Our Future By Design
DRAFT- Child & Family Plan
Child & Family Vision Statement
We envision a community that promotes and provides a loving, safe, and healthy environment for individuals working with and raising young children, including adoptive parents, step parents, foster parents, child care professionals and extended families.
Goals (5-10 Years)
A. By 2010 families of all ages, socio-economic levels, ethnicities, and backgrounds will report feeling supported within the KEYS region/community.
- Families recognize the rewards and responsibilities of raising children.
- Families living safe and healthy lives.
- Children health insurance.
- Young children are immunized.
B. By 2010 all families in the KEYS region, will have access to quality early childhood experiences that are affordable and enriching.
- Families have opportunities for work and play in the community.
- Family Learning and cultural activities.
- Children ready to enter school.
- Family time for recreation and leisure activities.
- Access to child care, satisfied with child care.
C. By 2010 the Family Resource Center will be established in a community space offering parents and caregivers opportunities for parent education, parent support groups, and child care provider trainings.
- The family unit is respected, safe and nurtured within the community.
- Parents involved in parent and child activities with other families.
Family Indicators
Indicator |
Description |
Source |
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Family Population |
Number of families with children under 10 years old in the KEYS |
Census/local data |
Family Resource Center families |
Number of families with children under 10 years old served by Family Resource Center |
FRC Quarterly reports |
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Domestic Violence reports |
Number of domestic violence reports in KEYS |
Police data |
Child abuse reported to DHS |
Number of child abuse and neglect reports in KEYS |
York County Child Abuse Prevention Council |
DHS cases CAN in KEYS
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Number of child abuse and neglect cases in KEYS opened with DHS |
DHHS |
Income of households |
Median household income in KEYS families with children under 10 years old |
Census/local data |
Related Resources or Efforts
Entity |
Region |
Contact |
Info Link |
Greater Seacoast |
Nancy Mirtle 1-888-499-2525 |
Family Resource Center
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KEYS |
Carin Sarzynski 207-451-9291 |
Community Asset Builders/KEYS for Prevention |
KEYS |
Melissa Boyd 207-439-8764
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Adult Education Programs |
KEYS |
Polly Stanwood- York 207-363-7922 Cathy Waltz-Kittery 207-439-5896 Connie Patton-South Berwick/Eliot 207-384-5703 |
Family Literacy Program |
York |
Beth Knight 207-363-7922 |
Peer Support and Life Enrichment Center (at Landmark Hill)
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York County |
Barbara Erkson 207-468-0147 |
Local CLC’s- KEYS |
KEYS |
Steve Workman-Kittery Melissa Boyd- York Val Brockway/ Joanne Hoerth- South Berwick Heather Muzeroll- Eliot |
York County Community |
York County |
WIC, Headstart, Transportation, Energy Services, Community Services, Housing 207-439-2699 (Kittery office) |
York County Child Abuse and Neglect Council |
York County |
Kate Stern 207-985-5975 |
Department of Human Services
|
York County |
1-800-322-1919 |
United Way of York County
|
York County |
Barbara Wentworth 207-985-3359 |
York Community Service Association
|
York |
Marla Levy-Evans 207-363-5504 |
Kids First Center in Portland |
Southern Maine |
207-761-2709 |
United Way of the Greater Seacoast |
Greater Seacoast |
Paige Farmer 603-436-5554 |
Carelink Resource Development Center |
York County |
324-0735 |
Chamber of Commerce York
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Maine |
Cathy Goodwin 207-439-7545 www.gatewaytomaine.org |
Recreation Departments |
KEYS |
Kittery- 207-439-3800 York- 207-363-1040 Eliot- 207-451-9334 South Berwick- 207-384-3306 |
Mothers and More |
Seacoast Region |
Robin Davis, leader 207-361-1449
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Families First Health and Support Center |
Seacoast Region |
603-422-8208 |
HUB Family Resource Center
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Seacoast Region |
603-749-9754 |
Sweetser Children’s Services
|
Seacoast Region |
800-434-3000 |
Maine Adoption Placement Services
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Maine |
207-772-3678 |
Casey Family Services
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National |
207-772-4110 |
Visiting Nurse Association |
York County |
207-284-4566 |
York Hospital Birthing Center
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207-351-2129 |
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
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Greater Seacoast |
603-436-0600 |
Maine Medical Center
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Maine |
207-871-2911 |
Adoptive Families Together
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New England |
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Community Wellness Coalition
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KEYS |
Diane Brandon 207-438-9100 |
Community Health Connection
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KEYS |
Betsey Kelly 207-207-438-9997 |
Southern Maine Parent Awareness
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Southern Maine |
207-324-2337 |
Maine Children’s Alliance |
State of Maine |
207-623-1868 |
Counseling Services, Inc.
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KEYS |
207-439-8391 |
Seacoast Hope |
Greater Seacoast |
Marla Levy Evans 207-384-9927 |
Child Development Services of York County (birth-5)
|
York County |
207-985-7861 |
Mainely Parents
|
York County |
207-842-2984 |
Parent Resource Center, Inc.
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York County |
207-324-1371 |
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
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Northern New England |
207-324-9385
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Services
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Child development program 207-438-2083, Social Worker Services 207-438-1693 |