Founded in 2008, The Community Employment Services Project is funded by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Behavioral Health. In July 2010, the Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services joined DHHS-OBH in its support to the project.

The Community Employment Service Project provides Supported Employment and Education services to individuals eligible for Section 17 or 92 MaineCare services (community integration or behavioral health home) throughout the state of Maine. Eight Employment Specialists work in eight mental health agency locations throughout the state, supervised by two Project Coordinators. The goal of the project is to increase the rates of employment and education attainment for individuals with mental illness.

Below are the agencies / locations in which to find the MMC Employment Specialist :

• AMHC, Caribou
• AMHC, Marshfield
• Community Care, Bangor
• AngleZ Behavioral Health Services, Augusta
• Common Ties, Lewiston
• Maine Behavioral Healthcare, Biddeford
• Maine Behavioral Healthcare, Belfast/Rockland

To contact the Employment Specialist in your area please view the list below or call 207-662-2088.  In the event there is a vacancy in your region, please contact the supervisor for that area.