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Sweetser Camp Endeavor Kicks Off June 29

Posted on 03/23/2009 at 08:12 am

Saco -- Sweetser is accepting applications for its 2009 summer season of “Camp Endeavor” – a recreational and remedial literacy program for children with special needs. The first of two open house events for parents is set for Tuesday, March 31, from 6-7 p.m. at the school located at 50 Moody Street in Saco. Program staff...

H&R Block Will Donate $25 to Sweetser for each new tax client

Posted on 02/24/2009 at 08:19 am

Click here to print a referral form to submit to any H&R Block office for Sweetser to receive a $25 donation for each new client. Thanks for helping Sweetser with this promotion.   Click...

Whole Foods Market Benefits Sweetser

Posted on 02/11/2009 at 12:53 pm

Whole Foods Market and its customers are helping Sweetser children with its "Feed Kids Now" program, which runs until April 12. Customers of Whole Foods Market in Portland buy grocery bags filled with non-perishable items, which are then donated to Sweetser residents and to the Culinary Arts student program at The Sweetser School in Saco....

Sweetser Opens Family Focus Program in Waterville

Posted on 02/06/2009 at 01:08 pm

February 2, 2009   As a response to the need for intensive family treatment in Waterville, Sweetser will open its sixth residential Family Focus Program Monday, February 16 in Waterville at 3 Michael Lane. Open house for the new co-ed, four-bed residential program is set for Thursday, February 12, from 3-7 p.m. The public is...

MCF Awards Grant to Portland Crisis Stabilization Unit

Posted on 02/06/2009 at 01:00 pm

January 28, 2009   Sweetser received a $2,500 grant from the Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to support families being served at the Portland Crisis Stabilization Unit. "This investment will promote family involvement with youth," said Leslie Mulhearn, director of Sweetser Crisis Services. "Sweetser will...

Sweetser Receives United Way of York County Grants

Posted on 02/06/2009 at 12:51 pm

January 27, 2009   Sweetser is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two one-year grants by United Way of York County (UWYC). This investment is intended to further UWYC’s mission to strengthen community by bringing people together to effect long lasting changes in community conditions that improve lives. UWYC awarded grants...

Cabin Fever Art Show

Posted on 02/02/2009 at 08:07 am

The 3rd Annual Cabin Fever Art Show & Sale opens Monday, Feb. 16., from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., at our Brunswick facility. A public reception will be held the first day, from noon - 1 p.m. The four-day exhibit features paintings, drawings, photography, textiles and jewelry -- all created by current Sweetser clients. Proceeds benefit the artists....

Janssen Awards Training Grant to Sweetser

Posted on 01/16/2009 at 12:42 pm

January 16, 2009   Saco -- Janssen, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., awarded Sweetser a $2,000 training grant for a conference aimed at improving staff performances. The funds will provide Sweetser's outpatient services personnel access to customized web-based trainings. "Training from David Lloyd, a consultant from...

Sweetser Expands Local Crisis Services

Posted on 01/09/2009 at 09:06 am

January 7, 2009   DAMARISCOTTA, ME - Sweetser, a mental health agency serving adults, children and families experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges, has located crisis clinicians in its Damariscotta office “to increase our responsiveness to emergency mental health needs in Lincoln County,” said an agency...

Three new members join Sweetser Board of Directors

Posted on 01/06/2009 at 08:57 am

Three new members were elected to four-year terms on the Sweetser Board of Directors at the agency’s annual meeting in October in Saco. They are: Sarah "Surrey" Hardcastle of Bailey Island, Tammy White of Scarborough and Mary Turgeon of Saco. Ms. Hardcastle retired from her post as director of the Webb Schools at the Institute of Living...

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What Our Clients Are Saying

For two years, a Bowdoin College student has given mentoring and tutoring services to a Brunswick family. Brian Lockhart sent a letter to Volunteer Services thanking Sweetser for influencing his career choice. Lockhart wrote, "My future plans have been influenced by my volunteering at Sweetse...

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