July 2015 Newsletter (2)

In lieu of the regularly scheduled C.A.R.E.S. meeting in Machias this month, the following training will be offered. Please note the date change and there will be no C.A.R.E.S. meeting on 2-2-2020. Substance Use and Recovery; Understanding the Impacts Abby Frutchey,LADC, CCS and Julie Redding, LCPC, of Community Caring Collaborative will be presenting on the complex nature of substance use ...

Princeton-Kinship: Every 4th Thursday of the month from 6:00-7:30 pm at Lots for Tots Daycare, 162 Main Street.  On-site childcare is available with advance notice.  RSVP is required. Please contact Sheila at 1-800-833-9786 or email sheila@affm.net.  Meeting lead by Permanency Guardianship parent Penni Theriault.

Windham– Adoptive/Permanency Guardianship:  Every 4th Thursday of the month from 6:00-7:30 PM at Windham Assembly of God (1050 Roosevelt Trail).  On-site childcare is available with advance notice.  RSVP is required.  Please contact Hether at 207-827-2331 or email hether@affm.net.  Meeting lead by Hether Anderson.

Knox – Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: Every 1st Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7:00 PM at the Knox Ridge Baptist Church (115 Knox Ridge Road North, Knox). Onsite childcare is available with advanced notice. RSVP is required.  Please contact Sheila at 207-827-2331 or email sheila@affm.net.  Meeting lead by Vanessa & James McSpadden.

Rockland– Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: Every 1st Wednesday of the month from 5:00PM-6:30PM at the Grace Bible Fellowship (30 Sherer Lane). On-site childcare is available with advance notice. RSVP is required.  Please contact Sheila at 207-827-2331 or email sheila@affm.net.  Support group lead by AFFM trainer Pat Tavernakis.  

Augusta – Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Magic Years Center (25 Industrial Drive). On-site childcare is available with advanced notice. RSVP is required.  Please contact Sheila at 207-827-2331 or email sheila@affm.net.  Meeting lead by Foster/Adoptive parents Amanda Frost & Mark Pomeroy.

Caribou – Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: 1st Thursday of the month starting at 5:30. The group is held at The Gray Memorial United Methodist Church across the street from the Dollar Store at 2 Prospect Street, Caribou. Childcare is not provided at this time. Please contact Peter Crovo or Chuck Moody at 532-5510 with questions. No RSVP required.

Damariscotta – Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: Every 1st Thursday of the month from 5:30-7:00 PM at the Lincoln County Assembly of God Church (672 Main St., Damariscotta). On-site childcare is available with advance notice.  RSVP is required.  Please contact Sheila at 207-827-2331 or email sheila@affm.net.  Meeting lead by AFFM trainer, Pat Tavernakis.