Have you ever considered donating stock to a nonprofit like Spurwink? A gift of appreciated securities (stocks) can offer advantages not only to the donor, but to the community 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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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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Committed To Supporting Our Community and Spurwink Spurwink thanks CBRE | The Boulos Company and CBRE | Boulos Asset Management for their ongoing support as an Annual Corporate Partner. As…
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There’s nothing extra-ordinary about the Adams House. It’s a big green house with six bedrooms, three bathrooms, two adults, three kids, a dog, and a back yard. And depending upon…
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Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening. -Emma Thompson Teenagers. Angry kids. Youth. Misunderstood kids. Though now…
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April celebrates Occupational Therapy (OT) Month! Occupational Therapy is a fairly new profession, compared to doctoring or nursing, as we approach our 100 year anniversary of the profession in 2017.…
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"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?" - Ernest Hemingway This is National Sleep Awareness Week. What does it mean to…
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Meg and John Cole became foster parents 19 years ago, sparked by admiration for friends at their Waterville church who were fostering. Fostering a child provides a temporary safe and…
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“The trauma you have just experienced is the third hardest thing a person will ever experience,” stated Nick the counselor as he drives us toward the crisis stabilization unit. Over…
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