Our Services

Maine Mental Health Connections offers a number of occupational, recreational, and support services.

Together Place Social Club

1. Want a good very inexpensive hot meal? Join Together Place Social Club We accept EBT! We’re the ONLY place in the Bangor region that accepts EBT for hot meals. 2. Want to enjoy activities such as pool tournaments, bowling, karaoke, games, movies – for FREE? Join Together Place Club 3. Want to participate in volunteering, resume building, and facilitate job opportunities and talk with peers facing similar issues in a friendly, warm environment? Join Together Place Social Club. The goal of TPSC is to provide a consumer-run social club where members find mutual support. Together Place Social Club offers a variety of social, recreational, & personal growth opportunities for adults who are mental health/developmental disability service consumers. Together Place Social Club encourages self-reliance and eventual independence from the mental health system by encouraging members to use their collective strengths to advocate for responsible changes.
Together Place Social Club believes that mental health/developmental disability consumers have the right to direct their independence in the community. There is no cost for membership, but you must be a mental health consumer and at least 18 years of age. Drop by at 150 Union Street in Bangor and fill out an application. Entrance on 2nd Street. Want free tickets to sports, plays, movies, concerts, plus bus tickets and more? Join Community Connections. See this link for more details:http://www.mmhc.us/page/935-701/community-connections

Employment Connections

Employment Connections offers the Greater Bangor area mental health consumers supportive employment opportunities. Employment Connections also contracts with several area businesses in providing custodial/maintenance services. Opportunities to work in providing these services may be available. MMHC's Employment Connections program offers: Paid employment Support by job coach Work site support (social interaction and problem solving) MMHC helps you: with on/off job site coaching in our contract sites with referrals to Vocational Rehabilitation and Community Support Services. Address: 150 Union Street, Bangor Program Manager: A. Sharon Shepard

Community Connections

Community Connections provide recreational opportunities to mental health consumers so they can become more integrated in their community, achieving personal fulfillment, social goals and greater independence. Opportunities include: Bus Tickets- Bangor- Lewiston- Waterville- Portland areas Movies Tickets every 2 Months Cole Transportation Museum Concerts: Waterfront Concerts, Maine State Pier, Cross Insurance Center Penobscot Theatre, Sea Dogs baseball, Fair, Speedway 95 (HERMON MAINE), Blackbeards, BOWLING-Bangor, Brewer, YMCA (will REIMBURSE), GYM (will REIMBURSE), ADULT CLASSES (will REIMBURSE), SKI & SNOW TUBING (seasonal) Day State Park Passes Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age or older Must have a Mental Health Diagnosis Resident of Maine Complete the application form below. Please send or Fax to Community Connections. Contact For Tickets: Region 1 Amistad: PO Box 992 66 State Street Portland, ME 04104 Contact: Gail Sawyer-Kay Director Phone: 207-773-1956 Fax: 207 773-2087 AMHC Social Club: Harvest Inn Social Club 43 Hatch Drive Caribou, Maine 04736 Telephone: 207-492-1386 Fax: 207-492-3181 TDD: 207-764-3903 Crisis: 1-888-568-1112 Contact: Sherri-Lynn Gagnon Social Club Manager Valley Social Club 284 Main Street-Suite 101 Madawaska, Maine 04756 Telephone: 207-728-4806 TDD: 207-764-3903 Crisis: 1-888-568-1112 Contact: Sally Gagnon, Valley Social Club Manager Region 2 100 Pine Street Social Center PO Box 1319 Lewiston, ME 04240 Contact: Bobby Jean Banton Mgr Phone: 207-795-6040 Fax: 207 795-6714 Waterville Social Club: MOCO-WSC-CC PO Box 229 Augusta ME Site Address: 32 Ticonic Street Waterville, ME 04901 Contact: Gary Stevens Mgr Phone: 207-873-1027 Fax: 207 861-7099 Linc Wellness Center P.O. Box 299 38 Memorial Drive Augusta, ME. 04330 Contact: Troy Henderson-Mgr. John Painter-Director Phone:(207) 430-4001 Friends Together P.O. Box 264 Livermore Falls ME 04254 Contact: Cindy Hebert Mgr Phone: 207 897-1010 Region 3 Statewide CC Office: 150 Union Street Bangor, ME 04401 Contact: Zak Kochis - Program Director Phone: 207- 941-2998 800- 834-7150 Fax: 207 - 941-2998 Email: [email protected] Community Connections CAN REIMBURSE for AN ACTIVITY THAT IS APPROVED BY CC. IF YOU SHOULD HAVE A QUESTION ON WHAT IS COVERED PLEASE CALL Zak @ 207 941-2998 1-800-834-7150. A Community Connections site provides CC members with information and resources within there area. Thank you to all of the Volunteer Sites who give their time to CC Members:

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