Welcome, Garrett Collins

Please join us in welcoming Garrett Collins to the Healthy Acadia team! 

Garrett joins our Emergency Housing Supports Team as support staff for our seasonal overnight warming center, located at Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Community Recovery Center in Ellsworth.

Support staff at the seasonal overnight warming center provide a warm and welcoming place for guests and connect them to additional community resources such as food pantries, recovery coaching, warm clothing, and other social supports. Our team supports people by building trust, listening, and collaborating with partners.

Garrett is active in the recovery field. He chairs and facilitates various recovery meetings in the recovery community and is a certified Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist with Stratford Career Institute. Garrett currently resides in Bucksport.

Garrett, what prompted you to join the Healthy Acadia team?

Giving back to the recovery commumity.

What most inspires you about Healthy Acadia's work? 

Giving back to the community and being a supportive asset to the recovery community

What most inspires you on a personal level?

That I've been giving an opportunity at such a personal experience.

What is your favorite thing to do, or place to be, in Maine, and why?

I’m a big outdoors guy, I love the ocean and being with family.

Connect with Garrett at garrett.collins@healthyacadia.org.