Milestone Recovery

We're so proud to count Ashley among our caring staff! This article came out in Journey Magazine quite a while ago, but it's never the wrong time to share.

Beyond Shame - Ashley Thomas Finds Love, Joy, and Purpose | Journey Magazine Ashley Thomas knows that recovery isn’t always a straight shot, detours happen. She got sober from he**in at 21 years old. And then she got married, had kid ...

If you follow this page much, you probably know that our withdrawal program recently expanded to serve nearly twice as many people! With this big new expansion, the shelves are looking a little bare, both in the clothes pantry and in the new quiet reading room. Can you help fill them up? Please share!

We've just added a whole new set of volunteer dates for our Feed Our Neighbors project! Is your business, church, or volunteer group looking for a quick, easy way to make a big impact for people in our community who are struggling? Sign up for a date, make some sandwiches, and let us get them to the folks who need them most!

Feed Our Neighbors Milestone's HOME Team provides food, clothing, counseling, and transportation for Portlanders experiencing homelessness. Lately we've been seeing a lot more folks stuggling with access to food, so we're looking for a few volunteers to make 60-80 sandwiches for distribution to our most vulnerable nei...

In case you missed it, it's been just under two weeks since Milestone's Detox program moved into its airy, spacious new home on Andover Road in Portland. Ready to start your recovery journey today? Our admissions team is available 24 hours a day at 207-775-4790, menu option 2. We accept MaineCare and Mainers without insurance.

Last Friday No Bowl Empty 2 Pet Food Pantry and Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland held a free pet clinic for the pets of our neighbors experiencing homelessness. Milestone's HOME Team was able to help transport pets to get exams, vaccines, and other routine care.

Correction: IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!! 🤯 - https://mailchi.mp/8b2964ed8d2d/its-finally-happening-17971289

Three years in the making, Milestone's expanded detox opens! https://mailchi.mp/95db1386813b/its-finally-happening

We know you all appreciated the photos of the St. Patrick's Day meal Eli prepared for our shelter clients, so we thought we'd share today's meal as well. Happy Easter from Milestone.

Our Clinical Director Jayme was just mentioning that the waitlist for our Residential Treatment Program in Old Orchard Beach is running a lot shorter than normal. This 6-9 month program is designed for men who have struggled to maintain their recovery after participating in short-term substance use treatment programs. If you're trying to make a change but need that extra long-term support, maybe today is the day. Call Charlie at 207-303-2274 to set up a phone screening appointment. We accept MaineCare.

We know you've all been eager for more information about the new expanded detox. Well, the renovations are just about done and it's looking gorgeous. We'll be holding a community open house and tours next Thursday, March 28 from 2-5 pm. Give us a shout if you plan on being there.

We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to our St. Patrick's Day dinner for clients in our shelter. Eli in food services put on an impressive spread. Thank you all for making their day a little brighter. A lot of you have also asked whether we're planning anything for Easter. As soon as we catch up with Eli to hear about his plans, we will let you know!

This is our Food Services Coordinator, Eli. Eli has a favor to ask. See, Eli would really love to make a big batch of corned beef and cabbage to serve to our Homeless Shelter clients for St. Patrick's Day next weekend. 🍀
The problem is corned beef isn't in our food budget. 😢 Can you help? If you're going to the supermarket, would you be willing to pick up a corned beef and drop it at our shelter at 65 India Street?
If you do, we promise we'll take photos of the amazing meal he creates. If you have any questions, comment here or message us. Thanks so much if you can help!

Milestone has recently become a member of SerenityMe. As members, Milestone's employees all have no-fee access to yoga, breath work, and other classes, as well as low-cost one-on-one services like massage and acupuncture. It's a great benefit to employees, and an important way for Milestone to support their mental wellness, mindfulness, and self-care. Here's Executive Director Tom looking very relaxed after a recent Yoga class.

A big thank you to Brannen CPA Services who earlier this week donated hats and gloves for the HOME Team to distribute to our clients experiencing homelessness. It makes a huge difference this time of year!

Milestone has been a recovery-friendly employer for as long as anyone can remember, but we're excited to move forward with this certification, and hope our partners will too!

Congratulations to Milestone Recovery on becoming a designated in Maine! We are so excited to see more partners join this initiative and commit to supporting their employees and communities. We are grateful to work alongside Portland Recovery Community Center with these businesses and look forward to more growth in 2024! Learn more about Maine RFW here: https://rfwmaine.org/

Milestone has a new cleaner careers page. Think you have what it takes to make a difference for our neighbors who are struggling? We're currently looking for nurses, counselors, shelter attendants, peer navigators, and cooks. Check it out and apply today!

Careers — Milestone Recovery At Milestone, our mission is to provide the best quality of services to empower individuals with substance use and behavioral health disorders to attain stability, dignity, recovery and an enhanced quality of life. Our talented and dedicated staff help us to achieve our mission.

Reminder: Milestone Needs Your Help - https://mailchi.mp/aadbd4f264bb/y2410110cg-15538902

Due to unexpected circumstances, this Saturday's benefit show at The Hill Arts ME has been postponed indefinitely. We'll let you know when a new date is scheduled.

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We're sorry to announce that, due to unexpected illness, the benefit show at The Hill Arts ME has been postponed. We'll let you know when a new date is announced

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Back after a long hiatus, our good friends Kate Schrock and The Hill Arts ME are bringing back their annual live performance in support of Milestone, along with duo Married with Chitlins.

We hope you will join us for this special evening in Portland on December 30.

https://www.thehillarts.me/events/kate-schrock-and-married-with-chitlins-benefit-concert-for-milestone-recovery

Married with Chitlins is an acoustic music duo of Liz and Chris Lannon that performs Traditional American music, Old Time Country and Blues, some Jazz standards and Celtic reels and jigs Along with our own original styling. In Mid Coast Maine for 20 Plus years after escaping The Boston area. We are mainly Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica and Fiddle with a strong female lead vocal with harmonies.

A huge part of Kate Schrock’s talent and dexterity as a songwriter is her seemingly effortless ability to inject a subtext of calmness into her songs. This in turn allows her listeners to tap into the special kind of energy one discovers when teetering between the zones of outrage and forgiveness, and she accomplishes all of this without having to redirect any of the less-than-flattering light she likes to cast upon the burdens and challenges of love and spiritual health that exist in what most would agree are especially perplexing times these days. With her unique knack for pulling off this emotional kind of balancing act, Invocation once again demonstrates why Billboard Talent Net has proclaimed Kate Schrock to be "one of the best unsigned artists in the U.S."

Reminder: Why I'm Hopeful -

Why I'm Hopeful In a time of struggle for Mainers experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, here's why Milestone is optimistic for the future.

Once again this year, our dedicated HOME Team outreach staff have prepared stockings for our clients experiencing homelessness. They include hats, gloves, hand warmers, deodorant, toothpaste, and other daily necessities.

Yesterday, staff at our office opened up a donation envelope, and tucked in with it, we found this note. Needless to say, we went through a lot of tissues yesterday. We love hearing from donors about why they value our work and its impact. If you haven't yet given to our year-end-appeal, please consider doing so today. https://mailchi.mp/ed36e3d0f786/y2410110cg-15535818

This is just a shout-out from the HOME Team to the great folks at Eldredge Lumber & Hardware - Portland for their compassion and sense of community. To them and all our community partners, we so appreciate and respect how much you care.
Much love,
Milestone HOME Team.

Milestone’s Residential Treatment Program is once again selling wreaths this year to raise program funds! $30 each; just stop by 28 Portland Ave in Old Orchard Beach.

Why I'm Hopeful -

Why I'm Hopeful In a time of struggle for Mainers experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, here's why Milestone is optimistic for the future.

A massive shout out from the HOME Team to our friends over at Bicycle Coalition of Maine who donated A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE (not a typo) TENTS for distribution to our neighbors living unsheltered, along with tarps and safety vests. With fall quickly giving way to winter, this donation makes a huge difference, especially now.