Sweetser is a nonprofit community mental health provider offering services to people of all ages in mental and behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, recovery, and education. Photo credit: Sweetser
The Maine Community Foundation awarded Sweetser a $15,000 grant to support people living with mental illness or substance use disorder. This grant comes from the foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to support nonprofit organizations involved in efforts to serve the needs of those most affected by the virus and contain the spread of COVID-19.
“As a nonprofit, grants like this are a critical lifeline to ensuring high quality services reach every corner of our state,” said Justin Chenette, Sweetser’s communications and public relations director. “The pandemic has heightened an even greater need to provide help and hope to more children, adults, and families in our communities.”
Sweetser is one of the largest providers of mental and behavioral health in Maine, reaching approximately 20,000 children, adults, and family members each year.
