Frequently Asked Questions

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Children/Youth Services

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Q: My daughter could use a positive role model. Are there any mentoring programs around?

There are a number of mentoring programs in the area that you can contact for more information. These are listed below.

What is a mentor?
A mentor is a concerned adult taking the time to listen and to help guide a young person to develop a successful career/life plan.

Maine Mentoring Partnership: The Maine Mentoring Partnership promotes, advocates, fosters and supports child and youth mentoring programs throughout Maine. The MMP was created in 2001 and is a statewide public and private partnership of mentors, government, funders and supporters throughout Maine. Phone: (207) 287-7669 or 1-888-387-8755, PO Box 406, Augusta

Pathway Partners: Pathway Partners Program is about teaching skills to young people to create a brighter future for our communities and economy. To help middle and high school students in MSAD #58. Phone: (207) 678-2455, RR1 Box 760, Strong. Contact: Gary Perlson. JUMP Mentoring Program: A junior mentor is a concerned person taking the time to listen and to help middle school aged youth to develop a successful career/life plan. JUMP was created to serve the youth of MSAD#58’s Phillips Middle School. Qualified and trained high school youth mentor middle school youth (grades 4-8).

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County: Big Brothers Big Sisters offers a preventative program based on one-to-one relationships between an adult volunteer and a child at-risk. The agency also provides alternative mentoring opportunities (site-based) with flexibility and also supports youth development activities. A program for local youth ages 8-12 and 16-21. Phone: (207) 562-8193 or 562-8296, 34 B Pine St., Dixfield. Contact: Nancy Carpenter

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.