The Opportunity Alliance

Childcare & Early Childhood Education- A collection of programs working in partnership with families and the community to ensure children are ready for school.- Early Childhood Education: TOA believes that the pathway to school success begins even before a child is born. Staff work with families to support the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of their children at all ages, in classrooms and at home, to prepare them for their later transition into kindergarten. All TOA Early Childhood Education programs meet the comprehensive Head Start Performance Standards to ensure the highest quality of services for children and families across Cumberland County. Programs include: - Early Head Start: A free family visiting program for qualifying families. "Parent Partners" make weekly home visits to pregnant mothers and children aged 0-3 and their families. - Head Start: A program that provides all children with a safe nurturing environment while supporting parents as they identify and meet their own goals and nurture the development of their children. Head Start sites are located throughout Cumberland County and are free to qualifying families. - Public Pre-K Partnerships: Head Start partners with the Public School System. Head Start and Department of Education funds are used to deliver this model. In these classrooms, transportation is provided by the school districts. - Childcare: Offered full day/full year. TOA serves children 6 weeks to 5 years old. Subsidized childcare fees are on a sliding scale and are based on household income and family size.- Parent Education: Evidence- and strength-based parenting education classes that provide parents and caregivers an opportunity to develop and strengthen their parenting skills.- Whole Families/ TogetherWeWork: Coaching services provided to low-income families emphasizing education, economic support, social capital, and health and well-being for both children and parents. - Maine Families: Works in partnership with expectant parents and parents of babies and toddlers to ensure safe home environments, promote healthy growth and development for babies and young children, and provide key connections to needed services.- Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC is a nutritional education program which provides supplemental foods to promote good health for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, and infants and children up to age 5.- SNAP-Ed provides nutrition education classes for low-income children and families.

Behavioral Health & Wellness- A continuum of community and residential mental health and substance use disorder services for children and adults.Community Mental HealthBehavioral Health Home (BHH): Delivers integrated care to people who struggle with mental health. BHH care coordinators, in collaboration with the program nurse care manager, help clients consider their needs around housing, health care, finances, work, education, social and recreation time, and other areas that are important to them. Together, clients and care coordinators use this information to develop a treatment plan made up of individual goals and preferences.Broadway Crossings Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit: With a capacity of eight adult beds, this short-term crisis stabilization unit provides an alternative to hospitalization that allows people to remain connected to their support networks in the community.Children's Behavioral Health Home: An integrated approach working to meet the physical and mental health needs of children and young adults with developmental, behavioral, or mental health concerns.Mobile Crisis Response Services-Mobile Outreach: Available 24- hours a day, 365 days a year, individuals and families experiencing a behavioral health crisis have immediate and free access to a team of trained professionals.High Fidelity Wraparound: This program offers a family-centered, community-oriented, strengths-based, individualized planning process that relies on a balance of formal and informal supports to help children and families achieve their goals.Homeless Youth Services: Community-based case management services for youth and families at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness in southern Maine.The Maine Crisis Line Statewide Crisis Telephone Response: The Maine Crisis Line (MCL) is the state's crisis telephone response service for individuals or families experiencing a behavioral health crisis or having thoughts of suicide and/or self-harm. Trained crisis call specialists answer the line and provide free and confidential telephone support and stabilization 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. MCL is the single point of entry to Maine's Behavioral Health Crisis Services System through the toll-free number: 1-888-568-1112. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a new three-digit dialing code available nationwide as an easy-to-remember connection to help for anyone experiencing a suicidal or mental health crisis. In Maine, calls to 988 are routed to The Maine Crisis Line, operated by TOA.The Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH): Outreach, engagement, and referral services for people with mental illness and those with co-occurring substance use disorders who are experiencing homelessness in York and Cumberland County.Residential ServicesGordon Green: An eight-bed permanent residence providing intensive treatment and support for elderly adults under guardianship with a combination of challenges including mental illness and disabilities related to age or physical impairments.Helen Winslow Ray House: With a capacity of eight residents, this program provides trauma-informed treatment and support services to adults living with mental illness. Often clients have co-occurring conditions, such as chronic health problems and/or substance use disorders.Morrison Place: A 12-bed treatment facility offering intensive individualized treatment of homeless adults with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issues. The program helps clients to achieve recovery and lead sober, stable lives through education and group and individual counseling. Throughout their time at Morrison Place, clients learn to build strong relationships with peers, family and friends, and other individuals throughout the community.The Ocean Street Residential Program: Provides trauma-informed treatment and support services to eight adults living with mental illness complicated by co-occurring chronic health conditions as well as a potential substance use disorder.The Bridge: A 12-bed short-term residential treatment program for homeless adults with a major mental illness, provides a comprehensive treatment program that assists residents with securing long-term housing while stabilizing their mental health and connecting them to community resources and supports.