Finance Committee May 9 2008            9:00am-9:30am at the OSA Conference Room Executive Committee May 9 2008 9:30am-noon at the OSA Conference Room Board Meeting April 25 28 2008 9:30am-noon at the OSA conference room Maine Co Occuring Policy Exchange Committee April 25 2008         12 noon -1:30pm OSA conference room

Save the Date The 2008 MASAP Member Annual Retreat          October 23  & 24 2008

The 2007 MASAP Recognition Award Recipients State Rep. Chris Barstow State Rep. David Webster Becca Matusovich Linda Hamilton

Membership Forms Apply Online Membership Levels (pdf) Membership Fees (pdf)

Full Membership in MASAP is open to licensed non-profit substance abuse treatment agencies and organizations interested in the advancement of substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.

Associate membership is available to individuals and organizations with an interest in making a positive difference in substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services.

Membership in MASAP will provide you, your agency and staff with ongoing opportunities for:

Advocacy - Connections to Maine

• Important decisions are made almost every day in Maine that directly impact the field. MASAP works year round with legislators, the Office of Substance Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services, and others to shape policy and budget before it is set. You will receive timely updates during the legislative session.
• Our annual Legislative Event is an important event highlighting our member agencies at the State House.
• Advocacy related to public policy, regulations and legislation

Advocacy - Connections to Washington

• Washington Weekly Review: Agency members receive updates and alerts from staff in Washington as to how Congress and the Administration are affecting the field through policy and budget.
• Legislative monitoring and action alerts from Maine and Washington, D.C.
• Membership in the State Assocation of Addictions Services.
• Membership in the Legal Action Center, Washington, D.C. and New York.

Training and Continuing Education:

• MASAP, in affiliation with the New England Institute of Addiction Studies (NEIAS), co-sponsors a range of opportunities to meet your on-the-job needs. Trainings are customized to enhance your personal and professional growth and provided through regional conferences and seminars.
• Member discounts to NEIAS (New England Institute of Addiction Studies), AdCare, SAAS and LAC sponsored education and training opportunities.

Access to a dynamic information highway:

• As a member, you'll be on our communication track for important information through electronic and other communications.
• Newsletters, alerts, and information about substance abuse prevention and treatment, funding opportunities statewide and nationally, and updates linking you with the most current news in substance abuse and addictions.
• Member discounts to relevant publications and resources through Hazelden, Mannises Publications, the Legal Action Center, and others.
• As a MASAP member, you will receive real time, proprietary Member's Only information.

Networking: Sometimes it's not what you know, but who you know.

• As a member you'll have many opportunities to meet your colleagues. Networking provides you with new ideas and an expanded circle of valuable contacts.
• MASAP Members network with each other and address provider issues at monthly meetings.
• Networking opportunities, work groups and committees influencing critical issues in Substance Abuse.

Highlighting your agency:

• A marketing tool for your agency - links that will highlight your organization.
• Recognition from the field.
• Highlight your agency on the MASAP website.

Making Employment and Career Connections:

• Recruitment and employment search ability though the MASAP website.
• Our job bank addresses the growing neef for prevention and addiction professionals. Direct recruiting provides agencies and job seekers with a starting place to look for that perfect match.
• Workforce development resources for agencies and individuals - current licensing regulations for agencies and individuals.

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