Milestone Recovery

10/13/2025

“When the weather turns cold, every hour outside gets harder.”

The Milestone HOME Team is out every day in Greater Portland checking on people living outside, bringing warm gear, food, and helping connect them to shelter and safety.

As temperatures drop, the needs grow urgent. Gloves, jackets, blankets, hand warmers, and ready-to-eat food keep people alive — and help our team build the trust that leads to recovery.

🩵 You can help right now:
Drop off or send donations to 65 India Street, Portland
or give online at milestone-recovery.org

Hope starts with warmth.
Every item you give helps someone make it through the night.

10/10/2025

🌎 Today is World Mental Health Day.
We know that mental health and substance use are deeply connected. Every day, we meet people whose struggles with trauma, homelessness, and addiction are intertwined—because healing rarely happens in isolation.

When someone walks through our doors, they find more than a program or shelter -they find compassion, safety, and a path forward.

💚 Mental health is health.
💚 Recovery is possible.
💚 You are not alone.

www.milestone-recovery.org

10/03/2025

✨ Did you know?
Recovery doesn’t have to be walked alone. At Milestone, we’re here every step of the way:

💙 Detox – a safe place to start
💙 30-Day Residential – focus on healing and stability
💙 9-Month Residential – building a strong foundation for the future

We accept MaineCare and welcome anyone ready for change. If you or someone you love needs support, hope is here.

👉 Learn more: www.milestone-recovery.org/programs

09/30/2025

Join us tonight in Biddeford for a wonderful time with AccessDirect Recovery Network,friends and community! 550 Main St. Biddeford - free food and lots of activities! See you there 🎉

Coming right up !! Come join the AccessDirect family for fun food and fellowship!! More than 20 resource tables .. raffle with the chance to win a 2 night stay next summer at Sun Retreats Wild Acres and a $50 gift card to Sea Salt Lobster .. and a chance to see me or Cynthia get hit with a pie in the face !

09/29/2025

How is Maine doing at addressing homelessness? New housing options are helping, but what else needs to be done? Maine Public discusses the root causes for homelessness in Maine and efforts to target them.

https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling/2025-09-25/homelessness-in-maine

09/23/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our Extended Care Graduates! 🎉

This weekend we celebrated the graduation of our 9-month Extended Care program. Each graduate has worked incredibly hard to build a new future in recovery, and we are so proud of their achievements. 💙

We also want to give a special recognition to Scott. He first came to Milestone staying in our shelter, waiting for a detox bed. From there, he went through every phase of our programs—Detox, Residential, and Extended Care. Along the way, he joined our Chef’s Club, earned his ServSafe certification, and today he is a full-time member of our kitchen staff and an inspiration to others.

His supervisor shared:

“Scott was my first Chef’s Club graduate! He’s got a great story and inspires a lot of the guys in the OOB program.”

Please join us in celebrating Scott - and all of our amazing graduates - as they take their next steps in recovery and in life.

09/19/2025

🚨 Friendly Clarification 🚨

We’ve been hearing some buzz about a Miles for Milestone Motorcycle Run happening this Saturday. While we LOVE the enthusiasm, we want to clear things up: Milestone Recovery does not have a motorcycle run planned at this time. 🏍️❌

That said… we are always inspired by the many creative ways our community shows up to support people on the path to recovery. 💙

👉 Stay tuned right here for updates on real upcoming events and ways to get involved - we’ve got exciting things in the works, and we can’t wait to share them with you! www.milestone-recovery.org

09/18/2025

🌟 A Huge Thank You to UNUM's Litigation/DLR Team! 🌟

Today, they assembled 200 ham & cheese and turkey & cheese sandwiches, plus 200 bags of chips, all of which will be delivered to Milestone this afternoon. These sandwiches go out with our HOME Team and help us meet people where they are - stopping hunger and building trust that can lead to recovery.

We are so grateful for Unum’s generosity and teamwork. 💙

👉 If your company, group, or organization is looking for a meaningful way to give back, we’d love your help! Making sandwiches is a simple but powerful act of service that has a direct impact on people living outside in our community.

Volunteer with us: www.milestone-recovery.org/volunteer

09/17/2025

Can you help us? 🥪
Every day, Milestone’s HOME Team heads out to meet people living outside. We bring sandwiches - not just to fill an empty stomach, but to start conversations and build trust.

That trust is often the first step toward recovery. 💙

You can be part of that connection. By making 60–80 sandwiches, you’re not just feeding someone - you’re helping them find hope and a path forward.

👉 Sign up today: www.milestone-recovery.org/volunteer

09/16/2025

🌟 Meet Rochelle, our newest HOME Team member! 🌟

We’re so excited to welcome Rochelle to Milestone Recovery. She brings with her a deep passion for helping people who are unhoused take their first steps toward stability and recovery. With her heart for service and commitment to meeting people where they are, Rochelle is already making a difference out on the streets of Portland.

Please join us in giving her a warm welcome to the HOME Team family! 💙

09/15/2025

Can you help us?
Sandwiches = food, trust, and recovery.
Every day, our HOME Team brings them to people living outside.

❤ Please sign up to donate 60–80 sandwiches.
🌐 www.milestone-recovery.org/volunteer

09/14/2025

 It’s a beautiful day at Payson Park today- come join us for Rally 4 Recovery hosted by Portland Recovery Community Center!