Literacy Initiatives Day
Augusta Civic Center
9:00 - 3:00
Participating Members Contact Information
The Literacy Initiatives Day was made possible by a federal grant (#90LO0069) from the Child Care Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the amount of $998,029 which represents 80% of $1,191,126 total allocation. This initiative is solely the responsibility of Project PLUS (Ken-Som ACCESS) and does not represent official views of the funding agency.
Program Name: The Literacy Awareness Committee
Population Type Served: Parents, Children, and Youth
Number Served: 200
Contact Person: Betty Abbott
City/Town: Skowhegan
Telephone Number: (207) 858-0661
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address: sbabbott@gwi.net
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
The Literacy Awareness Committee is dedicated to reaching parents, children, and youth about the importance of literacy. We seek out innovative ways to get early literacy information to parents as well as young adults.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Early Childhood Task Force
MSAD # 59
Loving Learning, Inc.
Program Name: Loving Learning, Inc.
Population Type Served: Students and Parents
Number Served: 7 in 2004
Contact Person: Alberta Cole
City/Town: Madison
Telephone Number: (207) 696-3228
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address: coleme@prexar.com
Web Site Address: www.lovinglearning.org
Program Description:
Literacy programs for children K - 8th grade in MSAD# 59
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
*Program partner with MSAD #59 21st Century Community Learning Center (O.A.S.I.S.) after school partner
*MSAD # 54 Barbara Bush Family Literacy planning grant (2004-05) Early Childhood Education
*Maine Parent Federation Homework Help for school age
Program Name: Title I MSAD # 54 Parent Partnerships
Population Type Served: Parents and Childcare providers
Number Served:
Contact Person: Alberta Cole Parent Outreach Coordinator
City/Town: Smithfield Elementary
Telephone Number: (207) 362-2671
Fax Number: (207) 362-2671
E-Mail Address: acole@msad54.k12.me.us
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
Early childhood education (birth - 5 yrs.) support to childcare providers (30), Video produced by Alberta Cole, Title I parent coordinator and FREE books.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Parents of children at 30 local childcares in MSAD # 54 (Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan, and Smithfield)
Program Name: Born to Read: Maine Humanities Council
Population Type Served: Children 0 - 5 years, Childcare
providers, and Parents
Number Served: 5,000 children, 450 providers
Contact Person: Denise Pendleton
City/Town: Portland
Telephone Number: (207) 773-5051
Fax Number: (207) 773-2416
E-Mail Address: dpendle@mainehumanities.org
Web Site Address: www.mainehumanities.org
Program Description:
Born to Read is a statewide early literacy program, created to ensure that Maine's youngest children, ages 0 -5 years, are read aloud to daily and begin school excited about books and ready to learn. BTR provides training, books, and support to childcare providers, volunteer readers, parents, and home visitors throughout the state.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
BTR works in partnership with RSVP in the central Maine area to provide Volunteer readers to area providers. Other partnerships that give BTR delivery a range of expertise and a means to reach children, families, and providers include Maine Office of Child Care and Head Start, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Roads to Quality.
Program Name: Parents as Teachers
Population Type Served: Parents and Childcare providers
Number Served: 175 parents and providers
Contact Person: Ellen McGuire
City/Town: Manchester
Telephone Number: (207) 623-2144
Fax Number: (207) 623-2148
E-Mail Address: emcguire@mpf.org
Web Site Address: www.mpf.org
Program Description:
Parents as Teachers serve parents throughout pregnancy until their child reaches kindergarten and is available to all families regardless of life circumstances. It is also available to family child care providers and small facilities in Kennebec and Somerset Counties. Services are voluntary and free of charge.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Families First
Public Libraries
Augusta School Title I and preschools
Early Childhood Task Force
Maine Reads
Ready to Learn - MPBS
SKCDC
Public Health Nurses
Children's Discovery Museum
Kennebec Somerset ACCESS ELOG Project Plus
Program Name: Kennebec Valley Community Action
Program (KVCAP)
Population Type Served: Children birth - 5 years and
their families
Number Served: 300 plus children and their families
Contact Person: Brenda McDonald Rhonda Kaiser
Education Coordinator Disabilities Coordinator
City/Town: Waterville
Telephone Number: (207) 859-1601
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address:
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
KVCAP provides services for children and their families in Early Head Start, Head Start (center based and local options), and in Home Start programs.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Literacy Volunteers of
Public Schools
Area Communities
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Services
Child Development Services
Program Name: Southern Kennebec Child Development
Corporation (SKCDC)
Population Type Served: Expectant Families and children through 5 years
Number Served: 400 children
Contact Person: Sue Robinson, Program Manager
City/Town: Augusta
Telephone Number: (207) 626-3410
Fax Number: (207) 626-6207
E-Mail Address: suer@skcdc.org
Web Site Address: www.skcdc.org
Program Description:
A comprehensive child development program that provides many options for child care that meets the needs of families. Early Head Start, Head Start, Home Start, Child Care, and an Expectant Families program all offer support for the children and their families through child and adult health education, child development education, and social services.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Kennebec Valley CAP Healthy Families
Maine Parent Federation Child Development Services
Capital Area Technical Center Foster Grandparents Program
Augusta Public Schools - Preschools Families First
0 - 3 Healthy Families State of ME. Child Care Advisory Coun
Children's Health Collaborative The Nurturing Program WIC
Children's Center Kennebec Somerset ACCESS Coalition
Program Name: Augusta Public School Title I Family
Literacy
Population Type Served: Kindergarten - Grade 3 students at
risk for school failure in literacy
Contact Person: Troy Alexander Barbara Bourgoine
Title I Director Family Literacy Coordinator
City/Town: Augusta
Telephone Number: (207) 626-2461
Fax Number: (207) 626-2444
E-Mail Address: talexander@augusta.k12.me.us
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
Augusta Title I serve students in Kindergarten through Grade 3 who are at-risk for school failure in literacy and math. In addition to parent newsletters and a home reading program, families of our students are invited to parent-child workshops, field trips, parent education opportunities and family literacy nights.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Augusta Title I family works closely with the Augusta Preschool Program, Head Start, Child Development Services, Adult Basic Education, Parents as teachers, Parent Information and Resources Center, Lithgow Library and our elementary school Parent Teacher Organizations.
Program Name: Finders/Seekers
Population Type Served: Childcare providers and Parents
Number Served:
Contact Person: Roxanne Reichel
City/Town: Auburn
Telephone Number: (207) 795-4065
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address: findseekvista@yahoo.com
Web Site Address: www.community-concepts.org
Program Description:
Roxanne is serving as an Americorps VISTA volunteer for one year with Finders/Seekers. She specifically works with Immigrant/Refugee childcare issues.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Program Name: HealthReach RSVP Born To Read
Population Type Served: Children 0 - 5 years
Number Served: 120
Contact Person: Nancy White Peggy Taylor
City/Town: Waterville
Telephone Number: (207) 861-3476 (207) 778-0427
Fax Number: (207) 873-2059
E-Mail Address: nancy.white@healthreach.org
margaret.taylor@healthreach.org
Web Site Address: www.healthreach.org
Program Description:
Readers over 55 read to children 0 to 5 years in child cares and Head Start programs.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
RSVP collaborates with Maine Humanities Council for the Born to Read Program.
Program Name: Maine PBS Ready To Learn Service
Population Type Served: Children (ages 0 - 8 years), Parents
and Early Childhood Professionals
Number Served: State-wide service
Contact Person: Cordelia Kellett
City/Town: Lewiston
Telephone Number: (207) 783-9101
Fax Number: (207) 783-5193
E-Mail Address: ckellett@mpbc.org
Web Site Address: www.mpbc.org
Program Description:
Maine Public Broadcasting's Ready To Learn television service is part of a national effort to improve the readiness of young children through the reach of public broadcasting. The core of Ready To Learn is non-violent, commercial-free, educational children's programming, extensive outreach services, including workshops for parents and early childhood professionals, and distribution of children's books and PBS Families magazine.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Aroostook County Action Program Aroostook Literacy Coalition Chickadee Family Literacy Program Child and Family Opportunities Loving Learning, Inc. Child Care Options Maine Department of Corrections - Women's Center Maine Parent Federation People's Regional Opportunity Program Penquis Community Action Program Portland Public Schools, Multilingual/Multicultural Programs Waldo County Committee for Social Action Waterville Adult Community Education Windham Adult Education Womancare
Program Name: Raising Readers
Population Type Served: Children ages 0 - 5 years and their
families
Number Served: approximately 70,000
Contact Person: Kate Bartley
City/Town: Portland/Bangor
Telephone Number: (207) 973-4946
Fax Number: (207) 973-5939
E-Mail Address: kbartley@emh.org
Web Site Address: www.raisingreadrers.net
Program Description:
Raising Readers. Promotes reading aloud to children in Maine ages birth to 5 years. We give Family Practice and Pediatric providers beautiful new books to give to children at well child visits 2 months to 5 years. For newborns, Raising Readers give books in canvas totes to Maine hospitals, birth centers, midwives, and adoption agencies. Is available at no cost to all health care providers in Maine who see children between the ages of birth and 5 years. Is a community partnership and works with other child health and community literacy initiatives. A statewide advisory committee helps coordinate these activities. Is a collaboration of Maine's two largest health care delivery systems, MaineHealth and Eastern Maine Healthcare.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
MaineHealth and Eastern Maine Healthcare collaborate to implement the program. Many collaborative efforts with organizations, social service agencies, etc. across Maine.
Program Name: Literacy Volunteers
Population Type Served: Individuals with Low literacy
and/or English as a Second Language
Contact Person:
Greater Augusta: Bob McIntire or Gayle Dyer 626-3440
Franklin & Somerset: Joan Moes 628-5451
Kennebec County: Ann Harrison 685-4356
Androscoggin: Susan Rottmann 344-6540
Volunteer: Susan Ignatius
E-Mail Address:
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
Literacy Volunteers provide training for individuals wishing to tutor other individuals to read. Tutors then are matched with a student to assist in the learning process. Some locations have Teen Tutoring Programs in area schools.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Area Adult Education Programs
Program Name: Center for Adult Learning and Literacy
Population Type Served: Families
Number Served:
Contact Person: Carol Wynne
Staff Development Specialist/Project Coordinator
City/Town: Waterville
Telephone Number: (207) 873-1441
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address: cwynne@gwi.net
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
The Center for Adult Learning and Literacy currently have 10
Even Start and 10 Maine Family Literacy Initiative programs funded in Maine. Both programs offer the four components of family literacy: adult literacy, early literacy (birth through age 8), intergenerational literacy activities, and parenting.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Department of Education
Adult Education programs
Maine Family Literacy Initiatives
Barbara Bush Foundation
Program Name: Child Care Options
Population Type Served: Parents and Childcare providers
Number Served: 1200
Contact Person: Rita Fullerton
City/Town: Augusta
Telephone Number: (207) 626-3617 ext. 27
Fax Number: (207) 626-3617
E-Mail Address: rita@skcdc.org
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
Child Care Options is a resource and referral service for families seeking childcare in Kennebec and Somerset Counties. They offer subsidies for families who need assistance in paying for child care. Child Care Options also offers a technical assistance service for businesses and individuals on various childcare issues. Educational resources and training opportunities are provided for early care and education professionals.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
SKCDC Kennebec Somerset ACCESS Coalition
Maine Parent Federation Child Development Services
Maine Roads to Quality. Coastal Enterprises, Inc Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Services
Kennebec Valley Community College Trust ME. KVCAP Families First Augusta School Department
Program Name: Adult Education Programs
Population Type Served: Adults
Number Served:
Contact Person: Diann Bailey Mark Flight Deb Randall
City/Town: Gardiner Winthrop S.U 132/133
Telephone Number: 582-3774 377-8673 549-3261
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address:
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
Adult Education programs offer adults opportunities to acquire a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or take other classes of interest or to enhance ones professionalism.
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Area Public Schools
Literacy Volunteers of
Maine Parent Education
Individuals as needed for special interests
Program Name: Barbara Bush Foundation
Population Type Served: Children 2 months through 5 years
Number Served:
Contact Person: Joan Marson
City/Town: Augusta
Telephone Number: (207) 623-2977
Fax Number:
E-Mail Address:
Web Site Address:
Program Description:
The Barbara Bush Foundation provides age-appropriate books to pediatric offices throughout the
Existing Collaborative Relationships:
Pediatric Offices throughout the