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Causes: Human Services, Personal Social Services
Mission: Maine Parkinson Society (MEPS) is a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization with a mission to improve the quality of life for an estimated 7,000 Maine people affected by Parkinson's Disease (PD). This is achieved through educational programs, by providing respite care services to health care workers and caregivers who work with people with PD, and by funding other programs that work to find the cure.
Target demographics: Parkinson's Patients
Geographic areas served: State of Maine
Programs: Co-sponsorship of parkinson's awareness information and referral center on route one in scarborough, me
establishment of a weekly adult respite care program for parkinsonians and their families