PORTLAND, Maine - The Scarborough-based nonprofit Crossroads, which provides addiction and behavioral health treatment services, is meeting with Portland zoning officials this evening about its proposal for a second inpatient residential rehabilitation facility for women in the city.
CEO Shannon Trainor says the proposed location would offer the same services as Crossroads' Forest Avenue operation. "We're expanding that program because of the demand and because of the need in our community and, frankly, throughout our country."
Trainor says the current 10-bed facility is full and people are waiting to get in. Crossroads wants to convert a large house on Washington Avenue, creating eight beds to start.
Trainor says she's meeting with Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling on Monday to let him know about her program and community needs. She says she also wants to talk with the mayor about getting permits from the city in a timely fashion.
In a Facebook post, Strimling says he looks forward to the meeting. He says it's clear to him that more residential treatment beds mean more lives saved.
