Milestone Recovery

11/24/2025

Help Us Make Thanksgiving Warm, Delicious, and Full of Dignity.

Eli, our Food Services Director, is already hard at work planning a full Thanksgiving meal for our shelter guests - people who may not have a home right now, but will always have a place at ours.

To make this holiday special, we’re looking for a few key items:

🦃 Turkeys
🥧 Desserts
🥄 Stuffing

If you’re able to give, donations can be dropped off at 65 India Street during Thanksgiving week between 9am and 3pm.

Your support helps us offer comfort, good food, and a real sense of belonging during a season that can feel especially hard for our unhoused neighbors. Thank you for helping make this meal possible.

11/19/2025

This is what showing up looks like.

I walked into work this morning and saw two things happening at once — and together, they tell the story of Milestone.

Outside, our HOME Team was kneeling beside a community member in crisis, offering compassion, grounding, and real help right on the sidewalk. Inside, Scotty was already hard at work preparing hot meals for every guest who will walk through our shelter doors tonight.

Street outreach and a warm plate of food.
Compassion and dignity.
Help and hope — all under one mission.

We’re grateful for this team, grateful for this community, and grateful for everyone who believes in this work with us.

11/18/2025

Eli is on a mission: build the biggest, coziest Thanksgiving meal our shelter has ever seen. Can you help? 🙏

11/17/2025

Sharing the Light Within’s year end project because they directly support Milestone’s unhoused community.
We’re grateful for the care they show to our neighbors, and we encourage anyone who’s able to support their effort to provide stockings filled with genuinely useful items like toothbrushes, hand warmers, hygiene supplies, gloves, and other essentials.

These small acts of kindness make a real difference for people spending their days - and nights - outside.

Hi, I work for a non-profit called Milestone. My name is Courtney, and I’m the Portland … Courtney Bass needs your support for Christmas hope for the unhoused

11/11/2025

Today we honor our veterans - especially those facing homelessness or substance use challenges. Your courage and service matter, and you are not forgotten. 💙

11/11/2025

Sometimes help looks like two bottles of water and a kind word.

We’re grateful that food assistance has been restored for many Maine families. But for thousands still living without stable housing, hunger is a daily reality.

At Milestone, we’ll keep showing up — with warmth, respect, and the belief that everyone deserves safety, food, and a chance to begin again.

💙 www.milestone-recovery.org

11/10/2025

We’re grateful to partner with Camden National Bank in their Giving Center to make it easier for people to support Mainers experiencing homelessness.

If you bank with Camden National, you can now donate directly to Milestone Recovery right through your digital banking app. Every gift helps provide shelter, outreach, and recovery for people who need it most.

Thank you, , for helping make a difference in our community! 💙

Giving back just got simpler. 💙 You can now support local organizations to bring hope to the homeless through the new ‘Homelessness’ category in our Giving Center, available in digital banking. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.
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11/06/2025

🌆 Out on the Streets, Supporting Our Whole Community

Every day, Milestone Recovery’s HOME Team is out across Greater Portland - connecting with unhoused neighbors, supporting local businesses, and helping community members when someone needs care.

🚐 The HOME Team works to keep Portland safe and compassionate.
We respond to calls from businesses and residents, offer rides to shelter or detox, and make sure people living outside have food, water, and a trusted connection to recovery.

This team is the first step in Milestone’s continuum of care—building relationships that lead to safety, stability, and recovery.

If you see someone who may need our help, call or text 207-838-8904 or 207-303-2073.

We’ll meet them where they are. ❤️

10/31/2025

Costumes: optional.
Compassion: mandatory. 💙
Happy Halloween from everyone at Milestone - HOME Team, Detox, and Business Office included! 🎃🧙‍♀️

10/30/2025

When Food Assistance Runs Out, Housing Stability Is at Risk 🍲
Through our Housing Navigator and HOPE programs, Milestone helps people move from the street into homes — and we help them stay there.

But when our newly housed neighbors lose access to food assistance, they will face empty cupboards and tough choices. Our team works hard to help people budget, shop, and learn life skills - but we need help.

🛒 How you can help:
Please donate nonperishable foods to support our newly housed clients.
Drop-offs are welcome at 65 India Street, Portland (Mon–Thurs, 9–4).

Your donations help people not only find housing — but keep it. ❤️

10/29/2025

Every night, every bed is full.
At our low-barrier shelter, guests find a warm bed, a hot meal, and a team ready to help them take the next step toward recovery.
Because healing starts with safety, nourishment, and care. 💙

10/28/2025

Recovery starts with one decision - and one safe place.

Our 30-day residential treatment program is open and accepting new clients. MaineCare is accepted. Detox is available if needed!

📞 207-775-4790 ext. 340
🌐 www.milestone-recovery.org/residential

A new path to recovery begins here.