The Magic Behind Our Red Doors
WESTBROOK — 755 Main Street
BIDDEFORD — 75 Bacon Street
WHO WE ARE
My Place Teen Center (MPTC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit regional organization headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, and a soon-to-be new one in Biddeford (opening in 2025). Our mission is to provide a haven for youth ages 10-18, sustaining them with comfort, meals, resources, and hope. We serve children in Cumberland and York counties. See the communities we serve.
We are a year-round, free, out-of-school-time program. We provide academic assistance through tutoring, study skills, the Learning Technology Lab, and Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math (STEAM) programs. We offer instruction in character development, leadership development, life skills, job skills, and financial literacy. We focus on healthy, responsible moral development that builds strong character, self-esteem, and academic and leadership skills.
My Place Teen Center is at the forefront of some of the most crucial issues of our time.
- We fight to keep kids safe from the devastation of the opioid epidemic.
- We combat poverty and food insecurity.
- We create real, authentic communities with kids from diverse backgrounds, teaching them how to be good citizens and good neighbors.
- We show teens from broken homes that there is a better way to live life – with accountability, personal responsibility, and self-care.
- We know adverse childhood experiences and the lifelong consequences of trauma can be counterbalanced with protective factors such as increasing cognitive capacity, healthy attachment of relationships, the ability to regulate emotions and behaviors, and creating safe environments. This is our calling card.
1000 kids. 20,000 meals.
The two most important services we provide: Year-round, free, after-school programming. Hot, complete, nutritious meals.