Partners

The Maine Reentry Network's primary direct benefit to Maine's communities and the formerly incarcerated is direct Peer Support informed by our own lived experiences. It is our Partners who enhance our mission by providing practical assistance, services, and support to both our own fellowship as well as other segments of Maine's population.

MERN'S PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

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Auburn Resource Center (ARC)

Community Partners Building Strength and Resilience

Our current on-site partners include:

The Drop-In Center – immediate respite, food and clothing access, and resource navigation
YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston Food Pantry – addressing food insecurity
Recovery Connections of Maine – peer-based addiction recovery services
Spurwink – behavioral health services
Preble Street – housing stability and rapid rehousing programs
MEIRS (Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services) – cultural and housing navigation support
Better Life Partners – mental health and substance use treatment
Immigrant Resource Center of Maine – Housing stabilization and navigation
Goodwill NNE Workforce Services - Voc Rehab and Work Readiness Bootcamp
Maine Pretrial Services - Nonprofit agency committed to providing pretrial services

Together, these organizations form a coordinated safety net that addresses hunger, homelessness, behavioral health, and reentry challenges while fostering community resilience and individual empowerment.

Rose's Room

Rose’s Room is a monthly support group for family and loved ones of incarcerated individuals. Rose’s Room motto is, “Individuals don’t go to prison, whole families go to prison.” These meetings act as a support to loved ones and the person inside of corrections. Formerly incarcerated, community support groups, faith-based organizations, and loved ones share the Rose’s Room space, providing insight and hope that can only come from someone who has been incarcerated and/or helps those when they are released.

Monthly Virtual ZOOM Meetings – First Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 PM
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 864 1118 3517 Passcode: 039966
Contact bruce.noddin@maine.gov with any questions

For more information or to find how you can start your very own Rose’s Room Meeting,
contact Rose at 207-998-2547.

Auburn, ME

Third Wednesday of Month
7:00-8:30 PM
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
78 Pleasant Street, Auburn
(207) 998-2547 – Rose

Alfred, ME

Second Wednesday of Month, 6:00-7:00 PM
Parson’s Memorial Library
27 Saco Road, Alfred
(207) 468-3729 – Dave

Winslow, ME

Last Thursday of Month, 6:30-8:00 PM
St. Joseph Center
80 Garland Road, Winslow
(207) 314-4730 – Lyn

Recovery Residences

The Maine Association of Recovery Residences (MARR) has developed certification criteria to ensure that people in recovery can experience housing situations that will support their recovery. Many incarcerated individuals are also individuals in recovery (albeit a recovery enforced by facilities that ban substances from entering), and their initial release period is a time of heightened danger of relapse.

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