Join us for the Signs of Hope Walk on May 30 from 9am to noon and be part of something bigger than a single day—be part of a movement of hope, connection, and community.

When you register, you can do more than walk—you can fundraise alongside friends, family, and colleagues to support vital mental health and recovery services across Central Maine. Our easy-to-use peer-to-peer platform lets you create your own page, share your “why,” and invite others to give in support of your goal.

Every step taken and every dollar raised helps ensure that:

• People in crisis have someone to call
• Families find support and connection
• Recovery resources remain accessible to all

Walk with us. Fundraise with us. Share hope with us.

Register, donate, or start your fundraising page today:

www.kbmaine.org/community/signs-of-hope/

Strong Communities Care Out Loud.

Why We Walk

On a bright May morning, hundreds of footsteps will join together on the Kennebec River Rail Trail--different people, different stories, one shared purpose. This is the Signs of Hope Walk, returning after several years with renewed energy and a powerful reminder that even in our hardest chapters, hope can still take the lead.

Together, children, families, neighbors, staff, and local partners step forward not just to complete a 5K walk, but to carry something much greater: the message that mental health matters, recovery is possible, and no one should ever face their struggles alone.

For more than 65 years, Kennebec Behavioral Health has been that lifeline—offering counseling, crisis response, school-based telehealth, substance use prevention, peer support, psychiatry, residential care, and so much more. Much of this work is funded, but not all of it. Every day, our teams go above and beyond grant limitations, insurance barriers, and reimbursement gaps to meet people where they are, when they need it most.

Some needs can’t wait for a contract.
Some crises don’t fit neatly inside a budget line.
Some opportunities for innovation must be seized in the moment to keep people safe, supported, and connected.

That’s why we walk.

This year, we have set a bold goal: $25,000. These dollars directly support the unfunded and underfunded work that keeps hope alive in our communities:

• A teen who needs immediate crisis stabilization but is underinsured.

• A parent in recovery who finds strength in peer support groups that aren’t reimbursable but change lives.

• A school without a counselor, where a KBH telehealth clinician becomes a lifeline for a struggling student.

• A family navigating their child’s “big emotions,” finding understanding and guidance through prevention and early-intervention programs that rarely receive adequate funding.

• A person at risk of overdose who receives naloxone, risk-reduction support, and a chance to choose recovery.

These moments of hope are not optional—they are essential. And your footsteps help make them possible.

When you join the Signs of Hope Walk, you’re walking for someone who needs to know that their community believes in them. You’re walking for neighbors you may never meet but whose lives will be changed because you chose to care. You’re walking for a future where mental health support is not the exception, but the expectation.

Hope is not passive.
Hope moves.
Hope shows up.
Hope walks.

This May, we invite you to walk beside us—to raise awareness, to raise your voice, and to help us raise $25,000 so KBH can continue offering life-changing support to every person who needs it, regardless of their ability to pay.

Together, we can turn small steps into lasting change.
Together, we can fill our community with Signs of Hope.