On Oct. 19 Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, met with community service providers supporting Mainers with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle. The meeting was organized by the Maine Association for Community Service Providers to highlight the critical nature of these services for individuals with disabilities and underscore the need for additional state support. Aroostook County MACSP members include Central Aroostook Association, Citizens of Maine, Community Living Association, Danforth Habilitation Association, IAM Supports, Katahdin Friends Inc., Northern Maine General, and Northern Aroostook Alternatives. Jackson is pictured with Michelle Raymond, CEO of Northern Maine General. (Courtesy of Maine Legislature Office of the Senate President)
