Addiction either directly or indirectly touches the lives of nearly every person living in the US. It tears apart families and friendships. Ruins lives and impacts the economy. It is a powerful force of negative energy that only knows destruction and loss. The statistics are too heartbreaking to list. Yet it is not hopeless. At VOA Northern New England, there are countless individuals who work every day to provide recovery services, helping those afflicted with this horrible disease to find a new way of living. One without drugs or alcohol. A life of freedom from the bondage of addiction. Those…

Mainstream Coordinated Entry Individuals over the age of 18 are eligible for adult homeless services through the Mainstream Coordinated Entry System. By completing both assessments, the individual would be eligible for any youth or adult services that become available. Please visit the DHHS website for a list of Mainstream housing supports and services. For more information about Mainstream Coordinated Entry or getting the assessment done please get in touch with your local Hub coordinator, access point/shelter, or call 211. List of Hub Coordinators Please do not submit a referral to YARR unless your local Hub coordinator has contacted you with…

Our unique partnerships within local communities represent one of the nation’s best opportunities to engage individuals in the process of offering acceptance, service, and guidance to those formerly incarcerated. These efforts not only provide life-changing benefits for the formerly incarcerated but also make a direct impact on the health and vitality of the local community. VOA offers three (3) program areas: Corrections Programs Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center Your future success is our mission — these are the first words seen as the men enter the program. Project Connect Located in downtown Belfast, Project Connect offers free services to those…

Our residential homes provides 24-hour supervision by trained support staff. The professional staff respond to the self-care needs of the residents by coaching them to be self-sufficient and independent to the extent of their capabilities. Living on their own helps the individual achieve independence by gaining life skills, receiving health and safety education, and through community integration. This approach promotes living skills and safety education, with an emphasis on community integration for individuals with developmental disabilities. For many of our residents, Volunteers of America will be home for life. For others, it will be a place where they gain life…

A team of trained and caring staff members at each residence helps residents learn to cope with the challenges of everyday living by developing daily living skills, maintaining counseling, obtaining education regarding mental illness, improving, and learning how to manage symptoms, with an individual rehabilitation and treatment plan. For many of these individuals, it is a major step to greater independence. Residential Treatment Programs Beach Street The Beach Street Residence in Saco, Maine is a 6-bed home for men and women diagnosed with a mental illness that need a supportive living environment Intensive Residential Treatment Volunteers of America Northern New…

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