For over twenty years, Sun Life U.S. has been a dedicated corporate partner of Spurwink. When the pandemic hit, their partnership grew even stronger. Inspired by Spurwink’s quick transition to…
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Meet Shane Ashe, who has been with Spurwink for 16 years, in the Adult Program for 13, and in his current role for 3 years. When he’s not at work,…
In partnership with a consortium of 16 rural schools led by Aucocisco School, Spurwink’s Chelsea and Cornville schools were awarded a USDA RUS Distance Learning Grant to enhance student learning…
Reunification. It’s a word many foster parents worry about—how will we cope when the children placed with us leave? Foster parents Tom and Lori McElwain understand and support reunification, citing…
The Southern Maine Autism Conference is taking a “break” this year but will be back better than ever in 2022! Due to COVID-19 and in compliance with CDC guidelines about…
Although our class learns about people of color all year long in social studies, we put a special emphasis on it throughout the month of February. We are lucky enough…
Aetna, a CVS Health company, supports the health and well-being of our community. They invest in access to care and aim to help people live healthier lives. For over 20…
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month, which provides an opportunity to shine a light on this prevalent problem and the response that the Cumberland County Children’s Advocacy…
Recently, one of Spurwink’s frontline workers, Paul Hopkins, “received the gift of COVID (the gift that keeps on giving,” as he stated, for his 70th birthday. Spending nearly a month…
The start of a new year sees the recommitment of funding to directly support children, youth, and families with behavioral health directly impacted by COVID-19 and increase Spurwink’s IT capacity…