatment, emergency shelter, sexual abuse treatment, suicide prevention, foster family programs, adoption and counseling.)
Youth Alternatives, Emergency Shelter for Boys (South Portland): 874-1184
(Emergency crisis shelter for boys ages 7 - 17 supplying food, needs assessment and crisis counseling.)
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Advice
or 774-4357
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information, referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance.)
Links
www.teenadvice.org
(If you want advice from a group of teen counselors around the country.)
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline (Statewide): 1-800-73SOBER or 1-800-737-6237
Web: aamaine.org
Chemical Dependency Focus on Recovery 24-hour hotline: 1-800-283-2600
Day One for Youth and Families: 767-0991
On the Web: www.day-one.org
(substance abuse treatment and prevention)
Maine Medical Center Teen Clinic: 871-2911
((Mondays from 4 - 7 p.m. call 871-4223. Physical exams, diagnosis, referral for emotional disorders, eating disorders, sports physicals, substance abuse, etc.)
Narcotics Anonymous (Statewide): 1-800-974-0062
Office of Substance Abuse, Information and Resource Center: 1-800-499-0027
(listing of support groups for the state of Maine)
Partnership for Tobacco Free Maine: 1-877-PTM-4YOU
American Cancer Society Stop Smoking Program — Fresh Start: 1-800-464-3102
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Community Service
KIDS — Kids Involved Doing Service — Consortium: KIDS is a non-profit group that works with school districts on service-learning. To find out more about KIDS, visit the Web site: www.kidsconsortium.org
KIDS also has a video about service learning. Check out clips from the video.
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Creative Expression
(A theater group for young people)
Blunt: call Claire Holman at 767-1785
(Youth radio project; a weekly program produced by and for teens airs on WMPG 90.9 and 104.1 Monday nights from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Training sessions for reporters, hosts, engineers and producers take place regularly.)
Maine Student Writing Awards: call 729-6333
(Sponsored by the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance and the Maine Department of Education, with awards for fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.)
YES! To Youth
A non-profit organization that delivers educational after-school and summer programs, that include a TV program, news magazine and more.
Call: 772-6644
Web: www.yestoyouth.org.
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Eating Disorders
Office of Substance Abuse, Information and Resource Center: 1-800-499-0027
(Pamphlets and books about eating disorders; listing of Overeaters Anonymous support groups for the state of Maine)
Maine Medical Center Teen Clinic: 871-2911
(Mondays from 4 - 7 p.m. call 871-4223. Physical exams, diagnosis, referral for emotional disorders, eating disorders, sports physicals, substance abuse, etc.)
Mercy/Westbrook Hospital Eating Disorders Program: 854-8464 (press 5) or 879-3880
University Health Care: in Portland 797-7261 x4439; in Biddeford 282-1516
A public service of the University of New England. Offer general counseling and help for people with eating disorders.
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Employment
Say Yes to Youth
20 Below is teaming up with the United Way and West End Policing Center to help teens find jobs. These organizations have compiled a listing of businesses in the Greater Portland area to see what businesses are teen-friendly. You can search by type of business or location to find teen-friendly employers. More ...
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Safeteen
This program from the Maine Department of Labor is designed to give teen-agers in Maine all the information they need about getting a job. Find out whether or not you need a work permit and if you do, where to get it; how many hours you can work a week; what jobs are off-limits to teens; and more.
You can find the "Safeteen" program online at:
www.state.me.us/labor/bls/safeteen/
Read the article: Working teens: new rules, new ways to get information
The new guidelines and restrictions on youth employment in Maine are designed to make the workplace safer for teen-agers. A program and Web site, Safeteen, makes it easier to find out the rules.
(Jun. 5, 2001)
Cumberland County Training Resource Center: 775-5891
(Tutorial services, remedial education, job search and job training assistance for the unemployed)
Youth Build: 775-0105
(A Portland West program. Comprehensive youth and community development program that addresses education, housing, jobs and leadership development)
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The Law
The Maine Bar Association is distributing to high schools across Maine its updated version of "On Your Own," a primer on the rights and responsibilities of adults. The booklet covers the legal safeguards and pitfalls related to dozens of everyday events like buying a car, getting an apartment or joining a music club that promises 24 compact discs for $1.
(Apr. 26, 2001)
To get a copy of the booklet, write to:
Communications Director, MSBA, P.O. Box 788, Augusta 04332.
You can also read "On Your Own" online at:
www.mainebar.org
Look towards the bottom of the left-hand menu for "Law-Related Education" and click on the link to "On Your Own."
USEFUL LINKS:
Community Dispute Resolution Center: 772-4070
(Mediation center; mediators help resolve disagreements)
Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic: 780-4370
Parkside Neighborhood Center: 756-8137
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc.: 774-8211
(Provides free help with civil legal problems to low-income Maine residents)
Volunteer Lawyers Project: 774-4348 or 1-800-442-4293
(Free or reduced-fee lawyer referral service for low-income people)
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Running Away
(24-hour crisis intervention and support for children and their families in York County.)
Emergency Food Pantry: 799-3361
(The First Congregational Church runs a pantry for people in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough)
Youth Alternatives, Emergency Shelter for Boys (South Portland): 874-1184
(Emergency crisis shelter for boys ages 7 - 17 supplying food, needs assessment and crisis counseling.)
Fair Harbor Emergency Shelter for Girls (Portland): 874-1130
(A safe and protective living environment for girls.)
Fair Harbor Residence, YWCA: 874-1130
(Semi-independent living program for seven girls ages 14 - 18 who have suffered neglect or abuse in previous living situations.)
Homeless Crisis Hotline: 1-800-438-3890
Homeless Youth Clinic: 874-1123
(Free clinic for people who are homeless or in transitional living situations. Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Ingraham — Cumberland County Crisis Response: 774-HELP
or 774-4357
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information, referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance.)
Lighthouse Shelter: 774-3073
(Salvation Army Shelter for males and females ages 10 - 17, open 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., seven days a week, 365 days a year. People who have utilized the shelter in the past and know the policy can sign into the shelter between the hours of 7:00 p.m. until
11:00 p.m.. New clients can sign in at any time after the shelter opens, at 7:00 p.m., or can call and leave a message or speak with one of the social workers at the number above.)
MaineStay: 842-6890
(Provides transitional housing to homeless youth ages 16 - 23 who have serious emotional disorders or severe mental illness with co-occurring substance abuse.)
Mission Possible Teen Center (Westbrook): 854-2800
(Drop-in center for Westbrook area teens.)
National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000
(Crisis intervention for adolescents, up to age 18, who are thinking of leaving home or who have already left home.)
Preble Street Teen Center: 874-1197
(Low barrier drop-in teen center offering lunch Mon. - Fri. 12 - 1 p.m. and dinner Mon. - Fri. 6 - 7 p.m., at 17 Chestnut St., Portland.)
St. Luke's Cathedral Soup Kitchen: 772-5434
(Soup kitchen serving soup, sandwiches, dessert, juice and coffee at the Community Resource Center, Park Street entrance.)
The Street Program: 874-1122
(Emergency shelter referral, clothing, hot showers, soup kitchen, day programming, phone, laundry and housing referrals.)
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Sexual Awareness
(Free confidential pregnancy testing, counseling, referrals to community resources and information on pregnancy, childbirth and abortion.)
Birthline — Catholic Charities Maine: 871-7464
(Pregnancy counseling, information on options and adoption, counseling, support and more.)
Facts of Life Line: 1-800-359-3359
(A program of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, offering tapes on issues including birth control, pregnancy sexuality, reproductive health and sexually transmitted diseases.)
Gay and Lesbian Task Force: 1-800-221-7044
My Choice Residence: 1-800-640-7550 or 772-7555
(Provides housing for homeless, pregnant teens and women experiencing crisis pregnancy.)
Outright — Portland Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth:
Portland: 828-6560
Augusta: 621-6393
(Information and referral, emotional support, workshops, recreation in a safe environment for young lesbians, gays, bisexuals or youth questioning their sexuality.)
Outyouth: 1-800-969-6884
(Peer based listening line for gay and lesbian youth, 6:30 - 9:00 Pacific time/9:30 - 12 Eastern)
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England:
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Portland: 797-8881
Biddeford: 282-6620
Sanford: 324-9385
Brunswick: 725-8264
(Reproductive health care, birth control, low-cost condoms and sexuality counseling, teen walk-in clinic, pregnancy tests, infection checks, information and referral, Pap smears, yearly exams, blood pressure, blood screening, male services, health education, HIV testing and STD testing.)
Southern Maine Pride: 774-7800
St. Andre's Group Home and Counseling Agency (Biddeford): 282-3351
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Sexual Violence
Caring Unlimited: 1-800-239-7298
Community Counseling Center — Sexual Abuse Treatment Program: 874-1030
(Help for all family members where sexual abuse has occurred within the extended family.)
Crisis Response Services: 1-800-660-8500 or 282-6136
(24-hour crisis intervention and support for children and their families in York County.)
Family Crisis Services: 1-800-537-6066 or 874-1973
(Provides workshops on teen dating violence to area high schools and youth groups through its Young Adult Abuse Prevention Program. Also offers residential shelter for battered women and their children.)
Ingraham — Cumberland County Crisis Response: 1-888-568-1112
or 774-HELP (774-4357)
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information and referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance, in collaboration with Sweetser Children's Services.)
Maine Medical Center: 871-0111
Mercy Hospital: 879-3000
Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital (Bridgton): 647-8841
Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine: 1-800-313-9900 or 774-3613
(Crisis counseling and short-term support for all victims, male and female, of sexual violence.)
Southern Maine Medical Center (Biddeford): 283-7000
York Hospital: 363-4321
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Portland: 874-8446
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Facts of Life Line: 1-800-359-3359
(A program of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, offering tapes on issues including birth control, pregnancy sexuality, reproductive health and sexually transmitted diseases.)
Maine Bureau of Health AIDS Drug Assistance Program (Augusta): 287-5551
(Provides free medication for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS to HIV+ individuals who have no way to pay for medication. Available statewide. State-level contact Sally-Lou Patterson.
Maine HIV/STD Hotline: 1-800-851-AIDS (1-800-851-2437)
or 775-1267
(Provides information, referral and support around AIDS/HIV issues, including information about anonymous HIV antibody testing.)
The Centers for Disease Control National STD and AIDS Hotline: 1-800-342-AIDS (1-800-342-2437)
Portland Public Health Division: 874-8784
(Child and family health programs.)
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Suicide and Depression
(Central point of entry for referrals for adolescents with emotional and behavioral needs who have not received inpatient psychiatric treatment.)
Center for Grieving Children: 775-5216
Community Counseling Center: 874-1030
(Counseling for families and individuals with a variety of problems.)
Counseling Services Inc:
Biddeford: 282-5188 (V/TTY)
Sanford: 324-1550 (V/TTY)
Crisis Response Services: 1-800-660-8500
or 282-6136
(24-hour crisis intervention and support for children and their families in York County.)
Depression Awareness: 1-800-421-4211
(Information line of the National Institute of Health.)
Kids Peace National Centers for Kids in Crisis/New England: 1-800-992-9543
(Services include residential, day treatment, emergency shelter, sexual abuse treatment, suicide prevention, foster family programs, adoption and counseling.)
Ingraham — Cumberland County Crisis Response: 1-888-568-1112
or 774-HELP (774-4357)
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information and referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance, in collaboration with Sweetser Children's Services.)
Office of Substance Abuse, Information and Resource Center: 1-800-499-0027
or 287-8900 or 287-4475 (TTY)
(Information and resource center for support groups for the state of Maine)
The Grief Support Center for Children and Families
York: 439-5071
Transitions: Living through Loss and Grief (Brunswick): 721-9702
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Support
or 282-6136
(24-hour crisis intervention and support for children and their families in York County.)
Kids First Center: 761-2709
(divorce counseling)
Ingraham — Cumberland County Crisis Response: 1-888-568-1112
or 774-HELP (774-4357)
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information and referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance, in collaboration with Sweetser Children's Services.)
Office of Substance Abuse, Information and Resource Center: 1-800-499-0027
or 287-8900 or 287-4475 (TTY)
(Information and resource center for support groups for the state of Maine)
Community Counseling Center — Case Management for Youth: 842-3609
(A mentoring program that serves clients from the counseling center.)
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Teen Centers
Teen Center: 230-0866
The Teen Center located on Lion Lane in Camden offers a variety of events, activities, field trips and wholesome after school snacks for young people in middle school and high school. The Center is open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and membership is just $15.00 per year. Scholarships are available for membership and events.
Portland
Teen Center at the Greater Portland YMCA
70 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine 04101
(207)874-1111
The Teen Center has a computer lab, a wellness area, games and more. You must be a YMCA member to use the Teen Center; non-members are allowed 3 guest visits before joining. Scholarships will be provided for teens who cannot afford the YMCA's annual fee of $128 for a youth membership. The center is open from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is primarily for those in grades 9 through 12. During the summer, the teen center is open from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Contact Joe Carpenito at 874-1111 ext. 241 for more information.
Web site: www.portlandymca.com
Westbrook
Mission Possible
755 Main St., Westbrook
Access is free to all teens, 11 to 18 (or grades six through 12) who live or go to school in Westbrook. Adolescents from neighboring communities may visit the center. On their first visit, every teen must sign a "Teen Agreement" which outlines guidelines by which the Center is kept safe and comfortable for everyone. The center has games, art supplies, computer room, lounge areas, events and more. Open Monday-Friday 2-7 p.m., Provide snacks, activities, homework help and serve dinner every night between 5:00 and 6:00.
For more information call Evelyn Blanchard, Executive Director, at 854-2800.
Web site: www.mptcteens.org
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Teen Dating and Violence
Caring Unlimited: 1-800-239-7298 or 324-1802
Crisis Response Services: 1-800-660-8500 or 282-6136
(24-hour crisis intervention and support for children and their families in York County.)
Family Crisis Services: 1-800-537-6066 or 874-1973
(Provides workshops on teen dating violence to area high schools and youth groups through its Young Adult Abuse Prevention Program. Also offers residential shelter for battered women and their children.)
Ingraham — Cumberland County Crisis Response: 1-888-568-1112
or 774-HELP (774-4357)
or 774-0700 (TTY)
(Skilled professionals a phone call away, 24 hours a day, to help with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, counseling, information and referral, advocacy and emergency financial assistance, in collaboration with Sweetser Children's Services.)
New Hope for Women: 1-800-522-3304
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Transportation
(Discounts to high school students with a student ID.)
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Volunteering
Volunteer opportunities
Center for Grieving Children: 775-5216
Children's Museum of Maine: 828-1234 x241
East End Children's Workshop/A Company of Girls: 772-5467
Greater Portland Big Brothers/Big Sisters: 773-5437
Ingraham: 874-1055
Key Club, Cheverus High School: 774-6238
Key Club, Portland High School: 874-8250
Kids First Center: 761-2709
Outright:
Portland: 828-6560
Augusta: 621-6393
Portland Mentoring Alliance: 756-8437
Preble Street Resource Center: 874-6560
PROP Youth Services: 874-1140
Red Cross Youth Development: 874-1192 x218
Salvation Army: 774-6304
Spiral Arts: 775-1474
United Way of Greater Portland Volunteer Center: 874-1000
YWCA: 874-1130
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