Join the Maine Department of Education for in-person Spring 2024 regional conversations for McKinney-Vento liaisons and organizations. During these meetings, participants will:
- Hear updates on federal, state, and local policies and resources for students and families who are homeless or have unstable
- Learn how to increase your school and district’s capacity to support
- Hear strategies to address human trafficking impacting Maine students and families from Hailey Virusso and Celine Guedj, Preble Street.
- Brainstorm solution-oriented strategies affecting youth in your school and
- Network with colleagues from other schools and organizations in your
Dates and times for schools and organizations in your region!
- Androscoggin, Franklin, & Oxford Counties
University of Southern Maine-Lewiston Auburn – 51 Westminster St, Lewiston
Tuesday, March 12 – 9:00 – 11:30 am - Aroostook County
ME Department of Labor – 66 Spruce Street, Presque Isle
Thursday, March 21 – 9:00 -11:30 am - Mid Coast, Kennebec & Somerset Counties
Burton M. Cross Office Building – 111 Sewall Street, Augusta – Room 103 A&B
Thursday, April 25 – 9:00 -11:30 am - Penobscot & Piscataquis Counties
Wings for Children and Families, 900 Hammond St, #915, Bangor
Wednesday, March 20 – 8:05 – 10:30 am - Washington & Hancock Counties
Maine DHHS Regional Office – 38 Prescott Drive, Machias
Wednesday, March 20 – 1:00 – 3:30 pm - Washington & Hancock Counties
Maine DHHS Regional Office – 38 Prescott Drive, Machias
Wednesday, March 20 – 1:00 – 3:30 pm - York & Cumberland Counties
People’s Choice Credit Union – 23 Industrial Park Road, Saco
Tuesday, April 30 – 9:30 am -12:00 pm
No cost to participants ~ Registration is required. Click here to register here for the regional meeting you want to attend!
For More Information Contact:
Signe Lynch, Interim McKinney-Vento State Coordinator at signe.lynch@maine.gov or Susan Lieberman, ARP Homeless Children and Youth Consultant at susan.lieberman88@gmail.com.
ARP funds received from the USDOE support the implementation of this project. The project has an award totaling $795,000 dollars of which 100% is federally funded and directly attributed to project implementation. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the USDOE or the U.S. Government.
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