|October 9, 2020| By MARY CONNOLLY- Imagine what it would be like not having the ability to speak to another person for long periods of time. Living alone, staring out the window wishing you felt safe and comfortable reentering a community living in a pandemic. Social distancing, quarantine and isolation all reduce the physical contact […]
|August 28, 2020| By JUDY BAUMAN- With heavy hearts The Gathering Place (TGP) temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 due to COVID-19, honoring local and state requests to help prevent the spread of the virus. Closing meant our 70 plus guests per day would not have a place to gather to access resource information, use […]
The Gathering Place has been selected as a beneficiary of the Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Program for the month of October. The Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Program, which launched in April 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities […]
Written By Judy Gray | Volunteer and Board Member The Gathering Place had its beginnings in 2010 when an informal group of idealistic realists, concerned about increasing homelessness in the Brunswick area, began discussing what they might do to alleviate the problem. Clearly the biggest need was for affordable housing, but feeling that this was well […]