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My Place Teen Center is in the news. Read more to see what people are saying about our vision, our work, and our impact on the community.
MPTC fundraising targets expansion to Biddeford
May 9, 2019
Two decades after starting a program to provide a safe after-school space for area youth, My Place Teen Center’s new fundraising campaign earmarks funds to open a second location in York County. More
MPTC Launches $6.5M Capital Campaign for Expansion in Biddeford
May 2, 2019
MaineBiz covers MPTC’s plans to raise $6.5 million to open a second teen center in July 2020 in the former St. Andre’s Church at 75 Bacon Street in Biddeford. The organization has already raised $2.7 million toward its capital campaign goal. More
Living Life Show Hosts Donna Dwyer
Apr 23, 2019
The Living Life with Lynda Show takes an in-depth look at non-profit organizations that make a difference in our communities. This week’s show focuses on My Place Teen Center’s powerful impact on area youth with a conversation between the show’s host Lynda Adams and MPTC’s Donna Dwyer. More
Maine Points Hosts My Place Teen Center
April 13, 2019
WGAN News radio features My Place Teen Center in their “Maine Points” podcast with Danny Martignetti. More
Richardson Magazine Names Donna Dwyer “Someone You Should Know”
April, 2019
Donna Dwyer is in the spotlight for April’s edition of Richardson Magazine as “Someone You Should Know.” More
Snack Drive Reaches Food-Insecure Teens
February 11, 2019
News Center looks at how My Place Teen Center provides daily meals for area youth and invites the community to take part in a snack drive. More
Bernstein Shur Clients Choose MPTC
February 8, 2019
Each year for the past 100 years, Bernstein Shur has chosen a beneficiary for its charitable giving. This year, they let their clients vote to select which one of five deserving organizations would receive $10,000. News Center Maine looks at why their choice was My Place Teen Center. More
Local Chef Offers Teens Restaurant Training Skills at MPTC
November 29, 2018
My Place Teen Center served more than 9,000 hot meals last year. Now the center is using that service to teach teens the ins and outs of food preparation and restaurant management under the guidance of chef Jesse Blaisdell. More
My Place Teen Center Celebrates 20 Years
May 3, 2018
Twenty years ago, with a $120,000 donation from the Cornelia Warren Association, My Place Teen Center opened in a space on the first floor of the Dana Warp Mill. Keep Me Current takes a closer look at the center’s accomplishments and plans for the future. More
Joan Benoit Samuelson Visits MPTC
July 12, 2016
MWTW follows olympic gold medalist and Maine native Joan Benoit Samuelson as she tours My Place Teen Center (MPTC). MPTC is the beneficiary of this year’s Beach to Beacon, a popular fundraising race founded by Samuelson with a mission to shine a light on kids. More
Beach to Beacon Names My Place Teen Center as 2016 Beneficiary
February 10, 2016
The TD Charitable Foundation announced today that My Place Teen Center, a free, year-round, after-school youth development program for kids at-risk in Greater Portland, has been selected as the beneficiary of the 2016 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. More
MPTC Volunteer Deb Shangraw Wins “6 Who Care” Award for Advocacy
October 15, 2015
News Center profiles My Place Teen Center volunteer Deb Shangraw as one of 2015’s WCHS “6 Who Care” award winners. More
Changing lives: Donna Dwyer rebuilds dilapidated teen center, teen lives
March 23, 2015
My Place Teen Center Named 2014 Agency of Distinction
November 3, 2014
After 15 Years, Westbrook Teen Center Renamed
May 16, 2013
What was the Mission Possible Teen Center will now be called My Place Teen Center. More