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Wraparound Team Goes Above and Beyond

A 15-year old young man, who was living in group care and presented with a history of juvenile corrections involvement, had no viable family or guardian to assume responsibility for him or provide a home after his treatment. In a seamless collaboration between Sweetser and another provider, the Sweetser Wraparound team identified a relative of his in Massachusetts, who was willing to relocate to Maine for the purpose of offering legal guardianship and a stable, healthy home in the community where this client grew up. In addition, the youth is being supported in developing athletic skill, after-school work opportunities and a completion of his probationary requirements. None of this would have been possible without the extensive efforts demonstrated by the entire multi-disciplinary, multi-agency Wraparound team. 

~ Sweetser Staff

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