Author Archives

Governor LePage to visit MPTC – July 30, 8:30 am!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                     Governor LePage to Personally Deliver Check for $50K to My Place Teen Center (Westbrook, Maine) – Gov. Paul R. LePage will present a check for $50,000 to My Place Teen Center at 755 Main Street in Westbrook on Thursday, July 30 at 8:30 a.m. The funds are from a discretionary account

Read More »


Profound Thanks…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                  CONTACT: Donna Dwyer, President & CEO July 23, 2015                                               (207) 854-2800 or donna@myplaceteencenter.org My Place Teen Center CEO Meets with Governor to Discuss Funding for At-Risk Youth (Westbrook, Maine) – As a former at-risk teen himself who went on to become the 74th Governor of the State of Maine, Gov. Paul R. LePage has always shown a

Read More »


Governor LePage Provides Needed Funds to Non-Profit Community Organizations

Governor LePage Provides Needed Funds to Non-Profit Community Organizations July 23, 2015 For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 23, 2015 Contact: Adrienne Bennett, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531 AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has allocated State Contingent Account funds to several non-profit organizations, which will benefit thousands of Mainers. “Every year, I first prioritize any state emergency needs that arise during the beginning of the fiscal

Read More »


Westbrook Gorham Rotary Club – Really Nice Folks!

Steve Rand, outgoing president for Westbrook Gorham Rotary Club, paid a visit to MPTC today and enjoyed one of his final acts in that capacity – presenting us with a gift of $1,000 to help with our culinary programming and wellness initiatives. Thanks, Rotarians; you made us all smile!


MPTC Honored in the State Capital

From a post by Phil Spiller, a member of My Place Teen Center’s Advisory Council on the Westbrook Community Facebook page: Maine’s 74th Governor, Paul LePage, took time out of his busy schedule to celebrate the hard work of 2015 Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year Donna Dwyer and a few members of her team at the award-winning My Place Teen Center – a

Read More »


IDEXX Offers their Heart and comes with Surprise Gift!

Our relationship with IDEXX continues to strengthen. They really get us, like us, appreciate what we do, and care deeply about the kids. And, in turn, we are most grateful for their hearts, time, and compassion. Thank you ever so much, IDEXX, for sharing your exemplary selves in the community. Your benevolence is stellar and exceptionally kind…


One of 50 out of 3,000!

Westbrook’s My Place Teen Center Receives $10,000 Grant from Tom’s of Maine’s “50 States for Good” Program (Westbrook, Maine) – Clearly, My Place Teen Center (MPTC) of Westbrook is on a roll. Today MPTC announces that it has received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the “50 States for Good” program administered by Tom’s of Maine. MPTC executive director Donna Dwyer says the

Read More »


MPTC is Mortgage Free!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2014 CONTACT: Donna Dwyer, Executive Director (207) 854-2800 or donna@myplaceteencenter.org Westbrook’s My Place Teen Center Receives $325,000 Grant from Next Generation Foundation (Westbrook, Maine) – For the first time in its 16 years of existence, My Place Teen Center (MPTC) of Westbrook will own its Main Street property outright after receiving a grant in the amount of $325,000 from the

Read More »


Giving Tuesday

Dear MPTC Friend, Tomorrow, or Giving Tuesday, is the day non profits call for your attention, to showcase their need, to ask for your benevolence. It’s not easy for me to ask for your help, but it’s critically necessary. Your gift WILL make a tangible difference. And here’s why: Recently, I was at the intersection of Marginal Way. There was a female panhandler in

Read More »


Giving Thanks…

How can one give thanks, properly, for all the love, generosity, and exceptional support our teens receive year-round from the community that cares so much about them? We are humbled and overwhelmed, at times, by the outpouring of goodwill that beckons through our magical red doors. MPTC is a harbinger of hope for so many, but it is the care of the community that

Read More »