100-Day Challenge in Franklin County

Franklin County, ME was chosen as one of only five sites nationally to join the 100-Day Challenge on Youth Homelessness. The 100-Day Challenges are a national movement to help communities focus and work together to make rapid change around a particular issue. This...

Staff Spotlight: Topher Balderas

Chris “Topher” Balderas, joined New Beginnings as a Youth Worker in the Transitional Living Program in 2014. After a short break to obtain additional training and certifications, Topher was welcomed back as the Maine Transitional Living Collaborative (MeTLC) Program...

Agency Winter News Briefs

Annual Campaign Success: New  Beginnings’ dedicated donors and new supporters gave generously to exceed our $35,000 goal for the 2017 Annual Fund. Thank you to Clark Insurance, the Donato J. Tramuto Foundation, Head to Toe Physical Therapy,  Mechanics Savings Bank,...

“It’s Not Supposed to be Easy”

Since 1989, New Beginnings’ staff has been challenging residents of the Transitional Living Program to dig deep and explore their limits through its Adventure  Challenge (AC) Program.  Youth have participated in 187 AC trips each rooted in the belief that youth learn...