Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services
Meeting Agenda
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April 13, 2026 12:00-2:00pm
 
Meeting participants can connect to the meeting via Zoom in their homes or offices as applicable.
​LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88519706890 

1. 12:00pm – Welcome
   The Coalition is designed to be an open and inclusive clearinghouse of information.  All are welcome.  
    
   This meeting will continue a broad discussion, including context, of how we came to this crisis of current and impending waitlists for services and lack of affordable supportive housing in Maine, and what parents, relatives, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, advocates, service providers, DHHS, Special Education, and the experts on Transition can and are doing about it.  The major focus will be information sharing and discussion about services that work, housing, transition, employment, the state and federal budgets, advocacy, and resources.  This meeting will also focus on seeing through the implementation of a Continuum of Care and Blueprint for Effective Transition so that housing and service needs are met for everyone, and true community inclusion occurs.       
2. Review agenda, review/accept minutes, introductions
3. Featured Speakers: Derek Fales, Assistant Director; Dr. Thomas Dukes, Team Leader Quality Assurance; Sara Fleurant, Developmental Disability Housing Coordinator, DHHS Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS). Topic: 108 Licensing rule change and how this and recent changes will affect the ID/DD system of care.
4. Brief Updates on the following:

a. Services:

1. DHHS, Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) – Sara Fleurant
2. DHHS, Children’s Behavioral Health Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) 
3. DOL, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation – Libby Stone-Sterling
4. DOE, Office of Special Services and Inclusive Education (OSSIE) – Sandy Flacke and/or Tracy Whitlock

b. Advocacy:
                                1.   Disability Rights Maine (DRM) – Megan Salvin
c. Housing and Federal Funding

1. Federal funding update
2. Section 8 Update
3. HUD Section 811 Update

​            d. State Legislature – MACSP and Legislators in attendance 
​             e. Other business:
1.   Coalition Website Update – www.maineparentcoalition.org
2.   Other updates, announcements, and Agenda for next Coalition meeting
3.   State Supplemental Budget - Action Alert. 


Next meeting: May 11, 2026
12:00-2:00pm

Featured Speaker and Topic: TBD. 

*Until further notice meetings will be held solely via Zoom*
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The Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services provides equal opportunity for meeting participation.  If you wish to attend but require an interpreter or other accommodation, please forward your request two weeks prior to the monthly meeting to [email protected].
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