Maine P2P Project

The overall goal of the Maine P2P (Pathways to Partnership) project is to develop a collaborative innovative model to effectively improve transition services across agencies. This project will increase Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) for children and youth with disabilities.

The primary outcomes of the Maine P2P project are to:

1. Provide P2P transition services to 300-500 project participants aged 10-13 so that they gain career readiness skills
2. Provide P2P transition services to 300-500 transition-aged youth 14-21 to help them enter/retain CIE
3. Provide P2P training to all DVR (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) counselors and transition providers in partnering agencies;
4. Create and build a seamless system that allows project participants to transition and receive services across three agencies: Maine DVR, Main Department of Education (DOE), and AlphaOne (Maine’s sole Centers for Independent Living).

Maine P2P Project Overview

Maine’s Pathways to Partnerships Project proposes a new model that leverages the expertise and fiscal and staffing resources of the Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) and Alpha One – Maine’s Center for Independent Living (CIL) and partners with three Local Educational Agencies as pilot sites with the goal of development of a collaborative innovative systemic model to effectively improve transition services across agencies to increase CIE for children and youth with disabilities in Maine.

Click here to read the project overview.