Following our incredible groundbreaking ceremony, we are filled with immense gratitude for the dedicated corporate partners who have stepped forward to make Sweetser’s new Youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) a reality!

An achievement of this scale is never the work of… a single organization; it is the visible result of a shared societal responsibility. By investing in this $7.9 million project, these corporate leaders have acknowledged a vital truth: that the health of our economy and the strength of our local businesses are deeply linked to the emotional and psychological well-being of our community's children and families.

We are proud to report that through our Build Hope Capital Campaign, we have already raised over $500,000 toward our $2.5 million community funding goal!

Please join us in recognizing and thanking these amazing partners in hope, who are helping us build a safer, more resilient regional safety net:

🤝 Our Naming Rights Sponsor: A massive thank you to Maine Community Bank for their incredible $100,000 commitment to this facility!

💙 Our Dedicated Corporate Partners (so far):
Systems Engineering
Central Maine Power
CGI Business Solutions
Saco and Biddeford Savings
Paquin & Carroll Insurance
Unum
Clark Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company
Mascoma Bank
Strategic Media Inc

Because of your corporate citizenship, countless Maine families will soon look to this facility as a sanctuary of hope and behavioral health support. Thank you for investing in our collective future and leaving a multi-generational legacy!

A structure built for healing. A future shaped by people who refuse to give up on Maine's kids.

Construction on Maine's first and only youth psychiatric residential treatment facility, a place designed for healing, was made possible by the collective will of an extraordinary …coalition of leaders.

None of this happens without Governor Janet Mills and her inclusion of this project in her supplemental budget. Her steadfast leadership has brought us to this day, and her commitment to Maine's next generation is why we're standing here, breaking ground.

We're grateful to Maine DHHS Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes and her team at the Office of Behavioral Health, who have been with us every step of the way, bringing guidance, assistance, and a contagious heart for this work.

Our deepest thanks to Assistant Majority Leader Representative Lori K. Gramlich, a lifelong champion for behavioral health whose legacy is written into so many of Maine's advances in this field. And to HHS Committee Co-Chairs Senator Henry Ingwersen and Rep. Michele Meyer, whose bipartisan leadership secured one unanimous vote after another and rallied colleagues to carry this across the finish line.

Shout-out to other legislative champions joining us for this groundbreaking event and supporting this project, including Senator Donna Bailey, Senator Tim Nangle, Rep. Annie Graham, Representative Flavia DeBrito, and Representative Lynn H. Copeland.

HOPE is coming to Maine families!💛

We have officially broken ground on Maine’s very first Youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) in Saco.

This landmark facility turns what was once just a vision into a permanent foundation of support. It ensures that Maine …children with complex psychiatric needs can receive intensive, specialized treatment close to home, surrounded by the communities that love them, rather than being sent to out-of-state facilities. This milestone belongs to the collective will and heart of our incredible community.

We would not be moving forward on this project without Governor Janet Mills. Today is only possible because of her steadfast leadership and for truly having the back of Maine's next generation. We are also deeply grateful to Maine DHHS Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes, Assistant Majority Leader Representative Lori K. Gramlich, HHS Committee Co-Chairs Senator Henry Ingwersen & Rep. Michele Meyer, the entire HHS Committee, and countless legislative champions for their tireless dedication to bringing this project across the finish line.

To bring this $7.9 million project to life alongside the state's vital $5.4 million investment, Sweetser launched the Build Hope Capital Campaign to raise the remaining $2.5 million. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our community, we are proud to report that we have already raised over $500,000 toward our goal! We extend our deepest gratitude to our naming rights sponsor, Maine Community Bank, and CEO Steve DeCastro, for their incredible $100,000 commitment! Thank you as well to our outstanding corporate partners who stepped forward to build a stronger regional safety net: Unum, Systems Engineering, Central Maine Power, CGI Business Solutions, Saco and Biddeford Savings, Paquin & Carroll Insurance, Clark Insurance, Mascoma Bank, and Strategic Media.

This facility isn't just about wood and concrete; it’s about restoring hope, averting crises, and keeping families together when they need it most. Thank you for investing in our collective future and for proving that when we share the responsibility, we share in the triumph of lives transformed.

Here's to the lives that will be changed and the healing that begins today!

HOPE is coming to Maine families. Our groundbreaking is happening TODAY to kick off construction of Maine’s only youth psychiatric residential treatment facility!

Join us today at Portland Pie Company – Biddeford for a delicious way to support Sweetser during their Dine to Donate event! 10% of all dine-in and takeout sales will benefit Sweetser — just mention Sweetser at checkout to make your meal count.

Bring your friends, grab a slice, and help …make a difference in our community! 🍕

We're still feeling all of the fun vibes from this past weekend's Pride Portland celebration 🌈

Thank you to everyone who cheered us on in the parade and stopped by to say hello at our Sweetser table. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️