Is foster care a revolving door? Deb and Ted Marlowe say no! They have been a resource family for foster children the past 16 years. In that time, they have…
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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…
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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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Meet Rana O'Connor, Recruitment Supervisor for Treatment Foster Care. Rana began working with Spurwink in November 2013 as a Resource Coordinator for Treatment Foster Care. Since then, she has become…
Read MorePart 1: Kristen Farnham, Vice President of Development for the non-profit organization, Spurwink, joins us to share how Spurwink helps children, adults and families affected by behavioral health challenges and…
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Join us on Tuesday, August 27th at Flatbread Company for a fundraiser for the Southern Maine Foster Family Recruitment Team. A portion of all pizza and food sales (eat-in or…
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Spurwink’s A Family for ME (AFfME) foster care recruitment campaign was awarded a Broderson Award in May, 2019. The Broderson’s are Maine’s premier advertising award, recognizing creative excellence in advertising,…
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Candace Rowell is the Director of Foster Care of Spurwink’s Treatment Foster Care program. When she’s not busy leading the Foster Care program, Candace can be found spending time with…
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By Michelle Eppinger My daughter asked if we could take in foster children. My parents fostered when I was young. I have a friend who had a horrible experience as…
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The community can truly make a difference for children in care. Many businesses are displaying portraits of children awaiting an adoptive family, portraits taken by volunteer photographers, to help draw…
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