WCSH6 Who Care! 5 pm Tonight! Channel 6!

A year ago we honored our lovely Lexi with the 180 Degree Turnaround Award and now she’s one of the STAFF featured this evening for the WCSH6 Who Care Award. So honored and proud of Lexi! What a transformation! 


Channel 6 TV Debut!

Wednesday, November 5th, 5 pm broadcast – check out the debut of our 2014 WCSH6 Who Care Agency of Distinction Award with a stellar video of our phenomenal kids!  And, thank you, to Senator Collins for taking the time to recognize our work and the magic behind our red doors! 


A Sweet Way to Support MPTC

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt on Western Ave in South Portland is helping MPTC by donating 10% of their sales on Thursday November 6th from 4 – 9PM. Stop by and treat yourself to something sweet and do something nice for our kids, too!


Cindy Williams Visits MPTC

Cindy Williams stopped by to check out the magic behind our red doors. Look for our television debut on WCSH 6, November 3rd, 6 pm broadcast. Thanks WCSH 6, United Way, TD Bank, and Dead River for this life-changing honor!


Halloween on Main Street and Spooky (albeit PHENOMENAL) Staff

Halloween on Main Street is about to commence and we have 2,165 KING-SIZED candy bars at the ready. Oh, yeah; that’s right… We give out KING-SIZED bars here to our favorite teens. And that means ALL of you. :-) Many thanks to the great staff who always pull it together and always go the extra mile. THEY are the reason why so many good things

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MPTC Wins WCSH 6 Who Care Award on October 20th!

MPTC was awarded the 2014 Agency of Distinction from WCSH 6 Who Care and presented by co-anchors, Cindy Williams and Pat Callahan, at a ceremony honoring all winners on Monday night. The accolade was accepted by Executive Director, Donna Dwyer.


Fund a Kid Celebration Update!

The final tally is in! The magical number is $17,817. And that means that 17 kids will receive 22,100 hours of service and 4,420 hot, nutritious meals! Thank you, guests, for believing in our mission and for caring about our phenomenal youth!


My Place Teen Center Hosts Another Successful Fund-a-Kid Celebration.

For immediate release (Westbrook) – My Place Teen Center of Westbrook took a moment to thank those who helped keep over five hundred kids in greater Portland safe, inspired, learning and fed this year at its annual Fund-A-Kid gala celebration last week. At the same time, it raised tens of thousands more to help fund its work keeping at-risk teens off the street and

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My Place Teen Center Wins 6 Who Care “Agency of Distinction” Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2014 (Westbrook) – My Place Teen Center of Westbrook has been named this year’s “6 Who Care Agency of Distinction” for its tireless efforts to improve the lives of hundreds of youth most at risk. The 6 Who Care award, presented by WCSH-TV Channel 6 each year in partnership with the United Way of Greater Portland to a single

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We’re cookin’ now at MPTC!

Thanks to an $11,080 grant from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and the Maine Sunday Telegram, MPTC will be able to upgrade and improve our available cooking equipment. We’re one of only 12 recipients in their Maine Local Food Grants Program designed to support nonprofit local food distribution organizations in Maine. What a great opportunity for the teaching kitchen for our teens! Many THANKS, Harvard Pilgrim

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