Kathy Fries is the Education Director at Glickman Academy in Portland. We appreciate all of the skills and experience that Kathy brings to her role here at Spurwink! Take a…
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Spurwink is proud to recognize Hannaford Supermarkets as a renewed 2018-2019 Corporate Partner and acknowledge its tremendous support of our clients. Like Spurwink, Hannaford is committed to sustaining healthy communities…
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Rita Alfonso LaBarbera, LCSW, CSP, MFA/W, joined Spurwink in 2017 as Program Director on our Cornville campus. We appreciate all of the skills and experience that Rita brings to her role…
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Early traumatic experiences can have a deep and lasting impact on how children learn, grow, and see the world. It can interfere with a child’s sense of safety and security,…
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Corey Jamison, LCSW, is Program Director for the Chelsea Children's Day Treatment and Residential Program. When I'm not volunteering/working at Spurwink, I'm: On the disc golf course… Spurwink program that I…
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Being an Elementary-level Special Education Teacher is both the easiest and most difficult job of my career. The easiest because it is what I am meant to do, my niche,…
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1 in every 7 children receives special education in school. Special Education Day is December 2nd and began in 2005. It celebrates the passage of The Individuals with Disabilities Education…
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Earlier this week we shared Joeseph Mushishi’s story of perseverance and dedication to education as a recipient of the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) 2015 Next Step Maine Scholarship. Today we…
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This past summer two Spurwink Services employees—Daniel Dusabimana and Joseph Mushishi—were awarded Maine Development Foundation (MDF) 2015 Next Step Maine Scholarships. A fund designed to recognize “Employees of Promise” who…
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