“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” –Mary Oliver With her inspiring words, poet Mary Oliver urges us to think about…
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On April 7th, we were delighted to honor Cullen Ryan, Humanitarian of the Year at Bloom—Spurwink’s 2021 Humanitarian event. The virtual event also honored Spurwink’s front line heroes. We raised…
We were touched with the message that former Spurwink student, Steve Finkel, shared with us to be shared with Spurwink staff. He said “Keep up the great work and remember…
Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME) recently held their annual awards ceremony, which took place during their virtual annual membership meeting. Among those recognized was Spurwink’s ShifaME program for CCSME’s Innovative…
Funding for Spurwink’s Behavioral Health Outreach Worker Program Included To aid in street outreach, the City Manager’s recommendations include funding for Spurwink’s Behavioral Health Outreach Worker program based at 22…
Supporting youth in the local community is a charitable focus for Foreside’s employees. Foreside provides customized compliance and technology solutions to the investment management industry. Headquartered in Portland, ME they…
Engaging young people in all aspects of permanency planning and helping them maintain meaningful connections with family and other support systems while in out-of-home care supports the development of leadership…
When someone thinks of child sex trafficking and exploitation, it is fairly common to think of an anonymous stranger luring a child into a van and sending him or her…
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…
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,…