Scott Canney had a difficult upbring and lives now at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville, but he says he's "thankful for being alive" and next week will join friends for Thanksgiving dinner at The Lighthouse, a nearby soup kitchen, Amy Calder writes.
The Waterville Peer Recovery Center, run by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine, is open five days a week and offers classes and support groups.