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Disability Program Navigator-DOL/SSN

Location:  5 Mollison Way
Lewiston
Phone:  (207) 753-9086; (800) 741-2991 (toll free)
Fax:  (207) 753-9031
TTY:  (877) 796-9833
E-mail:  marc.d.rodrigue@maine.gov
Website: Website
Contact:  Marc Rodrigue
 
Clients:  People with disabilities who want to employment
Services:  The Disability Program Navigator helps people with disabilities "navigate" through the enormous challenges of seeking work. Complex rules surrounding entitlement programs, along with fear of losing cash assistance and health benefits, can often discourage people with disabilities from working. Dept. of Labor and Social Security Adm. have established the Disability Program Navigator (DPN) initiative to better inform beneficiaries and other people with disabilties about the work support programs now available at DOL-funded One-Stop Career Centers. These Centers provide information, training and other employment-related services at a single customer-friendly location. This Initiative is developing new/ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers. DOL's Employment and Training Administration and SSA's Office of Program Development and Research signed an Interagency Agreement in September 2002 to jointly fund, implement, pilot, and evaluate the Navigator Initiative.

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Healthy Community Coalition

Founded in 1989, Healthy Community Coalition (HCC) is an affiliate of the Franklin Community Health Network with a mission of promoting health and well-being in Franklin County and neighboring towns, including Livermore Falls.

The Franklin Resource Network

The mission of the Franklin Resource Network is to maximize resources in our community, enabling elders, people with disabilities, caregivers, and all residents to easily find information about, and gain access to, services and opportunities to contribute their gifts and talents.

This project is funded, in part, by an Aging and Disability Resource Center grant from the federal Administration on Aging and Center for Medicare and Medicaid services.