2019-07-03T06:28:32-07:00 2018-12-31 010535888 Brantner Thibodeau & Assoc 674 Mt Hope Avenue Suite 1 Bangor ME 04401 990 2018-01-01 043337456 WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS NPC WABA 2079920411 157 PARK STREET BANGOR ME 04401 SHARON TOMAH Executive Dir. 2019-07-02 true Craig S Costello P00226885 2079473325 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z SHARON TOMAH 157 PARK STREET 5 BANGOR ME 04401 1405540 false false X WWW.WABANAKIHW.ORG X 1996 ME TO PROVIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT TO NATIVE AMERICANS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, HIV AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUESN BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT. WABANAKI HAS BEEN A FISCAL SPONSOR AND HAS HELPED TO PROMOTE HEALING AND RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA FOR NATIVE AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE WELFARE MISPLACEMENTS. 6 6 43 0 237522 165338 71606 1162613 0 961 10274 310089 1338225 0 0 182386 730761 0 0 225789 730150 408175 1460911 -98086 -122686 568279 231143 33048 156381 535231 74762 X TO PROVIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT TO NATIVE AMERICANS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, HIV AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUESN BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT. WABANAKI HAS BEEN A FISCAL SPONSOR AND HAS HELPED TO PROMOTE HEALING AND RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA FOR NATIVE AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE WELFARE MISPLACEMENTS. true false 621145 597496 WABANAKI MAJOR GRANTS - THE MAJOR GRANT PROGRAM CONSIST OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS THAT SUPPORT WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. FUNCTIONS WITHIN THIS GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDE SUICIDE PREVENTION (SAMHSA NATIVE CONNECTIONS), MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT (CDC OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION, SAMHSA TRIBAL OPIOID RESPONSE, PEER RUN RECOVERY CENTER), HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (CDC TRIBAL PRACTICES FOR WELLNESS IN INDIAN COUNTRY, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY) AND ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUPPORT (CDC TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT, MEHAF CAPACITY BUILDING, SEWALL HEALTHY PEOPLE). ACTIVITIES FOR THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE DIRECT SERVICE PROVISION OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT AND PEER RECOVERY SERVICES, PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL FOODS AND EXERCISE IN THE MALISEET COMMUNITY, RAISING AWARENESS OF SUICIDE IN CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE WAYS, AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OPIOID USE AND RELAPSE PREVENTION. 512619 515852 WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH - IN 2018, WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS BECAME THE STAFFING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AGENT FOR WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH. WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH HAS FIVE GRANT PROGRAMS (SNAP-ED AND THE MAINE PREVENTION SERVICES - TOBACCO PREVENTION, OBESITY PREVENTION, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION) THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNITY WELLNESS IN THE FIVE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN MAINE. THE MAINE PREVENTION SERVICES GRANTS ARE PART OF THE STAFFING AGREEMENT WITH THE PENOBSCOT NATION, WHO SERVES AS THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENT FOR WABANKI PUBLIC HEALTH. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE PREVENTION SERVICES TO THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY THROGUH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CULTURAL GATHERING, YOUTH COUNCILS, RAISING AWARENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS HEALTH FAIRS. 113426 5531 REACH MAINE - WABANAKI REACH CONTINUES TO WORK ON TRUTH, HEALING, AND CHANGE ACROSS MAINE AND IN WABANAKI COMMUNITIES. REACH WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO PRESENT DIVERSE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES GEARED TOWARD UNDERSTANDING, EMPOWERMENT, AND WELLNESS. THE PROGRAM PRESENTS FRESH PERSPECTIVES WITH THE END GOAL BEING HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, MORE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES. THEY EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE WAYS IN WHICH INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA IMPACTS TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, MANIFESTED IN POVERTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUICIDE. REACH HAS DONE MUCH WORK IN THE MAINE STATE PRISON. 87393 30434 13300 1334583 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 17 0 true 43 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false ME X RICHARD PRINDALL 2079920411 157 PARK ST BANGOR ME 04401 NEWEL LEWEY BOARD CHAIR 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON PAUL BOARD CLERK 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIE MITCHELL Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RUTH JOHNSON Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON FRANCIS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR DARREN RANCO Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON TOMAH Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 17150 0 0 REBECCA PETRIE DIR. 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WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH HAS FIVE GRANT PROGRAMS (SNAP-ED AND THE MAINE PREVENTION SERVICES - TOBACCO PREVENTION, OBESITY PREVENTION, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION) THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNITY WELLNESS IN THE FIVE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN MAINE. THE MAINE PREVENTION SERVICES GRANTS ARE PART OF THE STAFFING AGREEMENT WITH THE PENOBSCOT NATION, WHO SERVES AS THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENT FOR WABANKI PUBLIC HEALTH. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE PREVENTION SERVICES TO THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY THROGUH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CULTURAL GATHERING, YOUTH COUNCILS, RAISING AWARENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS HEALTH FAIRS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: HIV AND HEPC PREVENTION PROGRAMS - THE PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO WORK TOWARD IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALL MAINE PEOPLE BY PROMOTING BEHAVIORS, ATTITUDES, SKILLS, COMMUNITY NORMS AND/OR KNOWLEDGE THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF HIV. WABANAKI HAS PROVIDED PRIMARY HIV HEP C AND STD PREVENTION, COUNSELING, TESTING FOR HIV AND HEP C AND REFERRALS FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN USING THE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES OF CTR, TARGETED OUTREACH AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND HEALTH PROMOTION. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: CULTURALLY BASED PROGRAMMING - A. WABANAKI HAS HELD OR PARTNERED IN SEVERAL CULUTRAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS ANNUAL SPRING SOCIAL. SINCE 1997, WABANAKI PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE AND THE MARITIMES HAVE GATHERED EACH SPRING TO CONNECT AND CELEBRATE BEING WABANAKI. THE ANNUAL SPRING SOCIAL IS SPONSORED BY WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO FILL THE UNMET NEED FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO NATIVE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER URBAN AREA OF BANGOR. WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPRING SOCIAL HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST INTERTRIBAL GATHERINGS IN MAINE. WABANAKI AND TRIBAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENJOY A POTLUCK MEAL COMPLETE WITH CULTURAL FAVORITES AND LOTS OF FRY BREAD. THE DANCING AND DRUMMING BEGIN AFTER PRAYERS FOR THE COMMUNITY OFFERED BY WABANAKI ELDERS IN OUR FIRST LANGUAGE. MASTERS OF CEREMONIES ENTERTAIN AND DIRECT ALL THE ACTION, TELLING STORIES AND REINFORCING TRADITIONAL VALUES IN MESSAGES FOR THE COMMUNITY ON TOPICS SUCH AS CARING FOR EACH OTHER, HEALING, WELLNESS, RECOVERY, AND PREVENTION. SPECIAL DANCES AND SONGS ARE PERFORMED TO HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR VETERANS, ELDERS, YOUTH AND LEADERS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS SET UP HEALTH PROMOTION TABLES TO SHARE INFORMATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS PRVENTION OF DIABETES, OPIATE ADDICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HIV AND HEPATITIS C INFECTIONS. IN ADDITION, TRIBAL MEMBERS PROMOTE ART, CLOTHING AND JEWELRY. THE DAY IS FILLED WITH SONG, DANCE, AND LAUGHTER AS OLD FRIENDSHIPS ARE REKINDLED AND NEW FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORMED. THE SPRING SOCIAL IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE LARGER WABANAKI COMMUNITY AND IS ORGANIZED BY A SMALL GROUP OF AGENCY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO RAISE FUNDS EACH YEAR TO PAY FOR THE VENUE, PROVIDE LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERS, HONORARIA FOR DRUM GROUPS AND PAPER GOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR THE MEAL. B. ANNUAL CULTURAL YOUTH CAMP - 1 WEEK IN AUGUST, PARTNERING WITH NEE-LOON. C. PEER RECOVERY RELATED ACTIVITIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public.