The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee is meeting on July 11, 2023, at 2:30 pm to decide funding priorities! Can you reach out to members RIGHT NOW to let them know how LD 1781: An Act to Establish the Homeless Substance Use Disorder Service Program will help ensure that the most vulnerable Mainers have the treatment they need to get on a path to recovery?
The initial pilot project has been extremely successful, serving 49 people, and connecting 100% of participants to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) & Mental/Medical Health Treatment.
To ensure that LD 1781 receives the funding that will allow this life-saving program to continue, please click on any Committee member to send them an email. The Committee will begin consideration on Monday, July 10, 2023, so please reach out TODAY!
Contact key legislators TODAY:
- Senator Margaret Rotundo of Androscoggin- Chair
D – Senate District 21
Email: Margaret.Rotundo@legislature.maine.gov
Phone: (207) 287-1515
In Androscoggin County: Lewiston. - Senator Jill Duson of Cumberland
D – Senate District 27
Email: Jill.Duson@Legislature.Maine.gov
State House: (207) 287-1515
In Cumberland County: part of Portland; and part of Westbrook. - Representative Melanie Sachs of Freeport- Chair
D – House District 102
Email: Melanie.Sachs@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 299-6825
Freeport - Representative Benjamin Collings of Portland
D – House District 114
Email: Benjamin.Collings@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 405-7865
Portland (part) - Representative Jessica Fay of Raymond
D – House District 86
Email: Jessica.Fay@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 655-5020
Casco, Frye Island, Poland (Part), Raymond - Representative Drew Gattine of Westbrook
D – House District 126
Email: Andrew.Gattine@legislature.maine.gov
Contact: (207) 409-3477
Saco (Part), Scarborough (Part), Westbrook (Part - Representative Ann Matlack of St. George
D – House District 43
Email: Ann.Matlack@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 594-4831
Cushing, Owls Head (Part), South Thomaston, St. George, Thomaston - Representative Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth
D – House District 123
Email: Rebecca.Millett@legislature.maine.gov
Contact: (207) 415-3770
Cape Elizabeth (part)
- Senator Richard Bennett
R- Senate District 18
Email: Richard.Bennett@Legislature.Maine.gov
Phone: (207) 287-1505
Androscoggin County: Mechanic Falls and Minot
Cumberland County: Bridgton and Harrison
Oxford County: Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hebron, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, Sweden, and Waterford - Representative Mark Blier of Buxton
R – House District 138
Email: Mark.Blier@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 712-5705
Buxton (Part), Cornish, Hollis (Part), Limington - Representative Nathan Carlow of Buxton
R- House District 137
Email: Nathan.Carlow@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 929-0895
Buxton (Part), Hollis (Part) - Representative Jack Ducharme of Madison
R – House District 71
Email: John.Ducharme@Legislature.Maine.gov
Contact: (207) 431-0775
Cornville, Madison, Norridgewock - Representative Sawin Millett of Waterford
R- House District 81
Email: Sawin.Millett@legislature.maine.gov
Contact: (207) 592-5398
Albany Township, Greenwood, Locke Mills, Mason Township, Norway, South Oxford, Stoneham, Stow, Sweden, Waterford
LD 1781: An Act to Establish the Homeless Substance Use Disorder Service Program, sponsored by Representative Drew Gattine of Westbrook, will broaden the scope of the initial HOUSE program to ensure that the program will be available in at least one rural and one urban area and include other forms of substance use disorders, beyond opioid use. It will also provide funding for transportation, community, and inpatient treatment services.
