Mobius looks to the future: Community is our setting
Robin Lord and Michael Turner volunteer at the FARMS Kitchen at the CLC YMCA. Courtesy of DSP support staff
Weston Wotton volunteers each week at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens caring for plants. Courtesy of DSP support staff
Savannah Robinson prepares for her new job at Lincoln Academy. Courtesy of DSP support staff
JJ Gallagher attends community Karate class at the YMCA with Linda Porter, Sensei leading the group which is free and open to all levels of participants. Courtesy of DSP support staff
Robin Lord and Michael Turner volunteer at the FARMS Kitchen at the CLC YMCA. Courtesy of DSP support staff
Weston Wotton volunteers each week at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens caring for plants. Courtesy of DSP support staff
Savannah Robinson prepares for her new job at Lincoln Academy. Courtesy of DSP support staff
JJ Gallagher attends community Karate class at the YMCA with Linda Porter, Sensei leading the group which is free and open to all levels of participants. Courtesy of DSP support staffMobius, Inc. is looking toward the future with the planned sale of its longtime building at 319 Main St. in Damariscotta, while continuing the full range of programs and supports it currently provides to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the Midcoast.
Mobius is not closing. Its programs are continuing, its mission remains strong, and the people it supports will continue receiving the services on which they rely.
What is changing is the amount and kind of physical space the organization needs. Over the years, services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have increasingly moved away from large, building-centered programs and toward individualized supports provided in homes, workplaces, businesses, recreational settings, and communities. That evolution reflects both best practices and a fundamental belief at Mobius: people belong in their communities.
For Mobius, the world is our setting.
Today, much of the work of Mobius takes place beyond the walls of 319 Main St. Staff support people in developing independence, building relationships, pursuing employment, participating in community life, learning new skills, exploring interests, and making meaningful choices about how they want to live their lives.
As services have evolved, the organization simply no longer needs a building of its current size. A significant portion of 319 Main St. is unused, making ownership of such a large property neither necessary nor the best use of resources intended to support the Mobius mission.
Mobius plans to move its administrative operations to leased office space better suited to its current needs. The move will allow the organization to operate more efficiently while maintaining its focus where it belongs: on quality services and supports.
The sale also creates an opportunity for the 319 Main St. property to begin a new chapter. Rather than allowing valuable space to remain underused, Mobius hopes a new owner will be able to make full use of the property and contribute in a new way to the life and economy of the community.
For decades, Mobius has grown and changed alongside the people it serves and the communities of Midcoast Maine. Buildings may change. Service models may evolve. The heart of the organization does not.
Mobius will continue providing the programs, services, relationships, and real-world supports that help people live full and meaningful lives as members of their communities.
We are not leaving our community. We are putting even more of our work into it.
Mobius always welcomes new employees and volunteers who share our mission. For more information on the move email myork@mobiusinc.org. Please go to Mobiusinc.org to apply to work on this team or to volunteer.
