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Darryl Wood,
Executive Director

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313 Farmington Falls Road,
Farmington, ME 04938
Tel. (207) 778-3443 ext. 112
Fax: (207) 778-6070

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Speaking Up For Us of Maine - SUFU is a statewide coalition with representatives all over the state who work to support local and statewide self-advocacy organizations to network with each other and with national organizations.

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Maine Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS); its mission is to join with individuals, families, and communities to encourage and assist people with developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and substance abuse disorders to achieve good health and meaningful living.

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SRVIP - The Social Role Valorization Implementation Project (SRVIP) is a human service training, evaluation and consultation effort aimed at addressing the social devaluation of impaired and other vulnerable people in contemporary society. Social Role Valorization (SRV), as articulated by Wolf Wolfensberger, PhD, is the theoretical base.

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Online Maine Resources for People with Disabilities - internet based information to assist all Maine Citizens to have access to resources to be full participants across all Maine Communities.

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Maine Developmental Disabilities Council assures that individuals with disabilities and their families participate in the design of, and have access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion in all facets of family and community life.

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American Network of Community Options and Resources is a nonprofit trade association representing private providers who provide supports and services to people with disabilities.

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The Maine Parent Federation is a statewide organization that provides information, advocacy, education, and training to benefit all children. We promote individual aspirations and community inclusion for people with disabilities.

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The University of Maine Center For Community Inclusion & Disablity Studies is Maine's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Services.

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211 Maine: 2-1-1 Maine is a comprehensive statewide directory of over 8,000 health and human services available in Maine. The toll free 2-1-1 hotline connects callers to trained call specialists who can help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Finding the answers to health and human services questions and locating resources is as quick and easy as dialing 2-1-1 or visiting www.211maine.org

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The Community Connector: The Community Connector is a searchable database of health and human service resources in greater Franklin County, Maine. This website is made possible by the Healthy Community Coalition and the Franklin Resource Network. It features ways to keep you connected in your community and, as a result, healthy as well.

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G.E.A.R. Parent Network

G.E.A.R. is a wonderful program
providing free workshops, support groups,
and a toll-free number for parents
of children with behavioral health needs
throughout the state of Maine.

FMI: Please e-mail Randy Moser at rmoser@crisisandcounseling.org

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R-Word Campaign:
Spread the Word to End the Word

Beginning on May 25, 2011, this Public Service Announcement will air across multiple networks, including the majority of Fox cable channels and regional sports networks, including MTV, USA Network and Turner networks including TNT, TBS, truTV and CNN, so be sure to look out for it in the coming days and weeks!

To view the PSA, learn more about it, and share it with others,
please visit the R-word website:

http://www.r-word.org/r-word-not-acceptable-psa.aspx.