Youth MOVE Maine

Youth MOVE Maine is Hiring-- Portland area Youth Resource Specialist

Youth MOVE Maine is hiring a regional Youth Resource Specialist to:

Partner with and support youth as they speak up and advocate for their needs at the individual, community and policy levels
Raise community awareness about the positive impact of youth and youth voice
Develop, facilitate and support a youth group of youth ages 14-25 in your region with lived experience with mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare or alternative or special education
Coordinate life and leadership skills trainings for youth in your community
Work with a supportive team, travelling to Lewiston and Augusta monthly for team meetings
Develop important organizational partnerships with community supports such as families, family organizations, mental health organizations, decision-making collaboratives, schools, after school programs, homeless youth organizations, juvenile justice workers, and other youth organizations in your area, among others!
Be a fun, creative, energetic self-starter who honors and supports the voices of young people in Maine!

If this is you, check out the job description at:
http://www.jobsinme.com/seek/resultdetail.aspx?jobnum=548641
Or email your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a cover letter stating the position for which you are applying.

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Children's Mental Health Awareness at the State House

YouthMOVE Maine would like to thank youth, young adults, families, providers, policymakers and even Governer and Mrs. Baldacci for coming together in support of Children's Mental Health Awareness on May 6, 2010 at the State House in Augusta.

As families from GEAR's FACES councils reached out with their message "When you use your voice, you have a choice," YouthMOVE Maine echoed this powerful message with their Public Service Announcement "You Decide."

Then, we officially introduced YouthMOVE Maine, and our new spokesperson, racecar driver Travis Dunbar spoke about his special connection with Thrive youth. Finally, we announced our new awareness campaign, kicking it off with an inspiring poem created by and read by YouthMOVE Maine members. You can print out your own copy of the poem from the Shift Your Mind, Drive Your Dreams page. Check out the photos from this special day below...

Meet & Greet @ Auburn Mall Car Show

On April 5th young people from Youth Move Maine held a meet and greet with Travis Dunbar at the Auburn Mall Car Show. Travis is Youth Move Maine's very own race car driver and anti-stigma campaign spokesman. Youth Move Maine is gearing up for a summer of burning rubber, race card driving and launching our very own anti-stigma campaign: Shift Your Mind, Drive Your Dream! More details coming soon about the launch of our campaign and our summer race car driving schedule. See you at the race track!

Youth MOVE Maine Has a New Web Site!

Hi everyone! We're working hard to get our new web site up and running as fast as we can. As you will see there are a few pages that still need more information. We are working as fast as we can to get more things up and running and we are adding content daily. So hold on tight and explore the rest of the site while you're here!

Writer, advocate, foster care leader finds the positive in life

Dustin Strout has no family. He has resided in a mental institution, two group homes, five foster homes, several friends' homes and numerous homeless shelters for nearly 20 years, but nowhere within those places did his family reside. "I grew up and raised myself," he said.

Strout's story goes not from rags to riches but from rags to community advocate, and all by age 21. His experience reads like a best-selling novella; one whose current chapter surprisingly tells of college enrollment and community activism.