Maine Families
Maine Families provides home visiting services to expectant parents who live
in Kennebec and Somerset counties. Staff provide information on child development,
health and safety, parent education and links to other community resources.
Who Qualifies? Parents expecting a baby or whose baby has not reached 3 months
of age; adolescent parents (under 21) expecting a baby or whose baby has not
reached 6 months of age (some restrictions apply); families living in Kennebec
and Somerset counties that meet the above qualifications.
Your Home Visitor will...
- promote positive parent/child interaction.
- bring activities you can do with your baby to enhance brain development.
- offer baby care suggestions.
- give tips on health and safety.
- share child development information.
- listen to your concerns and answer your questions.
- provides services prenatally up to age 5.
- link you to resources : Housing; Education; Financial; Transportation; Health
Care; Family Planning; Child care
Other Services Available
- Playgroups
- Organized Family Events
- Newsletters
- Developmental Screening
- School groups for teens
Services are tailored to meet your individual family needs
For more information call:
Kennebec County 859-8517
Somerset County 474-8487 ext. 2537
Playgroups and Story time
Lithgow Library in Augusta hosts a number of free programs
for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and families. Incredible Infants - rhymes
and stories promoting reading readiness for infants, birth to 1 year, Fridays
10 am. Toddler Time - stories, rhymes and songs for 1-3 year olds, Tuesdays
10 am. Story Time for Families - stories, rhymes and movement for 3-5 year olds,
Wednesdays at 10:00 am. All programs are free and open to the public. For more
information call 626-2415.
Toddler/Preschool Activities at Hubbard Free Library, 115
Second Street, Hallowell - Wednesdays at 10:30. For more information call 622-6582.
Toddler Time at the Skowhegan Public Library - 2nd and 4th
Mondays of every month from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Open to parents and children
ages 6 months to 3 years of age (siblings welcome). For more information call
1-800-542-8227 ext. 2537.
Toddler Time (Ages 18-36 months) - This is a great opportunity
to work on your child’s physical development while interacting with other
children. Some activities will be pyramid ball, jam toss, play hunts, tunnels
and lots of balls to play with. This is a parent supervision program. Monday,
Wednesday & Friday 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. at the Buker Center - Augusta. Free
for Augusta residents, non-residents $2.00 per day. Also, Newborn - 18 months,
Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Waterville Play Group - Share your tales of parenting with
other parents and have fun with your child. 2nd & 4th Thursday from 10:00
am to 11:30 am at the Waterville Public Library. For more information call -
872-5443 or 873-4779. Sponsored by KVCAP & Waterville Public Library.
Gardiner Story Hour - Gardiner Public Library - Tuesdays 10:30
am.
Madison Preschool Story Hour - Madison Public Library - Tuesdays
10:00 am.
Skowhegan Story Hour - Skowhegan Free Public Library - Wednesdays
10:00 am
Winslow Story Hour - Winslow Public Library - Tuesdays 10:00
am.
Waterville Story Hour - Waterville Public Library - Saturdays
10:30 am.
Winthrop Story Hour - Winthrop Public Library - Wednesdays
10:00 am.
Oakland Story Hour - Oakland Public Library - Fridays 10:30
am.
Belgrade Story Hour - Thursdays - 10:30 - 11:00 am
Links
http://www.mainefamilies.org/
http://mechildrenstrust.org/
http://www.maine.gov/sos/kids/
http://extension.umaine.edu/parenting/the-growing-years/
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml
http://www.skcdc.org/ccordc/child_care_options_home.html
Lithgow Public Library - Augusta - http://www.lithgow.lib.me.us/
Lawrence Public Library - Fairfield - http://www.lawrence.lib.me.us/index.htm
Hubbard Free Library - Hallowell - http://www.hubbardfree.org/
Skowhegan Free Public Library - Skowhegan - http://www.skowhegan.lib.me.us/
Waterville Public Library - Waterville - http://www.waterville.lib.me.us/
Gardiner Public Library - Gardiner - http://www.gpl.lib.me.us/
Winslow Public Library - Winslow - http://www.winslow.lib.me.us/index.htm
Winthrop Public Library - Winthrop - http://www.baileylibrary.org/
Oakland Public Library - Oakland - http://www.oaklandmaine.us/index.asp
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