Hundreds came to support the Transitional Living Program at New Beginnings’ 2019 annual Celebration Dinner in Auburn Wednesday, May 8.
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Grants awarded to nonprofits
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation announced the recipients of its impact grants for the second quarter of 2018. Recognizing a need for at-risk kids in Maine to be safe, healthy, active, happy, educated and nourished, the MainStreet Foundation awards grants to organizations actively working to help kids thrive. The grants vary based on the […]
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'A really good adventure': New Beginnings celebrates
Anna Chabot of the Youth Leadership Advisory Team talks Wednesday about her experiences at New Beginnings at the annual celebration dinner at Martindale Country Club in Auburn. From left: Pam LePage, parent of a former youth client; Hyann Willey, a former client; Tamiya Joseph of the Youth Leadership Advisory Team; and Chabot. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) […]
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Central Maine Credit Union supports New Beginnings
Central Maine Credit Union has been a supporter of New Beginnings for many years and is the lead event sponsor for the New Beginnings annual meeting on Wednesday, May 2, at the Martindale Country Club. New Beginnings provides services to Maine’s homeless and at-risk youths. From left are Chris Bicknell, executive director of New Beginnings; Vicki Stuart, CEO […]
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Dozens walk for homeless in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Walking slowly along a frozen sidewalk as the temperature dipped into the teens, the woman in the parka was stricken by a grim thought. “Can you imagine it?” she said to the man next to her. “Being forced to stay out in this all night? It would be horrible.” Horrible, indeed. And that’s […]
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People You Know: After 36 years, time for another new beginning
LEWISTON — Back in 1979, Mary Ruchinskas was on board to help start the nonprofit that would become Safe Voices and was wrapping up a one-year position helping to launch Advocates for Children when her boss told her about the opening of a teen shelter, New Beginnings. They were hiring. She should look into it. “I […]
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Lewiston teen drop-in center dedicated
Ben Tucker, a representative from U.S. Sen. Angus King’s office, congratulates Mary Ruchinskas at the dedication of the New Beginnings drop-in center for teens in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon. The new drop-in center was named for Ruchinskas, who worked with homeless youths for more than 30 years. The center assists in excess of 500 teens […]
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Recognizing service
The New Beginnings board of directors recognized Robin Robbins with the annual service award at a dinner on April 26. She was honored for her dedication to improving the lives of at-risk and homeless youth during her 25 years of service as a board president, treasurer, board advisor and volunteer. Robbins also accepted a congratulatory […]
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Prince of Peace Parish teens assemble assistance kits for runaway, homeless youth
LEWISTON — Faith formation students at Prince of Peace Parish recently learned about the struggles and challenges facing homeless teens in Maine and quickly decided to do something about it. Janice Lara-Hewey from Catholic Charities Maine’s PATH program spoke to the students about homelessness and its impact on their community. PATH (Projects for Assistance in […]
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Bicknell named executive director at New Beginnings
LEWISTON — The New Beginnings board of directors announces Chris Bicknell has been selected as the agency’s next executive director. He will begin his duties the second week of August. There will be an open house in September at the Ann Geiger Center for New Beginnings for members of the community to meet and welcome […]