Opiate-Free Island Partnership, Inc.

12/02/2025

Addiction touches every corner of our island, but together, we can bring hope and healing. This Giving Tuesday, your gift directly supports life-saving prevention, recovery, and community programs right here in Deer Isle–Stonington. Every dollar you give this stays in our community, helping local families find hope and healing.

Give hope this Giving Tuesday—empower recovery with OFIP.

11/05/2025

We LOVE this program 🫶🏻

We are excited to announce Anchor Allies, a new program at DISHS hosted by Healthy Acadia and Youth Recovery Coach Jude Fewell.

About Anchor Allies:
Anchor Allies stands for stability, support, and connection. It is a safe place where students can talk openly about wellness, recovery, school culture, and the challenges that come with growing up and building a healthy community.

Who It's For:
Any student is welcome! Whether you are looking for guidance, connection, or just a positive space to be heard. Participation is voluntary, and Jude is also available for class visits and one-on-one check-ins.

We are so excited to see how Anchor Allies will help strengthen our sense of community here at DISHS! Jude has been in our school every week since the start of the school year and students are very excited to start this group up!

For more information contact: jciomei@dishs.org and jude.fewell@healthyacadia.org

11/04/2025

🧩 Life’s a puzzle — and we’re putting the pieces together to live drug free! 💪We teamed up with Deer Isle - Stonington High School for the National Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest, and now we need YOUR help to bring it home! 🙌

💥 Vote for our photo here ➡️ http://wshe.es/C4PMsc7V Let’s show everyone what island pride looks like ❤️

National Family Partnership

11/01/2025

Come see us at the Blue Hill YMCA for Healthy Hibernation today! 💛

OFIP has a table set up with free Narcan and other harm reduction supplies — stop by, say hi, and learn more about how we’re working together to keep our island community safe and supported. Healthy Hibernation Island Community Center

10/31/2025

We were back at Deer Isle-Stonington High School today to celebrate Red Ribbon Week! 🎉

We announced the winners of our Door Decorating Contest — congratulations to Ms. Austin’s homeroom for taking 1st place and Mrs. Mayo’s homeroom for 2nd place! 🏆🎨

Students also got the chance to snap a photo in our Red Ribbon photo frame and grab some candy as a sweet reward for participating 🍬📸

We loved seeing everyone’s creativity and school spirit as we continue spreading the message that life is full of possibilities—choose to be drug free! ❤️ Deer Isle - Stonington High School

10/28/2025

Many families are feeling the impact of the government shutdown, and we want to make sure our community knows about some local resources that can help.

Here are a few food pantries offering support:

🥕 Island Food Pantry
📍 Stonington, Maine
🕔 Thursday: 5:30 – 7:00PM
📞 207-367-2735

🌿 Tree of Life Food Pantry
📍 Blue Hill, Maine
🕘 Thursday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📞 207-374-2900
treeoflifepantry.org/food-pantry

🍅 Healthy Island Project Pantry
📍 Stonington, Maine
🕑 Weekly: Wednesdays, 2:30 – 5:30 PM
🕑 Free Produce Days: Fourth Wednesday of each month, 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM
healthyislandproject.org/edible

These local resources are here to support families in need—please don’t hesitate to reach out. 💛

No one in need of food is ever turned away. Over 200 families visit the food pantry each week.

10/28/2025

“If there is anyone here that has lost somebody, you are not alone,” he said.

Deer Isle-Stonington High School marked Red Ribbon Week with a series of activities and discussions, including what it means to be an “affected other.”

10/24/2025

Thank you for having us Deer Isle - Stonington High School

10/24/2025

Today we wrapped up Red Ribbon Week at Deer Isle-Stonington High School with the theme “Life is a Puzzle – Solve It Drug Free.” Just like a puzzle, every choice we make connects to our future. Thank you to Penquis for being our guest speaker and helping our students piece together the importance of living drug free and making healthy decisions.

10/23/2025

Opiate-Free Island Partnership, Inc. Island Community Center Healthy Peninsula Blue Hill YMCA A Branch of The Down East Family YMCA Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Aroostook Mental Health Center - AMHC

10/16/2025