Start the conversation. Stop the stigma.
✨ UNWAVERING DIGNITY ✨
At Agape, Inc., our mission is rooted in unwavering dignity. This fall, we are honoring those we have lost to the opioid epidemic through our community initiative of placing lawn signs bearing their first names throughout the greater Portland area. Each sign stands as a small but visible reminder that these individuals were loved and that their lives mattered. Through this project, we hope to keep their memories alive, build awareness around the opioid epidemic, and reduce the stigma so often faced by those affected by addiction. We invite you to join us in building a more compassionate, informed, and connected community. ✨
AGAPE’s MISSION:
At Agape Inc., we foster an inclusive community where individuals are embraced as whole beings. We believe we can change the world through compassion. The organization focuses on being present with people during their most vulnerable times. Our mission is to create supportive opportunities for those experiencing suffering, fostering an unwavering belief in dignity. We believe in the transformative power of love and radical acceptance, rather than control, honoring the inherent worth of every person.
Our Work
At Agape we are on the frontlines of combatting the stigma around addiction. Whether we are supporting individuals, couples, or groups and providing counseling, advocating for vulnerable Maine citizens, or providing small emergency funds to those in recovery, our Team is committed to helping those who need it. Please keep scrolling to learn more about our work with InnerEdge Counseling, the Emergency Fund, and Advocacy.
Our five to seven graduate level interns and two conditionally licensed consultants provide over 40 hours of counseling each week at low or no cost. They also support our groups, including men’s women’s and co-ed, which serve around 120 people per week on a flexible, affordable sliding scale fee.
InnerEdge Internships/Consulting
Dignity Emergency Fund
Our Emergency Fund is designed for individuals who have a substance use disorder. The fund helps provide temporary sober living arrangements, and/or access to medication-assisted treatment and naloxone. Please reach out to access or donate today to the Emergency Fund.
Advocacy
We advocate for positive change by supporting prevention legislation and raising awareness. In collaboration with individuals, community partners, advocates and policy groups, we work to elevate voices, reduce oppression, and strengthen overdose prevention.
Starting compassionate conversations
Our focus is dignity and compassion. Our goals are to save lives, for people to be treated with empathy, and to honor those we have lost. We demand treatment upon demand for those with or without resources. We are motivated to create change. We are angry with the current systems. We are heartbroken to have lost so many dear friends and loved ones.
The time to stand up and demand something new is now!
“I have seen some of our clients start crying when they realize that someone cares enough to help them with money for that first week until they return to work and re-engage in the recovery community.”—
Lynn Manderson, LADC IATP Trauma Specialist