A former convent in Lewiston is now a safe haven for a small community of women
Women who have survived a trifecta of traumatic, adverse experiences—sex trafficking or exploitation, addiction, and incarceration.
“We’re more than a sober house,” said Sophia House founder Klara Tammany, who lives...
Brant Dadaleares doesn’t ask people he hires if they have a problem with alcohol and drugs. The owner of Gross Confection Bar in Portland’s Old Port offers a very specific piece of advice instead. “Don’t try to pull the wool over my eyes...
Courageous men learning to be in compassion
Six times a week, ten men walk into Stephen Andrew’s office on Middle Street in Portland, slip off their shoes, sit in a circle and do something that takes some courage at first—they talk about their...
Sara Kraus of Harpswell is just finishing work at a local bank. She says she’s nervous about sharing her story – “but if it can help even one other person find their way out of the darkness of alcoholism,” she’s willing.
Sara made...
Maine’s Director of Opioid Response steps in to help get a recovery community center for Millinocket
Gordon Smith
was breezing past his desk one day this past spring when the phone rang. “It was unusual,” says Maine’s Director of Opioid...
