Promising Futures for Children & Families
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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Promising Futures for Adults
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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Peer-to-Peer Support
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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Giving school-aged students the best chance for successful learning, Sweetser’s special education curriculum supports students struggling with social, emotional, and academic challenges.
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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.
Services
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.
Services
Sweetser named Nonprofit of the Year!
The Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce awarded Sweetser its Nonprofit of the Year at its recent annual meeting.
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Mark your calendars! On Sunday, February 22nd, from 2–7 PM, we’re coming together at the Sanford Elks for an afternoon filled with music, connection, and purpose.
This event raises awareness and funds for mental health treatment — a cause that touches so many lives.
Live …Bands Performing:
🎵Texas Pete
🎵Middleman
🎵Straight Up No Ice
🎵Hott Messs
🎵The Road Crew
💛 Donations accepted at the door
🎟️ Raffles • 50/50 • T-Shirt Sales
Let’s come together, lift each other up, and ROCK for mental health.
Mark your calendars! On Sunday, February 22nd, from 2–7 PM, we’re coming together at the Sanford ME Elks Lodge #1470 for an afternoon filled with music, connection, and purpose.
This event raises awareness and funds for mental health treatment — a cause that touches so many …lives.
Live Bands Performing:
🎵Texas Pete
🎵Middleman
🎵Straight Up No Ice
🎵Hott Messs
🎵The Road Crew
💛 Donations accepted at the door
🎟️ Raffles • 50/50 • T-Shirt Sales
Let’s come together, lift each other up, and ROCK for mental health.
In honor of Valentine's Day, we’re breaking down the five ways people give and receive love. Which one resonates most with you?
🔹 Words of Affirmation: Compliments and "I love yous" go a long way.
🔹 Acts of Service: Nothing says "I care" like taking a load… off someone’s plate.
🔹 Receiving Gifts: It’s the thought and effort behind the token that counts.
🔹 Quality Time: Undivided attention is the best gift you can give.
🔹 Physical Touch: A hug or holding hands speaks volumes.
Knowing your own language (and your partner's) helps ensure everyone feels seen and appreciated—not just today, but every day.
In honor of #ValentinesDay, we’re breaking down the five ways people give and receive love. Which one resonates most with you?
🔹 Words of Affirmation: Compliments and "I love yous" go a long way.
🔹 Acts of Service: Nothing says "I care" like taking a load off …someone’s plate.
🔹 Receiving Gifts: It’s the thought and effort behind the token that counts.
🔹 Quality Time: Undivided attention is the best gift you can give.
🔹 Physical Touch: A hug or holding hands speaks volumes.
Knowing your own language (and your partner's) helps ensure everyone feels seen and appreciated—not just today, but every day. @wmtwtv @scottymactv
Our Franklin County @knowyouroptionsme team was invited to participate in Franklin County Children's Task Force's Annual Children’s Festival at Mt Blue High School in Farmington. It was the first time a harm reduction and substance use services team had been invited to take part in this… type of family-centered event — and it went over amazingly.
Because it was a child-focused event, they offered a “Build Your Own Home Safety Kit” activity that included child-friendly harm-reduction and safety items like CPR masks, first-aid supplies, and winter gear for kids in families who may be in need. We ended up building well over 120 safety kits with families throughout the day.
Throughout the event, the team also engaged families in conversations about what harm reduction actually looks like in everyday life — focusing on safety, prevention, and meeting people where they’re at — without the heavily stigmatized assumptions that often accompany the term. It created space for really positive, open dialogue and helped shift how people understood the work the team does every day.
We also hosted an arts-and-crafts table where kids made pipe cleaner insects, which turned out to be a huge hit and a great way to connect with families in a fun, approachable way. This event really showed how harm reduction can be family-centered, community-driven, and accessible in ways people don’t always expect.
A big shout-out to our team members:
Ang Samperi – Liaison
Shawn Morton – Liaison
Manny Reis – Recovery Coach
Our Franklin County Know Your OPTIONS team was invited to participate in Franklin County Children's Task Force's Annual Children’s Festival at Mt Blue High School in Farmington. It was the first time a harm reduction and substance use services team had been invited to take part in this …type of family-centered event — and it went over amazingly.
Because it was a child-focused event, they offered a “Build Your Own Home Safety Kit” activity that included child-friendly harm-reduction and safety items like CPR masks, first-aid supplies, and winter gear for kids in families who may be in need. We ended up building well over 120 safety kits with families throughout the day.
Throughout the event, the team also engaged families in conversations about what harm reduction actually looks like in everyday life — focusing on safety, prevention, and meeting people where they’re at — without the heavily stigmatized assumptions that often accompany the term. It created space for really positive, open dialogue and helped shift how people understood the work the team does every day.
We also hosted an arts-and-crafts table where kids made pipe cleaner insects, which turned out to be a huge hit and a great way to connect with families in a fun, approachable way.
This event really showed how harm reduction can be family-centered, community-driven, and accessible in ways people don’t always expect.
A big shout-out to our team members:
Ang Samperi – Liaison
Shawn Morton – Liaison
Manny Reis – Recovery Coach
We were honored to host Lewiston City Administrator Bryan Kaenrath and Police Chief Carly Conley for a recent tour of our Hope & Healing Center at 20 Mollison Way!
Strong partnerships are the heartbeat of our work. We are deeply grateful for @officiallewistonme’s continued support as… we work together to meet the behavioral health needs of our community through our mobile crisis team and walk-in clinic.
📍 Visit Us: Our walk-in clinic is here for you—no appointment needed. Walk-in hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 9AM – 3PM.
📸 Pictured: Sweetser’s own Kristen Cianelli, Elise Chase, and Joanne Grant alongside Administrator Kaenrath and Chief Conley.
We were honored to host Lewiston City Administrator Bryan Kaenrath and Lewiston Maine Police Department Chief Carly Conley for a recent tour of our Hope & Healing Center at 20 Mollison Way!
Strong partnerships are the heartbeat of our work. We are deeply grateful for Official City of …Lewiston, Maine’s continued support as we work together to meet the behavioral health needs of our community through our mobile crisis team and walk-in clinic.
📍 Visit Us: Our walk-in clinic is here for you—no appointment needed. Walk-in hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 9AM – 3PM.
📸 Pictured: Sweetser’s own Kristen Cianelli, Elise Chase, and Joanne Grant alongside Administrator Kaenrath and Chief Conley.
Need an oil change? Want to make an impact for Maine families in need of mental health? 🚗🧠
Throughout the month of February, Marc Motors Nissan in Sanford will donate $5 from every oil change to Sweetser!
Your 2026 Nonprofit of the Year!
All thanks to our amazing team members who are extremely passionate and dedicated to lifting up Mainers most in need. They make recovery possible for all!
BREAKING NEWS: Sweetser has been awarded Nonprofit of the Year! 🏆
For an organization that has been around since the early 1800s, this award is meaningful to us. For nearly two hundred years, we’ve been adapting to meet the ever-changing behavioral health needs of Maine children and …families. Our work creating walk-in care clinics called Hope & Healing Centers, launching the state’s only Child ACT team, and soon to be constructing Maine’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility, demonstrates our collective ability to innovate and meet the moment to increase access and reduce stigma.
Thank you to the @biddefordsacochamber for this honor and recognition!
Pictured here: Sweetser’s Chief Communications & HR Officers Justin Chenette and Holly Hall accept the award from Chamber board members & Executive Director Alex MacPhail.
BREAKING NEWS: Sweetser has been awarded Nonprofit of the Year!
For an organization that has been around since the early 1800s, this award is meaningful to us. For nearly two hundred years, we’ve been adapting to meet the ever-changing behavioral health needs of Maine children and …families. Our work creating walk-in care clinics called Hope & Healing Centers, launching the state’s only Child ACT team, opening a free peer center, and soon to be constructing Maine’s first psychiatric residential treatment facility, demonstrates our collective ability to innovate and meet the moment to increase access and reduce stigma.
Thank you to the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce + Industry for this honor and recognition!
Pictured here: Sweetser’s Chief Communications & HR Officers Justin Chenette and Holly Hall accept the award from Chamber board members & Executive Director Alex MacPhail.
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