The Opportunity Alliance

The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) builds stronger communities by helping individuals and families navigate crisis, access basic needs, and improve their neighborhoods. Our comprehensive programs and strategic partners are all tightly connected to provide community members with compassionate and effective wrap-around support.

TOA is the Community Action Agency of Cumberland County Maine with 45 integrated community-based and clinical programs. TOA is client-focused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:
• Mental Health & Wellness
• Community Building
• Family & Early Childhood Education
• Economic Resources
TOA works with more than 20,000 people each year in both urban and rural settings, from expecting mothers to seniors, from New Mainers to families that have been here for generations, and from those taking steps to a better life to those seeking to stabilize a crisis. The majority of our programs operate in Cumberland County, although a few programs, including 211, The Maine Crisis Line, and MYAN, operate statewide.

At The Opportunity Alliance, programs aim to keep families intact, in stable homes, and integrated into a neighborhood community where all members can thrive and pursue their aspirations. We believe that the pathway to healthier individuals and families is created through an integrated continuum of formal and informal supports that addresses the fundamental factors that place communities at risk, such as poverty, mental illness, high rates of substance abuse, and child neglect and abuse. That's why, as much as possible, we work in partnership with residents to identify and address barriers to community success and place a particularly high value on services that empower families and individuals to connect with natural supports and local resources. In addition, we have developed working partnerships with a broad range of individuals, organizations, and community institutions including schools, faith communities, law enforcement, businesses, social services agencies, and other non-profits.