FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shannon Trainor, 207-773-9931, [email protected] Crossroads for Women Announces Opening of the Back Cove Residential Program for Women The innovative new program offers cutting edge substance abuse treatment to women from all over the country SCARBOROUGH, Maine (January 17, 2014) – In February 2014, Crossroads for Women will open the doors to…
At the start of 2014, there will be some significant changes to Crossroads for Women residential programs. Due to a loss in funding from the state of Maine, we will no longer be able to run our long-term halfway house program. While we are certainly disappointed in this outcome, we have moved quickly to develop a more…
Crossroads for Women will be selling beautiful holiday wreaths again this holiday season. The wreaths are made from Maine balsam and can be ordered in two sizes: 24” Double Sided with a Hand Tied Bow for $25.00 42” Double Sided with a Hand Tied Bow for $50.00 ALL of the proceeds from these beautiful wreaths will…
On October 2, 2013, Crossroads for Women held a farewell party for outgoing executive director, Barbara Dacri. Crossroads for Women board, staff, colleagues and friends celebrated and reminisced about Barbara’s accomplishments as our leader for the past 12 years. All agreed that Crossroads for Women would not be in the strong position it is in…
Tim Sample wants to know what you are doing on 10/19/13. He knows what he’ll be doing. He’ll be at the first annual Crossroads for Women Masquerade Ball! Tim will serve as our emcee for the evening, which will feature entertainment from Wavelength and creative non-alcoholic drinks. He’ll also be auctioning off some amazing items,…
Lori Martin, LSW is a Project Coordinator/Case Manager at Crossroads for Women. She recently sat down with Amber to talk about treatment at Crossroads for Women in the Pregnant and Postpartum Residential Grant Program and how it has changed her life. The following is Amber’s story of recovery, as told by Lori. Amber heard about Crossroads…
If you are a fan of Maine’s own Stephen King or Bob Marley – and who isn’t, really – then you’ll want to attend Crossroads for Women upcoming Masquerade Ball at Dunegrass on October 19th. Why? Because you can bid on the chance to have Stephen King and Bob Marley record a special voicemail message…
The 4th Annual Walk for Recovery will begin in Portland’s Monument Square on Saturday, September 21st at 10:00am (registration starts at 8:30am). Crossroads for Women has teamed up with six other local substance abuse and mental health organizations – including Catholic Charities Counseling Services, Milestone Foundation, Day One, York County Shelter/Serenity House, Health Care for the Homeless and…
If you are on our email list or follow us on Facebook, you know Crossroads for Women is hosting a fabulous Masquerade Ball on October 19, 2013. The fundraising event will be held at the beautiful Dunegrass in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Entertainment will include the band Wavelength, and we’ll have a few big items…
Crossroads for Women will welcome a new executive director on September 30th. Crossroads for Women’ clinical director, Shannon Trainor, LCSW, CCS, was unanimously chosen as Barbara Dacri’s successor in a national search by the organization’s board of directors. Barbara Dacri made the decision to leave Crossroads for Women to pursue other business endeavors. “After twelve…
