July 2015 Newsletter (2)

Adoptive/Foster/Kinship: Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 1:00PM-2:00PM. Using Zoom Conferencing, you can dial in via computer or phone! Please contact Sheila at 1-800-833-9786 or sheila@affm.net to register.  Meeting lead by AFFM Resource Support Coordinator and Resource Trainer, Hether Anderson. Please RSVP for the Zoom password. https://zoom.us/j/303268421?pwd=WnJUdGFHS3pydlk4akpMTUhSWERqQT09

Bangor– Adoptive/Permanency Guardianship:  Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 PM at the Redeemer Lutheran Church (540 Essex St.).  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 Lauri Legere.

Understanding Trauma and Techniques to Tackle It Presented by Ruth Lyons, PhD Parents will participate in a discussion about child traumatic stress, differentiate between Big T trauma and little t trauma, and understand each child’s window of tolerance. When children have been exposed to situations where they feared for their lives, believed they could have been injured, witnessed violence, or ...

South Portland – Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM at Eastpoint Church (345 Clarks Pond Pkwy.)  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 Jackie McNeil. 

Houlton – Foster/Adoptive/Kinship: every 2nd Thursday of the month from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at CHCS, 2 Water Street in Houlton. No childcare is available at this time. No RSVP is required. Please contact Peter Crovo or Chuck Moody at 532-5510 with questions.