Supporting Access and Assistance Program

10/27/2026

SAAP Website Development Update!

We're excited to share another step forward in the development of Supporting Access and Assistance Program (SAAP)!

As we continue building the foundation of our nonprofit, we've officially begun working with a professional web developer to redesign and improve our website.

This is an important part of our startup process as we work toward creating an accessible, informative, and user-friendly online presence for the Franklin County community.

While SAAP is still in its development phase and our assistance program is not yet accepting applications, we're continuing to make progress behind the scenes.

Every milestone, big or small, brings us one step closer to making our mission a reality.

Thank you to everyone who has followed our journey and supported our vision. We look forward to sharing more updates as we continue moving forward!

10/06/2026

I’m originally from Texas, and since making Maine home, one thing has stood out to me again and again:

I have never seen a community come together the way people do here.

There is something really special about the way people in Maine show up for one another. Whether it’s helping a neighbor, supporting someone through a difficult time, sharing resources, volunteering, or simply making sure someone knows they’re not alone, there is a sense of community here that is hard to put into words.

As the founder of SAAP and as a volunteer in the recovery community, I get to see pieces of that spirit all the time, and I don’t take it for granted.

I’ve watched people give their time, share what they have, step in when someone needs help, and support people through some of the hardest moments of their lives. Those things stay with you.

Maine may be known for its mountains, lakes, winters, and small towns, but to me, one of its greatest strengths is its people.

To everyone who has welcomed me, encouraged me, shared a kind word, offered help, trusted me, or allowed me the privilege of helping in some small way, thank you. I’m genuinely grateful for every person who has let me be a part of their story.

I’m grateful to call this place home.

09/30/2026

SAAP is committed to creating a healthy, safe, supportive, and stigma-free environment through our participation in the Maine Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) program.

As an organization focused on reducing barriers to mental health care, we believe that people impacted by substance use disorder and recovery should be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.

Through our participation in RFW Maine, we are committed to strengthening our policies, training, and practices so that our volunteers, board members, and future team members know where to turn for support and feel comfortable asking for help when they need it.

We are proud to join other Recovery Friendly Workplaces across Maine in helping reduce stigma, increase access to resources, and create healthier communities.

09/25/2026

SAAP is now a Certified Impact Partner with Project World Impact.

This recognition reflects our commitment to transparency, accountability, and building SAAP on a strong foundation as we continue through our startup phase.

We’re grateful for every person who has followed along, shared our work, offered support, or simply helped us keep moving forward. We’re still building, but milestones like this remind us that the work is taking shape.

Thank you for being part of it. 💙

09/10/2026

SAAP has continued to grow, and there has been a lot happening both behind the scenes and in the community.

We currently have volunteers completing SNAP related volunteer hours through SAAP, we have been helping people in the community connect with resources and support, and we are continuing to work on new policies and procedures as the organization develops.

We have also been streamlining some of our internal processes so we can keep better track of tasks, records, deadlines, volunteer hours, and other responsibilities as more gets added.

Fundraising also continues as we work toward raising the funds needed to begin providing psychotherapy copay assistance. We are grateful for the donations that have continued to come in and every contribution helps us move closer to that goal.

There is still a lot ahead, but SAAP continues to grow, stay active in the community, and build the structure needed to support the work we plan to do.

09/03/2026

You finally find a therapist you actually trust.

Not just someone you talk to.

Someone you can sit across from and say the thing you’ve been avoiding for months.

You stop saying “I’m fine” when you’re not.

You stop changing the subject when it gets uncomfortable.

You finally start getting somewhere.

Then the money isn’t there.

The copay hits the same week as the electric bill. You need gas. Groceries are already more than you planned.

So you cancel one appointment.

You tell yourself it’s just one.

Then maybe it’s two.

You’ll go back next paycheck.

Except that paycheck already has somewhere to go too.

And suddenly it’s been a month since you’ve seen the person who was helping you make sense of everything.

The stuff you were working through didn’t disappear because the appointments did.

Now you’re just trying to handle it by yourself again.

I know how much it can take to finally trust a therapist enough to be honest.

That’s why this matters so much to me.

Someone can do everything right: work, have insurance, find a therapist, show up, put in the work and still lose access to that care because they can’t keep finding another copay in a budget that already has nothing left to give.

That’s why we’re building Supporting Access and Assistance Program.

Because “I can’t afford to go back” shouldn’t be how therapy ends.

08/22/2026

We’ve been a little quiet lately, but a lot has been happening at SAAP.

We’ve been onboarding new volunteers, developing training materials and policies, strengthening our internal systems, and expanding community outreach.

We’re also starting to look at ways to formally reflect some of the values we already care about as an organization, including pursuing Recovery Friendly Workplace recognition.

We’re also excited to finally share our first official SAAP flyer.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered, offered guidance, shared resources, made connections, or supported us along the way.

There’s much more ahead.

08/09/2026

SAAP was built on more than a mission. It was built on a belief about how people should be treated.

We believe people should be able to show up as themselves.

We believe people deserve to feel heard, valued, respected, and trusted. We believe asking for help should never come with shame, speaking up should never come with fear, and making a mistake should never erase someone’s worth.

We believe compassion and accountability can exist in the same room.

Life is messy sometimes. People need help. People have hard days. People don’t always have the right words or know exactly what to do next.

That shouldn’t change how they’re treated.

Whether someone comes to SAAP for support or is helping build it, we want them to feel respected, heard, and comfortable being human.

The leadership behind SAAP comes from years of experience, but also from years of seeing what leadership can look like when people become numbers, when policies matter more than people, or when someone simply doesn’t feel like they have a voice.

We wanted to build something different.

As SAAP grows, our commitment is simple:

We promise to be an organization you can count on.

An organization you can trust.

An organization you can come to with a question, an idea, a concern, a mistake, or simply a need to be heard.

That promise is for everyone. No matter who you are, where you come from, or why our paths cross, you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness.

SAAP was created to reduce financial barriers to mental health care, and just as important to us is making sure people feel respected, valued, and heard along the way.

We’re still growing. We’re still learning. We won’t always get everything right.

But dignity, trust, accountability, compassion, and respect are not values we plan to grow out of.

They’re what we’re building on.

08/07/2026

SAAP’s previous phone number is no longer active. We are currently working on setting up a new number and will share it as soon as it is available.

In the meantime, please contact us through Facebook Messenger or by email at [email protected].

Thank you for your patience.

08/05/2026