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- 1 2 Ohm, Rachel (16 February 2015). "Waterville program marks 40 years of helping teen parents". Morning Sentinel . Retrieved 23 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Lannin, Joanne (8 May 2012). "The real, unglamorous lives of teen moms". Maine Women. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Schreiber, Laurie (11 January 2016). "Leadership change after 23 years at Maine Children's Home". Maine Biz. Retrieved 29 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- 1 2 Ohm, Rachel (10 November 2015). "Richard Dorian to become Maine Children's Home executive director". Morning Sentinel. Retrieved 23 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- 1 2 "Leadership Unplugged Spring 2015 - Session 2 with Sharon Abrams". Maine Development Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Legislative Record of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Legislature of the State Of Maine" (PDF). Maine Legislature. 1996. p. 1580. Retrieved 26 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- 1 2 "Board of Directors". REM. Retrieved 23 January 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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