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Support Radical Hope in Maine.

El Rancho De La Vida is a Maine 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Your contribution is completely tax-deductible.  Supporting us is easy by making a gift using our fundraising partner  Giving Fuel .  Please consider making a monthly contribution— every bit helps.

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If you prefer making a contribution by mail please make check payable to:
El Rancho De La Vida
Mail to: PO BOX 1
Hinckley, ME 04944

Why you should support us

The opioid epidemic is particularly hard-hitting in Maine whose per capita income is just about $31,000 and whose percentage of those living in poverty stands at nearly 12%.[2] With a population of 1.344 million[8], and a federal poverty level of $12,760[9] that means over 170,000 people in Maine live on significantly less than $13,000 annually. In one 2017 sample, Maine was among the top-ten states with opioid-related deaths[1] and that trend is thought to only be further rising. The difficulty faced by those struggling with addiction is a much more hard-hitting, long-lasting, grueling, and insidious crisis.
More treatment options are needed. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration outlines four dimensions that support someone in recovery: health, home, purpose, and community. In so many cases, individuals in recovery may have their “health” dimension met by a limited gradient of care such as through medication assisted treatment, but are left with a significant void in terms of their need for home, purpose, and community. Many individuals in recovery are not cognizant of these needs let alone how to healthily go about meeting them.
This deficit consists of a constellation of necessities from basic human needs, activities of daily living, to nutritional learning, occupational and educational development, and basic case management needs.