LEWISTON — Advocates for Children has announced that the Maine Families Androscoggin Home Visiting Program was recently awarded the Blue Ribbon status from Parents as Teachers National Center.

The Blue Ribbon is a high distinction in the field of evidence-based home visiting and means the group is committed to delivering the highest quality services to children and families.

Local winners are:

• Maine Families Androscoggin County, Advocates for Children;

• Maine Families Franklin County, Franklin County Children’s Task Force;

• Maine Families Oxford County, Community Concepts Inc.

To learn more about Maine Families, visit www.mainefamilies.org or www.advocateforchildren.net.

The see the press release, go to https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56be46a6b6aa60dbb45e41a5/t/5a70bc959140b7bbe7f2bf25/1517337749317/Blue+Ribbon+2017+national+center+press+release.pdf.