New Beginnings News
2022 Holiday Drive
We need your help creating holiday care packages!Thank you for checking out our Holiday Drive! Below is the list of items we are looking for to help out New Beginnings youth during the holiday season. You can help homeless youth at New Beginnings have a brighter...
Autumn 2022 New Beginnings News!
Welcome to our Autumn 2022 New Beginnings Newsletter Change is all around us! The turning leaves, plump pumpkins, and falling temperatures all let us know winter will be here before we know it. In this autumn issue, read about how freeing access to educational services and housing can be for youth seeking independence, our new […]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Month
New Beginnings is partnering with National Runaway Safeline (NRS) to raise awareness and “Shine a Light” on the experiences of runaway and homeless youth. November is our opportunity to highlight the resources available to support youth in crisis throughout Maine and...
Staff Updates – Autumn 2022
We have had many staff transitions since our last agency news update: Spring through Fall 2022: New Beginnings recently welcomed Karen Caldwell Murphy as our Director of Finance and Human Resources. Please direct any correspondence that would previously have gone to Lisa Dumont or Alex Aponte to kcaldwell@newbeginmaine.org or contact Karen at 207-795-4077. We also […]
Public Notice of Request for Bids
BID #2022-01 BID DATE: October 12, 2022 Thanks to CDBG-CV grant funding from the City of Lewiston, New Beginnings is seeking bids for a new vehicle to purchase for our Transitional Living Program in order to provide safe transportation for youth clients while...
Summer 2022 New Beginnings News!
Welcome to our Summer 2022 New Beginnings Newsletter Summer is here and New Beginnings is helping youth to stay busy and enjoy the activities the sunshine and warm temps offer! In this issue find out how important Street Outreach can be for youth, what exciting new things are happening with Adventure Challenge, see our summer […]
2021 Annual Report
Click here to check out our Mobile Friendly version New Beginnings 2021 Annual Report PDFDownload Thank you to all of our 2021 Donors We are grateful for every gift and all of our supporters! Please note that 2021 supporters donating in-kind goods/services or holiday...
New Beginnings Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Thank you for checking out our PSA on homeless youth in Maine during National Runaway and Homeless Youth Awareness month. The original plans we had were a bit different but our youth's words and responses really led us down an even more impactful road, and we couldn't...
Spring 2022 New Beginnings News!
Welcome to our Spring 2022 New Beginnings News! Winter is finally winding down, and as always we are supporting the resilience and growth of the youth we serve. In this issue find out how family mediation helped one youth reunify with his mom, learn about upcoming trainings and new program collaborations, warmly welcome new Board […]
New Resource for School Districts:
McKinney-Vento Community Regional Representatives Through a new partnership with service providers statewide, funded by the American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth state reservation, the Maine Department of Education has contracted with several organizations...