Public invited to ARC open house

BANGOR – In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Acadia Recovery Community will host an open house 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. The ARC, formerly known as Hope House, is located at 179 Indiana Ave. near Bangor International Airport.

The ARC is celebrating 10 years since Hope House came under the umbrella of The Acadia Hospital. The open house will kick off an educational campaign designed to raise awareness about ARC’s mission and the range of services.

The Acadia Hospital also is nearing the end point of its $1.5 million “Keeping the Promise” capital campaign. While the majority of the money raised is earmarked for a new pediatric wing at the psychiatric hospital’s Stillwater Avenue campus, about $300,000 will be used to make needed renovations at the Acadia Recovery Community.

Penobscot Job Corps, which donates food and culinary student training hours to the ARC, will be the featured community partner at the event.

For more information about the open house, the Acadia Recovery Community or The Acadia Hospital, call 973-6166 or visit www.acadiahospital.org.