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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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The pandemic has shined a spotlight on the importance of behavioral health and educational services. The needs are great and the work is hard, but through it all there are…
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Meet Karen Lynn Keefe, who has been in her field for 18 years. She was previously with Community Partners, Inc., which then merged with Spurwink in 2018. When I'm not…
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving in different ways this year due to the pandemic, we are incredibly thankful for the support of foundations and United Ways to help Maine people continue…
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