reprinted from the Bangor Daily News online:

Good Will-Hinckley prepares to revive mission

By Meg Haskell
BDN Staff

HINCKLEY, Maine — Good Will-Hinckley, the longtime residential care facility for homeless and at-risk youths in Maine, is at a crossroads. Except for a small day-school program, the historic facility is shuttered, its sprawling 2,450-acre campus on the Kennebec River idled, largely due to changes over time in public policy and funding.

Supporters say they are leaving no stone unturned in the search for a solution that will bring Good Will-Hinckley back to life, serving the displaced, disturbed, disruptive and disadvantaged youths who have been at the heart of its humanitarian mission since it was established in 1889.

The complex work of rebuilding the program is under way, with a preliminary report scheduled for presentation to the board of directors later this month.

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