Inn Along The Way

PROVIDE SHORT TERM RESPITE CARE FOR THE INFIRM AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM, WITH LONGER TERM COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED RENTALS FOR ELDERS AND THE INFIRM. THE ORGANIZATION'S SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE YEAR WAS WORK PROGRESS ON THE PROPERTY PREPARING FOR OCCUPANCY.

THE MAIN PROGRAM SERVICE IS TO PROVIDE SPACE & SUPPORT FOR SHORT-TERM RESPITE CARE. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR NEW FACILITIES AT CHAPMAN FARM IN DAMARISCOTTA (SEE 4B BELOW) ARE SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE RESPITE CARE AND OTHER PLANNED SERVICES, INN ALONG THE WAY HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOALS IN DEVELOPING THESE CONTACTS ARE TO (1) DEVELOP FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND (2) TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES INN ALONG THE WAY WILL BE PROVIDING, AND HOW THOSE SERVICES AND FACILITIES COMPARE AND CONTRAST WITH OTHERS OFFERED IN THE AREA. TOWARD THOSE ENDS, INN ALONG THE WAY HOSTED FIVE "COFFEE AND CONVERSATION" EVENTS, ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE FROM THE IMMEDIATE AREA, AND BEYOND. INN ALONG THE WAY RECEIVED FAVORABLE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND STATE-WIDE NEWSPAPERS, AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL FEATURE ARTICLES IN THOSE PAPERS. INN ALONG THE WAY PROVIDED VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND/OR MANNED INFORMATION BOOTHS AT THREE AREA FESTIVALS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDED VOLUNTEER EFFORTS FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 3800 HOURS DURING THE YEAR, AND ANOTHER DOZEN OR MORE VOLUNTEERS GAVE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO HELP LAY THESE FOUNDATIONS OF SUPPORT. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN FUNDS RAISED OF NEARLY $580,000, AND, AT THE END OF 2015, PURCHASE OF THE CHAPMAN FARM AS A HOME FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

THE SECONDARY PROGRAM SERVICE IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP FACILITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE. IN 2016, A MASTER PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE PROPERTY, AND UPGRADING/CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILDINGS BEGAN. WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES IN 2021.