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Sweetser offers support in many ways for your child and your family behavioral health needs. Services are available in your community, including through many primary care offices, in a residential setting, or in your child’s school.
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Sweetser offers support in many ways for improved adult mental health services — available in your home, or in the community at Sweetser clinics and in many primary care offices.
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Sweetser offers support in many ways for your child and your family behavioral health needs. Services are available in your community, including through many primary care offices, in a residential setting, or in your child’s school.
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It may not be a crisis, but there are times when talking with a peer support specialist who has experience in recovery can make a big difference.
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Cookies, Cocktails, and Community!🍪
What an incredible evening we had @lincolnhotelmaine in Biddeford for our Cookies and Cocktails Donor Appreciation Night & Annual Board Meeting! ✨
With nearly 130 friends, staff, and supporters in attendance, the room was filled with …warmth and holiday spirit. We were especially proud of our students, who set up a beautiful display to sell their own handmade items!
🏆 Honoring Excellence: The Sweetser Star Awards
We were thrilled to recognize three outstanding partners who go above and beyond for our mission:
🏛️Legislative Champion: Senator Henry Ingwersen
💡Corporate Partner: Central Maine Power
📺Media Partner in Hope: WMTW
📋 Leadership for the Future
The night also marked our Annual Board Meeting. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our leadership team:
✔️New Corporators: Chris Anania, Zach Blanchard, and Todd Valentine.
✔️New Directors: Robert Davis and Daniel Puhlman.
✔️Reappointed Directors: Anna Marie DiPasquale, Diane Donaldson, James Nylund, Margaret Shepp, and Jayne Van Bramer.
❤️ A Special Thank You
A huge shoutout to our Presenting Sponsors, CGI Business Solutions and Maine Community Bank. This fabulous event would not have been possible without their generous support! 🤝
Cookies, Cocktails, and Community!🍪
What an incredible evening we had at The Lincoln Hotel in Biddeford for our Cookies and Cocktails Donor Appreciation Night & Annual Board Meeting! ✨
With nearly 130 friends, staff, and supporters in attendance, the room was filled with …warmth and holiday spirit. We were especially proud of our students, who set up a beautiful display to sell their own handmade items!
🏆 Honoring Excellence: The Sweetser Star Awards
We were thrilled to recognize three outstanding partners who go above and beyond for our mission:
🏛️Legislative Champion: Senator Henry Ingwersen
💡Corporate Partner: Central Maine Power
📺Media Partner in Hope: WMTW-TV
📋 Leadership for the Future
The night also marked our Annual Board Meeting. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our leadership team:
✔️New Corporators: Chris Anania, Zach Blanchard, and Todd Valentine.
✔️New Directors: Robert Davis and Daniel Puhlman.
✔️Reappointed Directors: Anna Marie DiPasquale, Diane Donaldson, James Nylund, Margaret Shepp, and Jayne Van Bramer.
❤️ A Special Thank You
A huge shoutout to our Presenting Sponsors, CGI Business Solutions and Maine Community Bank. This fabulous event would not have been possible without their generous support! 🤝
It was a beautiful night at the always festive @lincolnhotelmaine in Biddeford for Sweetser’s annual donor appreciation and annual meeting: Cookies & Cocktails!
Thank you to @cgibusinesssolutions and @mainecommunitybank for their support in making the event possible, and to our many …Sweetser star supporters for continuing to fuel our mission. ⭐
It was a beautiful night at the always festive The Lincoln Hotel in Biddeford for Sweetser’s annual donor appreciation and annual meeting: Cookies & Cocktails!
Thank you to CGI Business Solutions and Maine Community Bank for their support in making the event possible, and to our many… Sweetser star supporters for continuing to fuel our mission. ⭐
Sweetser relies on the generosity of corporate partners to ensure the mental health and substance use treatment we provide continues regardless of someone’s ability to cover the cost of care.
@central_maine_power is a true partner in every sense of the word. The relationship we have …forged centers around our longstanding history of serving the state of Maine and our shared commitment to lighting the way for Mainers most in need. The resources they help us raise directly fuel hope for Maine children and families in need of treatment. This is the power of shared purpose.
This year's Sweetser Star – Corporate Partner award goes to Central Maine Power! Jade Wu, Community Relations Specialist with Central Maine Power, accepted the award on their behalf.
Sweetser relies on the generosity of corporate partners to ensure the mental health and substance use treatment we provide continues regardless of someone’s ability to cover the cost of care.
Central Maine Power is a true partner in every sense of the word. The relationship we have …forged centers around our longstanding history of serving the state of Maine and our shared commitment to lighting the way for Mainers most in need. The resources they help us raise directly fuel hope for Maine children and families in need of treatment. This is the power of shared purpose.
This year's Sweetser Star – Corporate Partner award goes to Central Maine Power! Jade Wu, Community Relations Specialist with Central Maine Power, accepted the award on their behalf.
Senator Henry Ingwersen is our 2025 recipient of the Sweetser Star – Legislative Champion award!
He is currently the Senate Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee and represents Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, and Lyman.
Sen. Ingwersen was instrumental in …advocating for $2 million in initial funds to aid in the construction of Maine’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility, a project for which Sweetser received the DHHS contract for our Saco campus. With his efforts, the HHS Committee was unanimous in its recommendation to include these funds in the budget before the full legislature signed off.
Sen. Ingwersen has also introduced additional legislation for the upcoming January session to secure the last remaining funds needed for full construction to begin and to ensure this critical program will open for Maine’s most at-risk youth.
Thank you, Senator Ingwersen, for your advocacy and leadership in championing mental health and for your commitment to supporting Maine children in need.
Pictured here from left to right: Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, Senator Henry Ingwersen, & Sweetser Chief Communications Officer Justin Chenette.
Senator Henry Ingwersen is our 2025 recipient of the Sweetser Star – Legislative Champion award!
He is currently the Senate Chair of the Health & Human Services Committee and represents Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis, and Lyman.
Sen. Ingwersen was instrumental in …advocating for $2 million in initial funds to aid in the construction of Maine’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility, a project for which Sweetser received the DHHS contract for our Saco campus. With his efforts, the HHS Committee was unanimous in its recommendation to include these funds in the budget before the full legislature signed off.
Sen. Ingwersen has also introduced additional legislation for the upcoming January session to secure the last remaining funds needed for full construction to begin and to ensure this critical program will open for Maine’s most at-risk youth.
Thank you, Senator Ingwersen, for your advocacy and leadership in championing mental health and for your commitment to supporting Maine children in need.
Pictured here from left to right: Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, Senator Henry Ingwersen, & Sweetser Chief Communications Officer Justin Chenette.
We are honored to present the team @wmtwtv with our first-ever Sweetser Star Media Partner in Hope award! 🏆
WMTW demonstrates the importance of local TV news and the power of the visual medium in telling stories that make a difference in people’s lives.
We have recently hit …over 100 episodes of their weekly live Mental Health Moment segment! It’s quite an accomplishment to think of all the topics, experts, and resources we’ve been able to highlight together.
WMTW Channel 8’s commitment to covering mental health goes beyond this segment, though. It is showcased through their mental health television specials and, most recently, in events that bring people together, like their Spring into Hope Maine Fashion Show, which helps fuel our mission.
Their efforts truly save lives.
We appreciate WMTW News Director Amy Beveridge, WMTW Anchor @mtorjie, and the WMTW marketing team for attending our Cookies & Cocktails event to receive the recognition.
We are honored to present the team at WMTW-TV Channel 8 with our first-ever Sweetser Star Media Partner in Hope award! 🏆
WMTW demonstrates the importance of local TV news and the power of the visual medium in telling stories that make a difference in people’s lives.
We have… recently hit over 100 episodes of their weekly live Mental Health Moment segment! It’s quite an accomplishment to think of all the topics, experts, and resources we’ve been able to highlight together.
WMTW Channel 8’s commitment to covering mental health goes beyond this segment, though. It is showcased through their mental health television specials and, most recently, in events that bring people together, like their Spring into Hope Maine Fashion Show, which helps fuel our mission.
Their efforts truly save lives.
Pictured here from left to right: WMTW News Director Amy Beveridge, WMTW Anchor Meghan Torjussen WMTW, Sweetser President & CEO Jayne Van Bramer, & Sweetser Chief Communications Officer Justin Chenette.
Reducing the stigma attached to seeking #mentalhealth treatment and support is truly a team effort. It’s not something that can be done alone and certainly not without a strong media partner. We have that in @wmtwtv.
The @portlandpressherald Toy Fund has been supporting families in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Androscoggin, and Knox counties since 1949.
This year, the Toy Fund is supporting 30 Sweetser families in some of our community-based programs, including 56 children. The fund is made …possible by donations from readers of the Portland Press Herald.
Our Volunteer & Intern Manager, Karen Dow, coordinated the effort and is helping to distribute the toys to the programs, where our families will receive the gifts. Thank you, Press Herald!
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