The Caring Community Collaborative
Mission
The Mission of the CCC is to develop a seamless, family- driven, culturally-competent, strength-based, public-health-orientated service system that will help children and their families fulfill their potential and live healthier, happier, more hopeful lives that are substance free.
The CCC Serves
- Infants affected by substances
- Developmentally disabled or delayed infants
- Toddlers and preschoolers affected by trauma and/or parental mental health issues
- Infants born to teen parents
- Under-sized/pre-term newborns
- Children born with major medical issues that affect development
Who Works at the CCC?
- Marjorie Withers- Director
- Carley Martin-Berry - Assistant Director
- Christine Laurel- Manager of Media & Projects
- Chris Rudd- Early Childhood Consultation & Outreach
- Anneke Waag- Bridging Program Coordinator
Partners
- AMHC
- Calais Regional Hospital
- Catholic Charities Maine
- Child & Family Opportunities
- Child Development Services
- Cobscook Community Learning Center
- community Health and Counseling Services
- Discovery House
- Down East Community Hospital
- Downeast Health services
- Eastern Maine Medical Center -NICU
- Eastport Health Care
- Healthways
- Indian Township Tribal Government
- Maine Department of Health & Human Services
- Maine Families/ family Outreach Services
- Maine Parent Federation
- Mano en Mano Neighbors Against Drug Abuse
- The Next Step Domestic Violence Project
- Passamaquoddy Health Center
- Pleasant Point Health Center
- Stepping Stones Children's Residential Facility
- Sunrise Economic Council
- United Way of Eastern Maine
- University of Maine at a Machias
- Washington County Council to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
- Washington County Children's ProgrammingWashington County Community College
- Washington County Drug Action Team
- Washington County One Community
- Washington County Sheriff's Office
- Wings for Children'sThe Women's Project
Funding
The CCC is the recipient of the Project LAUNCH grant for Maine.
Also supported by a number of foundations including the Adams Foundation, Jane's Trust, the Betterment Foundation and has received funding from the Maine Community Foundation.
Internship
As an intern I attended Brown Bag Lunches and a Perinatal Addiction Training. I also helped prepare and set up both of these. I helped Christine put together training material for the trainings. I also took inventory of the entire CCC lending library and organized it. This has recently been added as a new program. I also frequently updated and made posts to the CCC website and facebook page.
Me
I have learned a great deal about myself. Before I started this internship I had no idea about what I wanted to do after I was finished with school. I learned that having a job helping people has a lot more to it than I realized. I am extremely glad that I was able to experience what it is like to work in this field. It gave me a lot of insight and it made me sure that I have gone to school for what I wanted and liked. I want to have a career in the mental health field. I also learned that I want to involve myself in our community more than I have in the past. There are so many programs and great services available to our community than I knew of and learning about these was very mind opening. There are things that I can do to be part of the community other than just having a job, and going to school that would help out.
Sources:
CCCmaine.org