Meet the Pierce family. Mark and Lisa Pierce are Shared Living Providers to their son Brandon, who is an adult living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Mark and Lisa…
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KeyBank believes in investing in the community, supporting mental health, affordable housing and community development projects and philanthropic efforts targeted toward education, workforce development, and safe, vital neighborhoods. In 2022,…
Shared Living is a service that Spurwink provides—in partnership with caring families and community members—to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities create meaningful and connected lives. In this model,…
We are excited to honor Mufalo Chitam, Executive Director of The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, as our 2023 Humanitarian of the year. Mufalo is an advocate, leader, and community builder…
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...
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At its Council meeting in November, the Portland City Council voted to fully fund Spurwink’s ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) proposal for Ashlea’s Place, an ultra-low barrier housing first mental...
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Spurwink Affiliate Providers are able to run their practices without having to tackle back-end office work, such as paperwork, insurance, and billing that come with having your own practice. We’ve…
Spurwink’s Adult Program was a festive feast for the eyes over the holidays. Office doors around the building were decorated to represent different traditions around the world, including Kwanzaa, Christmas’…
Meet Clarissa and Matthew. Clarissa is a Shared Living Provider to her brother, Matthew, who is an adult living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). When she first heard of…
This is Demitri’s story. Demitri joined Spurwink’s Special Olympics Track and Field team in 2019. At that time, the intense physical activity required for participation was a challenge for Demitri…
