Direct Services Grants

The Direct Services Grant Program (DSGP) provides funding to non-profit organizations who provide supports and services addressing the immediate basic needs of people in Maine who are experiencing the adverse effects of poverty.  The DSGP awards both program/project funding and general operating support. 

Below please find a database of our past grants.

Year Organization Award Description Location
2024Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care DBA Promise Early Education Center$5,000To support the Promise Food Pantry's supplying of personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies.Lewiston, ME
2024Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000To provide food, diapers, and fuel assistance to help families in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2024Aroostook Area Agency on Aging$20,000To support Home Delivered Meals for Older Adults.Presque Isle, ME
2024Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$20,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2024Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry$10,000To provide general operating support.Bethel, Maine
2024Caring Unlimited$20,000To provide general operating support.Sanford, Maine
2024Catholic Charities Maine$20,000To support the Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage and Hope (SEARCH) program.Portland, ME
2024Center for the Advancement of Rural Living$20,000To support the County Area Ride Service (CARS) Program, a volunteer driver program to cover isolated areas of Aroostook County.Caribou, ME
2024CHiP, Inc.$10,000To provide general operating support.Newcastle, ME
2024commonspace -- formerly Amistad$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2024Community Care$30,000To support Community Care's Shaw House Housing Program for youth experiencing homelessness.Bangor, ME
2024Community Dental$20,000To support the Access to Oral Healthcare Program, helping provide dental care while improving affordability for those experiencing poverty.Portland, ME
2024Day One$20,000To support clients referred in Lewiston, engaging youth through a harm reduction low barrier approach to access essential services.Windham, Maine
2024Eastern Area Agency on Aging$25,000To support the provision of healthy, home-delivered meals to homebound older adults in eastern Maine, mitigating food insecurity and improving health and community connection.Brewer, ME
2024Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church - Bridging the Gap$15,000To support the Bridging the Gap program.Augusta, ME
2024Family Planning Association of Maine$15,000To support the Caring Hands Fund.Augusta, Maine
2024First Congregational Church of Waterville, Maine / Waterville Area Essentials Closet$15,000To provide funding for the Waterville Area Essentials Closet.Waterville, ME
2024Footprints Food Pantry$20,000To provide general operating support.Kittery, ME
2024Friends in Action$15,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2024Greater Portland Family Promise$20,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2024Hand in Hand, Mano en Mano$30,000To provide general operating support.Milbridge, Maine
2024Harrison Food Bank$10,000To provide general operating support.Harrison, ME
2024Healthy Acadia$15,000To support increased food access and food justice in Washington and Hancock counties.Ellsworth, ME
2024Homeless Services of Aroostook Inc.$30,000To provide general operating support.Presque Isle, ME
2024Ifka Community Services$5,000To provide general operating support.LEWISTON, ME
2024Intercultural Community Center$20,000To provide general operating support.Westbrook, ME
2024Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine$20,000To support supplemental diapering supplies for the Maine Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot.Portland, ME
2024Knox County Homeless Coalition$25,000To provide general operating support.Rockport, ME
2024Lake Region Senior Service$12,000To support the Healthcare Access Transportation Program.Bridgton, ME
2024Legal Services for the Elderly$20,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2024Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry$20,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2024Locker Project$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2024Lubec Community Outreach Center$10,000To support the purchasing of produce, dairy, and whole food options for Food Pantry and Youth Program meals.Lubec, Maine
2024Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center$25,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2024Machias Area Food Pantry (MAFP)$25,000To provide general operating support.Machias, ME
2024Maine Association For New Americans$25,000To support provision of trauma-informed and multilingual transportation to immigrant/refugee families to address health and social disparities by connecting people to health and food resources.Portland, ME
2024Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault$15,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2024Maine Coast Fishermens Association$25,000To support Fishermen Feeding Mainers, enabling fishermen to sell their catch while also addressing food insecurity in Maine.Brunswick, ME
2024Maine Highlands Senior Center$15,000To support the Helping Hands with Heart/Maine Highlands Integrated Response Network Unmet Needs Fund.DOVER FOXCROFT, ME
2024Maine Medical Center$15,000To support the Belfast Public Health Nursing Association Urgent Needs Fund.Portland, Default
2024Maine Multicultural Center$10,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2024Maine Needs$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, Maine
2024Maine School Administrative District 75$20,000To support Merrymeeting Community Adult Education's expansion of English language classes including Driver Education for English language learners, and to increase enrollment and student progress by partnering with Midcoast Literacy.Topsham, Maine
2024Maine Seacoast Mission$30,000To support the Housing Improvement Program.Northeast Harbor, ME
2024Mainely Teeth dba Mainely Smiles$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2024MCH, Inc.$20,000To support the MCH Knox County Meals on Wheels Program, enabling independence at home for food-insecure, older individuals and adults with disabilities.Rockland, ME
2024Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter$30,000To provide general operating support.Waterville, ME
2024Midcoast Community Alliance$20,000To support transitional housing for young adult Mainers living in poverty and experiencing homelessness.Bath, Maine
2024Milestone Recovery$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2024Neighbors Driving Neighbors$12,000To provide general operating support.Mount Vernon, ME
2024New Beginnings$20,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2024New England Arab American Organization$25,000To support the Our Bridge program, providing emergency assistance for immediate needs to New Mainer families.Portland, ME
2024New Hope Midcoast (AKA New Hope for Women)$25,000To support safe and stable sheltering for survivors of domestic abuse.Rockland, Maine
2024Next Step Domestic Violence Project$20,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, Maine
2024Northern Lighthouse Inc$30,000To provide general operating support.Presque Isle, ME
2024Oasis Free Clinics$25,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2024Penobscot Community Health Care$25,000To support Helping Hands for Health mini-grants, an extension of the Community Care Partnership of Maine's Theresa Bray Knowles Gaps in Care Fund.Bangor, ME
2024Penquis C.A.P., Inc.$20,000To provide housing assistance and basic needs for survivors of human trafficking.Bangor, ME
2024Piscataquis Regional Food Center$30,000To provide general operating support.Dover Foxcroft, ME
2024Preble Street$30,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2024Rangeley Health and Wellness$20,000To address food insecurity in Northern Franklin and Oxford County by delivering essential food support to vulnerable residents.Rangeley, ME - MAINE
2024River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition$10,000To provide general operating support for the Old School Food Pantry, a project of River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition.Rumford, ME
2024Rural Community Action Ministry$17,000To provide general operating support for homeless and hunger prevention services.Leeds, ME
2024Safe Voices$30,000To support the Emergency Sheltering Project, providing survivors of domestic abuse, sex trafficking, and sexual exploitation in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties with safe shelter.Auburn, ME
2024Saint Andre Home$25,000To support CourageLIVES in addressing the basic needs of survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and related abuse and their families.Bangor, ME
2024Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center$25,000To provide general operating support.Biddeford, ME
2024Southern Maine Agency on Aging$15,000To support case management services to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable older adults in Southern Maine.Biddeford, ME
2024St. Luke Food Pantry$10,000To provide general operating support.Portland, Maine
2024Table of Plenty$10,000To provide general operating support.Berwick, Maine
2024The Drop-in Center$5,000To provide general operating support.Auburn, ME
2024The Root Cellar$25,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2024Trinity Jubilee Center$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, Maine
2024Unitarian Universalist Association$10,000To support Corner Cupboard's provision of non-food household items such as cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items to families.Sanford, ME
2024United Recovery Fund$15,000To support individuals in early recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) and reentry from jail and prison, through housing, transportation to work, and basic needs such as food and clothing.Portland, Maine
2024Unity Barn Raisers$15,000To provide general operating support to Waldo County Bounty.Unity, ME
2024Veterans Inc.$25,000To provide operating support for Veterans Inc.'s Lewiston Maine programming.Worcester, MA
2024Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Inc.$10,000To support the purchase of essential supplies for recovery programs and detox residents: clothes, hygiene products, and meals.Bangor, ME
2024Waterville Area Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Waterville, ME
2024Winthrop Food Pantry$19,000To provide general operating support.Winthrop, ME
2023Area Interfaith Outreach$20,000To provide people in Knox County with food and energy assistance through four key basic needs programs: Food Assistance, Energy Assistance, Diaper Assistance, and Weekend Meals.Rockland, ME
2023Aroostook County Action Program$25,000To provide security deposits to unhoused or housing insecure individuals and families in Aroostook County.Presque Isle, ME
2023Augusta Food Bank$15,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2023Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$20,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2023Bath Housing Development Corporation$15,000To provide general operating support.BATH, ME
2023Belfast Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Belfast, ME
2023Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine$25,000To assist newly arrived youth in the Portland Clubhouse with meeting basic needs such as transportation, food, and language support.Portland, Maine
2023Catholic Charities Maine$20,000To support the Maine SEARCH (Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage & Hope) Program, which pairs vulnerable older Mainers with a caring volunteer who provides individualized support.Portland, ME
2023Center for a Green Future DBA Growing to Give$10,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2023Central Maine Area Agency on Aging$25,000To support services meeting the immediate basic needs of older adults experiencing poverty and/or who are at risk of eviction, homelessness, or unwanted institutionalization.Augusta, Maine
2023CHiP, Inc.$10,000To provide general operating support.Newcastle, ME
2023Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust / Twin Villages Foodbank Farm$20,000To provide general operating support to Twin Villages Foodbank Farm.Damariscotta, Maine
2023Common Good Soup Kitchen Community$12,500To support food-insecure households in Southwest Harbor via their food pantry and weekly food delivery box programs.Southwest Harbor, Maine
2023commonspace -- formerly Amistad$20,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023Community Care$15,000To support Community Care's Shaw House Street Outreach Program, which conducts outreach to locate youth experiencing homelessness and links them to vital basic need items including access to safe shelter, food, clothing, and essential support services.Bangor, ME
2023Community Compass$15,000To provide general operating support.Blue Hill, ME
2023Eastern Area Agency on Aging$25,000To provide nutritious meals via community cafes and home delivery for low-income older adults, disabled adults, and caregivers in the counties of Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties.Brewer, ME
2023Elder Abuse Institute Of Maine$15,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2023Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic$15,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, Maine
2023Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church - Bridging the Gap$15,000To provide general operating support for the Bridging the Gap program.Augusta, ME
2023Family Planning Association of Maine$15,000To provide personal care kits to women affected by substance use disorders and other challenging life situations.Augusta, ME
2023First Congregational Church of Waterville, Maine / Waterville Area Essentials Closet$15,000To support the operations of the Waterville Area Essentials Closet.Waterville, Maine
2023Footprints Food Pantry$20,000To provide general operating support.Kittery, ME
2023Foundation for Portland Public Schools$15,000To support the Annetta Weatherhead Fund, which provides flexible resources to meet the basic needs of Reiche School students and their families.Portland, ME
2023Frannie Peabody Center$20,000To support the FRAN Fund Program, which provides clients with financial assistance to support basic needs not otherwise covered by other funding sources.Portland, ME
2023Friends in Action$12,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2023Greater Portland Family Promise$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center$20,000To support the iEnglish Project, which offers free instruction by qualified ESOL instructors at multiple locations and online to new immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.Portland, ME
2023H.O.M.E. Inc.$15,000To provide general operating support.Orland, ME
2023Hand in Hand, Mano en Mano$25,000To provide general operating support.Milbridge, ME
2023Harrison Food Bank$10,000To provide general operating support.Harrison, ME
2023Healthy Acadia$15,000To support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, which redistributes surplus food to food pantries, community meal sites, school programs, and other food security organizations across Hancock and Washington counties.Ellsworth, ME
2023Healthy Island Project$25,000To provide food security programs to older adults, children and families through multiple school-pantry sites, a backpack program, community pantries, FarmDrop and the Farmers Market.Stonington, ME
2023Her Safety Net$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, Maine
2023Intercultural Community Center$20,000To support the Family CARES Program, which provides resource navigation, wraparound services, and opportunities for social connection for New Mainers.Westbrook, ME
2023Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine$15,000To support the purchase of diapers for the KJFS Diaper Pantry.Portland, ME
2023Knox County Homeless Coalition$15,000To provide general operating support.Rockalnd, ME
2023Lake Region Senior Service$12,000To provide general operating support.Bridgton, ME
2023Legal Services for the Elderly$20,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2023Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry$20,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2023Locker Project$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center$25,000To provide essential health care to low-income Mainers to address immediate needs related to physical and mental health.Bangor, ME
2023Maine Association For New Americans$25,000To support MANA's trauma-informed, multilingual and multicultural transportation program, which transports immigrants and other low income people to non-emergency medical, mental health, food, and social service appointments.Portland, ME
2023Maine Coast Fishermens Association$25,000To support the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, which buys fish from local fishermen, pays local processors to cut it, and donates it to Maine’s food insecure.Brunswick, Maine
2023Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, Maine
2023Maine Medical Center$25,000To purchase food to be distributed through the Maine Medical Center Food Pantry, which primarily serves asylum seekers and their families.Portland, Maine
2023Maine Needs$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023MaineHealth - Healthy Community Coalition$25,000To provide food and personal care products to low-income residents of Franklin County identified through local medical practices and HCC’s Mobile Health Unit and Community Health Worker program.Farmington, Maine
2023Mainely Teeth dba Mainely Smiles$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023MCH, Inc.$15,000To support the Meals on Wheels program, which provides nutritious meals and regular personal communication to food-insecure, low-income older adults and adults with disabilities in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2023Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$20,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2023Mid-Coast Health Net DBA The Knox Clinic$20,000To support an increase in dental program operations from three to four days per week to better meet the demand for services from low-income families in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2023Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter$25,000To support the Housing Stabilization and Eviction Prevention Program, which provides support services and financial assistance to housing insecure families so that they may remain stably housed.Waterville, ME
2023Milestone Recovery$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023Neighbors Driving Neighbors$10,000To provide general operating support.Mount Vernon, ME
2023Neighbors Helping Neighbors Downeast$6,000To provide general operating support.East Machias, ME
2023New Beginnings$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2023New England Arab American Organization$25,000To provide New Mainer families with case management and financial support to meet basic needs, to include rent and mortgage assistance and assistance toward food, utilities and/or transportation.Portland, ME
2023OHI$15,000To support the efforts of the Brewer Area Food Pantry to serve local food-insecure residents and families.Bangor, ME
2023Penobscot Community Health Care$25,000To support Helping Hands for Health Mini-Grants, an extension of the Theresa Bray Knowles Gaps in Care Fund, which covers critical items and services that can not funded through other sources for patients of 19 health care organizations.Bangor, ME
2023Preble Street$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023Quality Housing Coalition$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, Maine
2023Rangeley Health and Wellness$20,000To support the direct provision of food to individuals facing food insecurity in the Rangeley region.Rangeley, ME - MAINE
2023Rockland District Nursing Association$20,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2023Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To provide general operating support.Leeds, ME
2023Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Parish$15,000To provide support for SHSD's food pantry program.Portland, ME
2023SeniorsPlus$25,000To assist older adults in navigating social, health and wellness services and accessing benefits that will help them meet their basic needs - to include help with rent, heat and food.Lewiston, ME
2023Shalom House$15,000To provide support for an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2023SKILLS Inc$25,000To support housing and other basic needs expenses for low-income adults with disabilities in Somerset, Northern Kennebec, and Southern Penobscot counties.Saint Albans, ME 04971, ME
2023Somali Bantu Community Association of Lewiston, Maine$25,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2023Southern Maine Agency on Aging$25,000To provide case management services for older adults and adults with disabilities in York and Cumberland counties, with the goal of increasing their access to knowledge, information, and resources and helping them to live independently for longer.Biddeford, ME
2023St Marys Regional Medical Center (St. Mary's Nutrition Center)$25,000To provide general operating support to St. Mary's Nutrition Center.LEWISTON, ME
2023St. Martin de Porres Residence$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2023St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2023State Street Congregational Church$11,500To support State Street Church's Clothes Closet, which provides free clothing to Mainers in need.Portland, ME
2023Table of Plenty$11,000To provide general operating support.Berwick, Maine
2023Tedford Housing$20,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2023The Root Cellar$15,000To provide support for food distribution through its emergency food pantry and neighbor food shares program, as well as to support English language learning classes.Lewiston, ME
2023Tripp Middle School$5,000To support the school's food pantry, which supplies food to students and families experiencing food insecurity on weekends, school vacations, and holidays.Turner, ME
2023Veggies to Table$10,000To provide general operating support.Newcastle, ME
2023Waterville Area Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Waterville, ME
2023Winslow Community Cupboard / Winslow Congregational Church, UCC$15,000To support the Winslow Congregational Church's Community Cupboard, which provides food to food-insecure people and families in 34 towns throughout Kennebec and Somerset counties.Winslow, ME
2023YMCA Sanford-Springvale$10,000To support the Y Community Little Pantry, which provides easily consumable foods in a low barrier setting in downtown Sanford to unhoused and food insecure residents who may not be able to travel to further-away food pantries.Sanford, ME
2022Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc.$10,000To support in-need kinship families through emergency financial assistance to include food, transportation, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs.Bangor, ME
2022Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association - Maine Chapter$16,500To support a 24/7 Helpline, which provides information, referrals, and in-depth care consultations for families navigating dementia with a loved one.Scarborough, ME
2022Amistad$20,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care DBA Promise Early Education Center$9,000To provide Promise Food Pantry families with needed non-food items that are not covered by state benefits, such as hygiene items, paper products, diapers, cooking utensils, etc.Lewiston, ME
2022Aroostook Area Agency on Aging$20,000To support the use of the online Elder Law Risk Detector tool to screen for and prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older Aroostook County individuals, including those with disabilities.Presque Isle, ME
2022Aroostook County Action Program$15,000To support the Family Safety Program, which works to increase safety in the homes of low-income families with young children throughout Aroostook County.Presque Isle, ME
2022Ascentria Community Services$15,000To provide individuals with a mental health diagnosis who are served by Ascentria Community Mental Health Services in Maine, with financial assistance to meet their immediate basic needs - to include rental assistance, transportation, and help with groceries or utilities.Worcester, ME
2022Augusta Food Bank$18,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2022Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$15,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2022Bath Housing Development Corporation$20,000To support direct service programming for older residents and those with disabilities in three specific areas: transportation, food security and digital literacy.Bath, ME
2022Belfast Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Belfast, ME
2022Boothbay Region Community Resource Council$15,000To provide general operating support.Boothbay Harbor, ME
2022Boys And Girls Club Of Kennebec Valley$10,000To support programming, meals, and services for older adults in southern Kennebec County who participate in the Oldies but Goodies program.Gardiner, ME
2022Bridging the Gap - Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church$15,000To provide general operating support for the Bridging the Gap program.Augusta, ME
2022Caring Unlimited$15,000To provide general operating support.Sanford, ME
2022Castine Community Partners Inc.$15,000To support the Castine Area Relief Fund, which provides weekly grocery delivery to those in need to address food insecurity in the broader Castine area.Castine, ME
2022Catholic Charities Maine$20,000To support the Maine SEARCH (Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage & Hope) Program, which pairs vulnerable older Mainers with a caring volunteer who provides individualized support.Portland, ME
2022Center for a Green Future dba Growing to Give$7,500To provide general operating support to Growing to Give.Brunswick, ME
2022Centre Street Congregational Church, UCC - FS to Machias Area Food Pantry$20,000To provide general operating support to Machias Area Food Pantry.Machias, ME
2022CHiP, Inc.$10,000To provide general operating support.Newcastle, ME
2022Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust / Twin Villages Foodbank Farm$20,000To provide general operating support to Twin Villages Foodbank Farm.Damariscotta, ME
2022Common Unity Place$8,500To provide general operating support.Skowhegan, ME
2022Community Care dba The Shaw House$15,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2022Community Compass - FS Downeast Community Partners$15,000To provide general operating support for Community Compass.Ellsworth, ME
2022Community Health and Counseling Services$25,000To purchase monitoring units and alarmed medication dispensers to allow older Mainers with chronic health needs to better monitor their conditions and remain independent in their homes.Bangor, ME
2022Day One$25,000To bring a youth-centered substance use and mental health program, currently offered at Preble Street Youth Center, to Lewiston - to be located at New Beginnings, a local shelter serving homeless youth.South Portland, ME
2022Eastern Area Agency on Aging$20,000To support a nutritious meals program - including home delivery and congregate dining options - for low-income, older adults in Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties.Brewer, ME
2022Elder Abuse Institute Of Maine$20,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2022Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic$15,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2022Family Violence Project$25,000To support the Emergency Stabilization Program, which provides secure emergency housing, food, and transportation to those going through domestic abuse, stalking, or human trafficking situations.Augusta, ME
2022Freeport Community Services$15,000To support the Age Friendly Freeport & Pownal program's efforts to increase and expand older residents' access to local food programs and to offer local classes to increase mobility and improve health.Freeport, ME
2022Friends in Action$12,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2022Gateway Community Services Maine$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022Greater Portland Family Promise$10,000To support homelessness prevention and housing stabilization programming, specifically the provision of case management and housing mentorship for the first year of participant families' tenancy.Portland, ME
2022Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine$10,000To provide low-income older Mainers with critical home repairs and modifications to prevent displacement from their homes.Topsham, ME
2022Hand in Hand, Mano en Mano$20,000To provide general operating support.Milbridge, ME
2022Harrison Food Bank$10,000To provide general operating support.Harrison, ME
2022Healthy Acadia$20,000To support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, which harvests surplus food and redistributes it to food pantries and other food security organizations across Hancock and Washington counties.Ellsworth, ME
2022Healthy Peninsula$12,000To support the coordination of Simmering Pot Meal Delivery's free, weekly meals - to include meal recipient sign-up, volunteer kitchens, food donations, and volunteer drivers - to food insecure, isolated community members on the Blue Hill Peninsula.Blue Hill, ME
2022Hope Acts$20,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022In Her Presence$10,000To provide general operating support.Westbrook, ME
2022Island Commons Resource Center$10,000To support an in-home care program for older Mainers with limited fixed incomes living on Chebeague Island, other Casco Bay islands, and adjacent mainland communities.Chebeague Island, ME
2022Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine$15,000To support the purchase of diapers for the Klahr Jewish Family Services Diaper Pantry.Portland, ME
2022KidsPeace National Centers of New England, Inc.$5,000To support “Mo’s Closet,” which offers essential items to families in need being served in community-based programs, to foster youth coming into care, and to families who need assistance preparing for the placement of foster youth.South Portland, ME
2022Knox County Homeless Coalition$15,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2022KVCC Foundation$15,000To support the KVCC Food Pantry's shift from stocking mostly dry goods to offering perishable fresh produce, meat, and dairy items and to fund a part-time, one year food pantry coordinator to grow the capacity of the program.Fairfield, ME
2022Lake Region Senior Service$12,000To support a volunteer-based transportation service in Western Maine that provides rides to medical appointments for individuals without other transportation options.Bridgton, ME
2022Legal Services for the Elderly$20,000To support the Legal Helpline, which provides aid to older Mainers facing legal problems in areas such as housing, consumer debt, public benefits, access to health care and safety.Augusta, ME
2022Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry$15,000To provide general operating support. .Ellsworth, ME
2022Locker Project$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center$25,000To provide essential health care to low income Mainers to address immediate needs related to physical and mental health.Bangor, ME
2022Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition$25,000To provide culturally appropriate foods to asylum-seeker arrivals sheltered temporarily in seven Portland-area motels.Portland, ME
2022Maine Medical Center$25,000To support a basic needs fund for in-need patients of the Women's Health Center at Maine Medical Center,Portland, ME
2022Maine Needs$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022Maine Seacoast Mission$15,000To provide healthy food through a pantry and various other food-security programs, along with coordinated wrap-around services, to low-income youth, families and seniors in Washington County.Northeast Harbor, ME
2022MaineGeneral Medical Center$25,000To support the basic needs of Addiction Medicine Practice's patients by providing emergency food bags, transportation vouchers, hygiene products, and treatment resources.Augusta, ME
2022MaineHealth Care At Home$25,000To provide telehealth equipment to homebound and ill older Mainers to improve their safety and independence at home and to connect them more effectively with the health system.Saco, ME
2022MCH, Inc.$20,000To support the Meals on Wheels 'Home to ME' program, which provides nutritious meals, regular personal communication, and modest practical living supports to food-insecure seniors and adults with disabilities in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2022Medical Care Development / Healthy Lincoln County$25,000To support the work of the Food Security Community Connector, to increase the reach, coordination, food procurement and dissemination, and effectiveness of food security programs in Lincoln County.Damariscotta, ME
2022Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$15,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2022Milestone Recovery$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022Neighbors Driving Neighbors$10,000To provide general operating support.Mt. Vernon, ME
2022New Beginnings$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2022New England Arab American Organization$20,000To provide New Mainer families with necessary emergency assistance - to include help with housing expenses, food, utility payments, and transportation - along with case management to strengthen their safety net and connection to resources.Portland, ME
2022Oasis Free Clinics$15,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2022Oxford Hills Community Gardens - Foothills Foodworks$15,000To support Foothills Foodworks, which pays community members a fair wage to make meals which are then provided to food insecure Oxford and Cumberland County residents.Norway, ME
2022Penobscot Community Health Care$25,000To support the Theresa Bray Knowles Gaps in Care Fund, which covers critical items and services that can not funded through other sources for patients of 17 health care organizations.Bangor, ME
2022Piscataquis Regional Food Center$15,000To provide general operating support.Dover Foxcroft, ME
2022Portland Area Villages (PAV)$10,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2022Rangeley Health and Wellness$20,000To support the Helping Elders Live in Place (HELP) program, which offers older Mainers quality supports and services that address their immediate basic needs.Rangeley, ME
2022Rockland District Nursing Association$20,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2022Rural Community Action Ministry$17,000To provide general operating support.Leeds, ME
2022Saint Andre Home$15,000To support the “Empowerment Pantry”, which provides healthy food, supplies, and household items - along with related housing support services - to survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and related domestic and sexual violence and their families.Bangor, ME
2022SeniorsPlus$20,000To support the Meals on Wheels program in Western Maine, fighting hunger and social isolation and providing a match for federal funding for the program.Lewiston, ME
2022Shalom House$15,000To provide support for an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2022Southern Maine Agency on Aging$20,000To support SMAA's Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides free, nutritious meals to older adults in Cumberland and York Counties through both home-delivered meals and in congregate dining settings.Biddeford, ME
2022St. Joseph Hospital$25,000To improve food security in adults with chronic disease who are identified while patients at St. Joseph Hospital.Bangor, ME
2022Tedford Housing$20,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2022The Opportunity Alliance$20,000To support the Senior Companion Program, which creates volunteer opportunities for older, low-income adults who make home visits and provide transportation to peers seeking assistance to remain living independently.South Portland, ME
2022The Root Cellar$25,000To support Mainely Teeth's work providing dental care to uninsured and underinsured individuals.Lewiston, ME
2022Through These Doors (formerly Family Crisis Services)$15,000To support a basic needs fund, which provides survivors of domestic violence and their children with items and resources such as food, clothing, shelter, medical expenses, transportation, diapers, formula, car seats, childcare expenses, etc.Portland, ME
2022Town of Danforth, Maine$18,500To provide older adults in the greater Danforth area with free and nutritious meals, increased social opportunities, and no-cost transportation options.Danforth, ME
2022Town of Mount Vernon Aging in Place Committee$6,800To support the Respite/Adult Day Program, serving older Mainers in the towns of Fayette, Mount Vernon and Vienna.Mount Vernon, ME
2022Town of Vinalhaven$7,200To support energy audits and air sealing in the homes of low-income older island residents.Vinalhaven, ME
2022Trinity Jubilee Center$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2022Veggies to Table$10,000To provide general operating support.Newcastle, ME
2022Volunteers of America Northern New England$25,000To support a Community Coordinator, who helps veterans access the benefits they deserve and services they need so they may maintain and achieve health, financial, and housing independence.Brunswick, ME
2022Waterville Area Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Waterville, ME
2022Western Maine Community Action$20,000To support direct client funding for home repairs that will allow older adults in Franklin County to age in place in homes that are warm, safe and fuel efficient.East Wilton, ME
2022York County Community Action Corporation$20,000To support the Keeping Seniors Home program, which provides older homeowners in York County with small-to-mid-sized home modifications to allow them to safely remain living at home.Sanford, ME
2021Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine$9,000To support economically disadvantaged kinship families through emergency financial assistance to include food, transportation, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs.Bangor, ME
2021Amistad$20,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2021Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000To support the Energy Assistance Program, which provides electricity disconnection assistance to Knox County residents who are food or energy insecure.Rockland, ME
2021Aroostook County Action Program$15,000To support the Family Safety Program, which works to increase safety in the homes of low-income families with young children throughout Aroostook County.Presque Isle, ME
2021Augusta Food Bank$15,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2021Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$20,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2021Belfast Public Health Nursing Association$15,000To assist low income people in Waldo County with their food, shelter, health, and safety needs where no other supports exist, or in urgent situations while other supports and resources are being secured.Rockland, ME
2021Belfast Soup Kitchen$15,000To provide general operating support.Belfast, ME
2021Boothbay Region Community Resource Council$15,000To provide general operating support.Boothbay Harbor, ME
2021Caring Unlimited$15,000To provide general operating support.Sanford, ME
2021Castine Community Partners$10,000To support the Castine Area Relief Fund, which provides weekly food distribution, rental assistance, and utility payment support to low-income people on the Blue Hill peninsula.Castine, ME
2021Center for a Green Future, Growing to Give$5,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2021Center For an Ecology-Based Economy, Community Food Matters$10,000To support the Foothills Foodworks project, which pays community members a fair wage to make meals which are then provided to food insecure Oxford County residents.Norway, ME
2021Christine B. Foundation$15,000To provide equitable nutrition assistance to food insecure patients with cancer, recent survivors, and their families, in eastern Maine.Bangor, ME
2021Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm$20,000To provide general operating support for Twin Villages Foodbank Farm.Damariscotta, ME
2021Downeast Community Partners, Community Compass$15,000To provide general operating support for Community Compass.Ellsworth, ME
2021Easter Seals Maine$15,000To provide critical housing supports and services to veterans and service members who are unstably housed, homeless, or at risk of homelessness in the rural Bangor area.South Portland, ME
2021Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic$15,000To provide general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2021Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church, Bridging the Gap$15,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2021Friendship House$5,000To provide general operating support.South Portland, ME
2021H.O.M.E. Inc.$15,000To provide general operating support.Orland, ME
2021Healthy Acadia$15,000To support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, which works with farms, farmers' markets, and gardeners to harvest surplus food and redistribute it to food security organizations across Hancock and Washington counties.Ellsworth, ME
2021Homeless Services of Aroostook$15,000To provide general operating support.Presque Isle, ME
2021Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2021In Her Presence$10,000To provide general operating support.Westbrook, ME
2021Knox County Homeless Coalition$20,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2021Lake Region Senior Service$10,000To support a volunteer-based transportation service in Western Maine that provides rides to medical appointments for individuals without other transportation options.Bridgton, ME
2021Lubec Community Outreach Center$10,000To provide general operating support.Lubec, ME
2021Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center$15,000To provide essential physical and mental health care services to low-income people in Northern and Eastern Maine.Bangor, ME
2021Maine Coast Fishermen's Association$24,600To support the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, which stabilizes Maine's seafood businesses through supplying fish to programs serving food insecure people in Maine.Brunswick, ME
2021Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition$10,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2021Maine Inside Out$15,000To support system-involved youth and their families through the provision of emergency funds, peer supports, and connections to community resources.Portland, ME
2021MaineHealth, Healthy Community Coalition$20,000To provide emergency food bags to low-income, food-insecure residents in Franklin County through visits to medical practices, a mobile health unit, and two community programming sites.Farmington, ME
2021Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$15,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2021Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter$10,000To provide general operating support.Waterville, ME
2021Midcoast Community Alliance$20,000To support outreach to at-risk, homeless and/or unaccompanied youth, who are demonstrating an increase in needs, and complexity of needs, as a result of COVID-19.Bath, ME
2021Milestone Recovery$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2021MSAD 54, Somerset Career and Technical Center$15,000To support the food pantry, food box, and back pack programs of the MSAD 54 school district.Skowhegan, ME
2021Neighbors Driving Neighbors$5,000To provide general operating support.Mt. Vernon, ME
2021New Beginnings$20,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2021OHI$15,000To support the efforts of the Brewer Area Food Pantry to serve local food-insecure residents and families.Bangor, ME
2021One Less Worry$5,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2021Piscataquis Regional Food Center$7,000To provide general operating support.Dover Foxcroft, ME
2021River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition$15,000To provide general operating support.Rumford, ME
2021Rockland District Nursing Association$15,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2021RSU 56$2,400To provide transportation support to families of remote or in-person learners who are truant, disengaged from learning, or otherwise in need.Dixfield, ME
2021Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To provide general operating support.Leeds, ME
2021Safe Voices$15,000To provide general operating support.Auburn, ME
2021Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Charitable Trust$5,000To provide general operating support for the Feed The Need initiative, which provides financial support to food pantries in eleven western Cumberland County towns.Windham, ME
2021Seeds Of Hope Neighborhood Center$10,000To provide general operating support.Biddeford, ME
2021Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine$25,000To support staffing to respond to the high rates of child sexual abuse in York County and the demand for forensic interview services at the county's Children's Advocacy Center.Portland, ME
2021Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine$25,000To increase outreach, education, and service delivery efforts, so as to better meet the needs of sexual violence and human trafficking survivors in the Midcoast area.Brunswick, ME
2021Shalom House$10,000To provide support for an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2021Shaw House$20,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2021Skidompha Library Association$2,500To increase access to youth and adolescent mental health, wellness, and community supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.Damariscotta, ME
2021Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2021Table of Plenty$10,000To provide general operating support.Berwick, ME
2021Tedford Housing$20,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2021The Progress Center$15,000To support community meals and food distribution programs serving low-income people, including home-delivery to recently discharged hospital patients at risk for malnutrition.Oxford, ME
2021The Root Cellar$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2021Through These Doors$15,000To support a basic needs fund for victims/survivors of domestic violence, which will increase access to food, clothing, shelter, medical help and transportation.Portland, ME
2021Trinity Jubilee Center$15,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2021Union Street Brick Church$5,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2021Unitarian Universalist Association$5,000To provide support for the purchase of essential household and hygiene items for people in need.Sanford, ME
2021Unity Barn Raisers, Waldo County Bounty$15,000To provide general operating support for Waldo County Bounty.Unity, ME
2021Veggies To Table$5,000To provide general operating support.Newcastle, ME
2021Volunteers of America Northern New England$14,500To support the Cabin in the Woods' Community Coordinator, who serves chronically homeless veterans with mental health issues or economic situations affecting their ability to obtain or maintain permanent housing.Brunswick, ME
2021Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness$25,000To support tribal members' substance use recovery efforts through the Wicuhkemtultine (Helping All) program.Bangor, ME
2021Western Maine Transportation Services$15,000To provide general operating support.Auburn, ME
2021York County Community Action Corporation$15,000To support same-day transportation services for York County residents, so they may meet essential, urgent needs.Sanford, ME
2021York County Shelter Programs$15,000To provide general operating support.Alfred, ME
2020Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc.$8,000To support economically disadvantaged kinship families through emergency financial assistance specific to food, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs.Bangor, ME
2020Amistad$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2020Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2020Augusta Food Bank$15,000To provide general operating support.Augusta, ME
2020Catholic Charities Maine$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2020Catholic Charities Maine$25,000To support Cooking for Community, which pays local restaurants to cook easy-to-reheat meals using primarily locally sourced ingredients that are then distributed to food-insecure Mainers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Portland, ME
2020Falmouth Food Pantry$9,000To provide general operating support.Falmouth, ME
2020Food AND Medicine, Jobs with Justice Education Fund$15,000To provide food and volunteer support to Bangor area food pantries, along with food delivery and support to low-income and house-bound community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.Brewer, ME
2020H.O.M.E. Inc.$10,000To provide general operating support.ORLAND, ME
2020Healthy Acadia$25,000To support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, which harvests surplus food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it to food pantries and other food security organizations across Hancock and Washington counties.Ellsworth, ME
2020Hope Acts$20,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2020Knox County Homeless Coalition$25,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2020Lake Region Senior Service$10,000To support a volunteer-based transportation service providing rides to medical appointments for individuals without other transportation options.Bridgton, ME
2020Locker Project$10,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2020Maine Seacoast Mission$25,000To provide families impacted by COVID-19 in Washington and eastern Hancock counties with expanded food offerings and connections to community basic needs resources.Bar Harbor, ME
2020MaineGeneral Medical Center$25,000To provide vulnerable patients in central Maine with emergency food bags, meal vouchers, transportation vouchers, and materials that share available community resources.Augusta, ME
2020MaineHealth - Healthy Community Coalition$25,000To provide emergency food bags to low-income, food-insecure residents in Franklin County through visits to medical practices, a mobile health unit, and two community programming sites.Farmington, ME
2020MaineHealth Care At Home$25,000To provide general operating support, which will be used to expand access to essential health care by deploying a platform of telehealth tools that can support urgent patient needs in the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.Saco, ME
2020MCH, Inc.$20,000To support the Meals on Wheels - Home to ME program, which provides nutritious meals, daily communication, and practical living supports to low-income seniors and adult with disabilities in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2020Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$20,000To provide general operating support, which will will help sustain eight food programs and enable the rescue of an additional 100,000 pounds of food from new suppliers.Brunswick, ME
2020Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter$15,000To provide general operating support.Waterville, ME
2020Midcoast Community Alliance$10,000To support critical outreach services for at-risk, homeless and/or unaccompanied youth in Sagadahoc County, Brunswick and Harpswell.Bath, ME
2020Milestone Foundation$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2020My Place Teen Center$10,000To provide general operating support.Westbrook, ME
2020Northern Lighthouse Inc$20,000To provide case management services to homeless youth in Aroostook County, including connecting youth with available housing, mental health services, employment supports, safe family reunification and applying for social service benefits.Presque Isle, ME
2020OHI$15,000To support the efforts of the Brewer Area Food Pantry to serve local food-insecure residents and families.Bangor, ME
2020Penobscot Community Health Care$15,000To support the basic communication needs of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in Penobscot County via the provision of cell phone devices and unlimited voice, text and data plans.Bangor, ME
2020Piscataquis Regional Food Center$10,000To provide general operating support.DOVER FOXCROFT, ME
2020Portland Community Health Center$25,000To provide general operating support.South Portland, ME
2020Portland Public Library$25,000To support Portland Public Library's Social Worker in Residence, who works to connect the library's most vulnerable low-income patrons to social services and basic need supports.Portland, ME
2020River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition$15,000To provide general operating support.Rumford, ME
2020Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To provide general operating support.Leeds, ME
2020Saint Andre Home$15,000To support the CourageLIVES Outreach Program, which provides outpatient treatment and support services to survivors who have experienced human trafficking and exploitation, domestic violence and/or sexual assault.Biddeford, ME
2020Salvation Army$5,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2020Shalom House$10,000To provide support for an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2020Spurwink Services$25,000To provide support for The Bridge Fund, an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2020St. Martin de Porres Residence$10,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2020The Gathering Place$5,000To support an emergency overnight shelter in Brunswick that is open to homeless and housing insecure people when temperatures are dangerously low.Brunswick, ME
2020The Progress Center$15,000To provide general operating support.Oxford, ME
2020The Root Cellar$25,000To provide general operating support to address the food insecurity of families in the Tree Streets and Bayside neighborhoods in Lewiston and Portland during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lewiston, ME
2020Trinity Jubilee Center$10,000To provide general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2020Unitarian Universalist Association$8,000To provide support for the purchase of essential household and hygiene items for people in need.Sanford, ME
2020York Hospital$15,000To support the Bridges Program, which provides home delivery of meals, prescriptions, and/or groceries to seniors in York County, along with offering transportation and companionship services to increase access to care and decrease social isolation.York, ME
2019Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc.$7,500To support economically disadvantaged kinship families through emergency financial assistance specific to food, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs.Orono, ME
2019Amistad$15,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2019Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000To provide general operating support.Rockland, ME
2019Augusta Food Bank$20,000To support a backpack program, which provides nutritious food to food insecure children in the Augusta School System and at the Children's Center of Augusta.Augusta, ME
2019Avesta Housing Development Corporation$25,000To support formerly homeless people who are transitioning from homelessness to affordable housing through an expansion of services in southern Maine.Portland, ME
2019Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$15,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2019Beacon Project$10,000To fund transportation costs for low-income island residents to medical and other critical appointments on the mainland.Islesboro, ME
2019City of Bangor Public Health & Community Services Department$25,000To provide support for a Homeless Outreach Caseworker who will assist chronically homeless adults in securing and maintaining stable housing.Bangor, ME
2019Friends of Aroostook$10,000To provide general operating support.Houlton, ME
2019Furniture Friends$10,000To provide general operating support.Westbrook, ME
2019H.O.M.E. Inc.$15,000To provide general operating support.Orland, ME
2019Hand in Hand, Mano en Mano$15,000To provide immigrants and migrant workers with high-quality supports and referrals to meet their basic needs. Milbridge, ME
2019Healthy Acadia$20,000To support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, which harvests surplus food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it to food pantries and other food security organizations across Hancock and Washington counties.Ellsworth, ME
2019Healthy Community Coalition$25,000To provide support for free mobile healthcare services offered to low-income, under-served residents living in Franklin County.Farmington, ME
2019Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$16,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2019Kennebec Mental Health Association$25,000To support the Homes and Community-Based Treatment Program, which provides intensive, in-home, team-based therapy for children and their families who are experiencing difficulties beyond the scope of regular outpatient counseling.Waterville, ME
2019Knox County Homeless Coalition$15,000To provide support for general operations to serve homeless clients in Knox, Lincoln and parts of Waldo County.Rockland, ME
2019Lake Region Senior Service$10,000To support a volunteer-based transportation service providing rides to medical appointments for individuals without other transportation options.Bridgton, ME
2019Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center$15,000To provide mental health counseling to low income Mainers residing in northern and eastern Maine.BANGOR, ME
2019MapleStone$13,000To support the provision of mental health counseling and supports for students who have experienced trauma / Adverse Childhood Experiences.Acton, ME
2019MCH, Inc.$15,000To provide nutritious meals and support services to low-income seniors and disabled adults in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2019Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$15,000To support general operating costs associated with programs offered to low-income food-insecure Mainers in the midcoast area.Brunswick, ME
2019Milestone Foundation$15,000To provide support for the Milestone Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) Team, which provides mobile health care, outreach, crisis intervention, and referral services for homeless adults in Portland.Portland, ME
2019Next Step Domestic Violence Project$20,000To remove barriers to housing stability experienced by victims of abuse and their children through rent subsidies, one-time investments in immediate needs, and specialized housing advocacy.ELLSWORTH, ME
2019Northern Light Inland Hospital$25,000To support on-site food, food security resources, and transportation vouchers for primary care patients at Northern Light Inland Hospital who are screened and identified as in need of additional supports.Bangor, ME
2019Portland Public Library$25,000To support Portland Public Library's Social Worker in Residence, who works to connect the library's most vulnerable low-income patrons to social services and basic need supports.Portland, ME
2019Preble Street$25,000To provide general operating support.Portland, ME
2019Prosperity ME$15,000To support the provision of financial and housing education activities within Maine's immigrant, refugee and asylee communities.Portland, ME
2019River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition$15,000To provide food to low-income food-insecure children, families and senior citizens in Oxford County.Rumford, ME
2019Rockland District Nursing Association$15,000To support general operations for the provision of affordable, non-acute, in-home nursing services to low-income elderly residents of Rockland and seven surrounding communities.Rockland, ME
2019Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To provide general operating to support at-risk individuals living in rural areas of Androscoggin, Kennebec and Oxford counties via services for basic needs, homelessness and hunger prevention.LEEDS, ME
2019Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center$10,000To support general operations.Biddeford, ME
2019Shalom House$10,000To provide support for an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2019South Portland Food Cupboard$15,000To provide support for general operations.SOUTH PORTLAND, ME
2019Tedford Housing$15,000To provide general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2019The Center for Grieving Children$10,000To provide food and transportation services to low-income New Mainer youth participants of the Intercultural Peer Support Program.Portland, ME
2019The Opportunity Alliance$25,000To provide financial supports to individuals and families at risk of homelessness in order to maintain and/or secure their housing.South Portland, ME
2019The Progress Center$15,000To support community meals and food distribution programs serving low-income people, including home-delivery to recently discharged hospital patients at risk for malnutrition.Norway, ME
2019The Root Cellar$20,000To support the Friends and Neighbors Network food model, which places recipients in charge of their own food needs through their active participation in the program with other neighbors.Lewiston, ME
2019The Shaw House$15,000To support the general operations of the only homeless youth shelter contracted with the State of Maine to provide emergency shelter and support services to homeless youth in central and northern Maine.Bangor, ME
2019Through These Doors (formerly Family Crisis Services)$15,000To support the provision of food for domestic violence shelter residents and to provide one-time financial assistance for basic needs such as food, clothing, medication or transportation.Portland, ME
2019Unitarian Universalist Association$8,500To provide support for the purchase of non-food essentials for people in need.Sanford, ME
2019United Way Of Aroostook$5,000To support the purchase of clothing items that can not be sourced secondhand for distribution to low-income people accessing the Kids Community Closets in Aroostook County.Presque Isle, ME
2019York County Community Action Corporation$15,000To support transportation services through the York County Transport program, targeting populations for whom no other specialized transportation funds are available.Sanford, ME
2018Amistad$15,000To provide support for general operations.Portland, ME
2018Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000To provide food for the Weekend Backpack Program, feeding economically disadvantaged kids in schools across Knox County.Rockland, ME
2018Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$15,000To provide support for general operations to address the needs of men and women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Greater Bangor area.Bangor, ME
2018Belfast Public Health Nursing Association$22,500To provide direct outreach, medical care and support to low-income and at-risk children and adults in Waldo County who require assistance in meeting their basic needs of shelter, food, medical care, and safety.Belfast, ME
2018Community Clinical Services$15,000To provide support for general operations to meet the increased caseload at the Lewiston School-Based Health Center.Lewiston, ME
2018Cultivating Community$25,000To provide access to free, healthy food in Cumberland and Androscoggin Counties.Portland, ME
2018Day One$15,000To provide stable housing supports to low-income and homeless youth in the Street Youth Outreach, Residential, and Corrections programs through assistance with with rent, security deposits, and basic apartment necessities.South Portland, ME
2018Falmouth Food Pantry$10,000To provide food to food-insecure families from Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Westbrook, and Portland.Falmouth, ME
2018First Congregational Church of Blue Hill$10,000To provide support for the Dolly Fisher Fund, an emergency food and fuel assistance program for families on the Blue Hill peninsula in Hancock County.Blue Hill, ME
2018Four Directions Development Corporation$15,000To provide support for general operations to provide access to safe, quality housing for members of the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes, mostly located in Aroostook, Penobscot, and Washington counties.Orono, ME
2018Frannie Peabody Center$20,000To provide mental health and substance abuse counseling support for people affected by HIV/AIDS in Maine.Portland, ME
2018Friends of Aroostook$10,000To provide support for general operations to provide fresh produce to low-income people living in Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis and Penobscot counties.Houlton, ME
2018Good Shepherd Food Bank$15,000To provide support for general operations to combat hunger in Maine by increasing access to nutritious food for underprivileged individuals and families throughout the state.Auburn, ME
2018Goodwill Industries of Northern New England$20,000To provide support for the Job Connection Bangor program, providing wrap-around workforce development services to low-income adults with multiple barriers to successful employment such as food scarcity, unstable housing, and transportation issues.Portland, ME
2018H.O.M.E. Inc.$15,000To provide support for general operations to provide food, shelter and employment opportunities for men, women and children in Hancock County.Orland, ME
2018Healthy Acadia$25,000To expand the amount of local, healthy food available to low-income households in Hancock and Washington counties.Ellsworth, ME
2018Healthy Community Coalition$15,000To provide support for free mobile healthcare services offered to low-income, under-served residents living in Franklin County.Farmington, ME
2018Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$15,000To provide support for general operations for legal services provided to Maine's low-income immigrant community.Portland, ME
2018Knox County Homeless Coalition$15,000To provide support for general operations to serve homeless clients in Knox, Lincoln and parts of Waldo County.Rockland, ME
2018Lake Region Senior Service$7,000To provide support for the general operations of a transportation program serving low-income seniors and disabled residents throughout four counties in Southwestern Maine.Bridgton, ME
2018LearningWorks$25,000To provide support for an intensive, interactive English Language and Literacy Instruction Program to address barriers to employment typically encountered by New Mainers.Portland, ME
2018Maine Access Immigrant Network$10,000To support direct services for low-income refugee and immigrant communities of Greater Portland -- such as help securing health, housing, energy, transportation and other related basic needs.Portland, ME
2018Maine School Administrative District 75$4,300To provide funds to defray insurance co-payment expenses for low-income students accessing mental health counseling at the School-Based Health Center at Mt. Ararat High School.Topsham, ME
2018MCH, Inc.$15,000To provide nutritious meals and support services to low-income seniors and disabled adults in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2018Milestone Foundation$25,000To provide support for the Milestone Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) Team and Emergency Homeless Shelter.Portland, ME
2018New Beginnings$25,000To provide program support for the only 24-hour shelter for runaway and homeless teens in Maine.Lewiston, ME
2018Oxford County Mental Health Services$15,000To provide support for general operations for the provision of comprehensive behavioral health support and education to schools, children and families in Oxford County.Rumford, ME
2018Penquis$25,000To provide emergency home repair services to low-income families in Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox counties whose homes have been determined to pose an "imminent threat to health or safety" to prevent homelessness, illness, and injury.Bangor, ME
2018Piscataquis Regional Food Center$3,200To provide support for a Farm Share program, providing fresh vegtables and fruit to homebound seniors living in or near Piscataquis County.Dover Foxcroft, ME
2018Portland Community Health Center$25,000To provide support for mental health services at school-based health centers at Portland's three high schools.Portland, ME
2018Preble Street$25,000To provide support for Preble Street's Emergency Food Programs: the Resource Center Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, the Florence House Soup Kitchen, and the Teen Center Soup Kitchen.Portland, ME
2018River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition$15,000To provide food to low-income families in Oxford County.Rumford, ME
2018Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To provide general operating to support at-risk individuals living in rural areas of Androscoggin, Kennebec and Oxford counties via services for basic needs, homelessness and hunger prevention.Leeds, ME
2018Shalom House$15,000To provide support for an emergency fund that low-income clients may access to meet their basic housing, health, transportation and other critical needs when other payment sources have been exhausted.Portland, ME
2018Tedford Housing$15,000To provide general operating support for the provision of case management services to homeless children and their families.Brunswick, ME
2018The Center for Wisdom's Women$10,000To provide general operating support to address the basic needs of women with low-incomes through a drop-in center located in downtown Lewiston.Lewiston, ME
2018The Opportunity Alliance$20,000To provide support for the Homelessness Prevention Project, which provides financial resources to low-income, at-risk families and youth so they can maintain and/or secure housing.South Portland, ME
2018The Progress Center$25,000To support a community kitchen program distributing healthy food to low-income people in Oxford County, including home-delivered meals to recently discharged hospital patients at risk for malnutrition.Norway, ME
2018The Root Cellar$24,500To provide food through the Friends and Neighbors Network to food insecure families in Lewiston and Portland.Portland, ME
2018Unitarian Universalist Association$8,500To provide support for the purchase of non-food essentials for people in need.Sanford, ME
2018Waldo Community Action Partners$20,000To provide support for emergency home repairs for low-income families in Waldo County in order to prevent homelessness.Belfast, ME
2018Wayside Food Programs$15,000To provide general operating support to increase access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food in Cumberland, Oxford, and York counties.Portland, ME
2018We Care Community Baby Center$5,000To provide general operating support to two centers providing low-income families throughout Washington County with free diapers, clothing, and other household essentials.Machias, ME
2017Amistad$15,000For general operating support.Portland, ME
2017Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000For general operating support.Rockland, ME
2017Central Maine Medical Center$15,000To support the Maine Fund for Cancer Patients at the Dempsey Center.Lewiston, ME
2017Community Financial Literacy$15,000For general operating support.Portland, ME
2017Cultivating Community$15,000To provide local food for people with low to no income, including asylum-seekers.Portland, ME
2017Down East Hospice Volunteers$10,000For general operating support.Calais, ME
2017Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic$7,000For general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2017Families and Children Together$25,000To provide parents and their families access to Navigator Services at the Community Home Alternative Medication Program (CHAMP) Clinic at Penobscot Community Health Center.Bangor, ME
2017Friends of Aroostook$10,000For general operating support.Houlton, ME
2017Furniture Friends$10,000For general operating support.Westbrook, ME
2017Gedakina$20,000To support the LifeWays Program, which focuses on increased access to direct services for Native American families in Portland and Bangor.Bangor, ME
2017Grahamtastic Connection$15,000To provide laptops, tablets and internet access to children in Maine who are battling cancer.Springvale, ME
2017H.O.M.E.$15,000For general operating support.Orland, ME
2017Hand in Hand Mano en Mano$20,000To provide immigrants and migrant workers with high-quality supports and referrals to meet their basic needs. Milbridge, ME
2017Healthy Community Coalition$25,000To provide funding for their Mobile Health Unit to care for low-income, under-served residents living in Franklin County.Farmington, ME
2017Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County$10,000For general operating support.Ellsworth, ME
2017Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area$15,000To provide support for hospice patients and their families.Waterville, ME
2017Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$25,000For general operating support.Portland, ME
2017Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine$15,000To provide support for JCA's food and diaper pantry.Portland, ME
2017Kennebec Mental Health Association$25,000To provide support for the Homeless Youth Outreach Program, to ensure youth's basic needs are met, that they have access to mainstream resources, and that they achieve safe, stable housing.Waterville, ME
2017Knox County Homeless Coalition$25,000To provide support for mental health programs serving homeless clients in Knox, Lincoln and parts of Waldo County.Rockland, ME
2017Lake Region Senior Service$9,000For general operating support.Bridgton, ME
2017Lebanon Elementary School$24,500To provide support for the Kid Connection afterschool program.North Berwick, ME
2017Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin$5,000For general operating support.Auburn, ME
2017Locker Project$5,000For general operating support.Portland, ME
2017Maine Medical Center$24,000To provide support for patients and providers by helping patients screen for secondary cancers at two clinics, one in Portland and the other in Augusta.Portland, ME
2017Maine Seacoast Mission$25,000To provide support for the Weald Bethel Food Pantry, which serves low-income residents within a 700-mile radius of Washington County.Bar Harbor, ME
2017Mercy Hospital$15,000To provide support for their Patient Assistance Fund for adults in treatment for cancer or blood disorders who need financial help to defray the cost of non-medical expenses.Portland, ME
2017Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$10,000For general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2017Milestone Foundation$15,000For general operating support.Portland, ME
2017New Beginnings$20,000To provide program support for a 24-hour shelter for runaway and homeless teens in Maine.Lewiston, ME
2017OHI$15,000To provide support for the Brewer Area Food Pantry.Hermon, ME
2017Penobscot Bay Medical Center$25,000To provide support for the Oncology Patient Assistance Fund, which provides financially distressed cancer patients battling with support for urgent basic need expenses.Rockland, ME
2017Pine Tree Hospice$10,000For general operating support.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2017Portland Adult Education$25,000To provide education, employment and financial literacy services to New Americans in greater Portland.Portland, ME
2017Portland Community Health Center$25,000To provide funding for a social worker to focus on trauma screening with all new pediatric patients.Portland, ME
2017Preble Street$25,000To provide support for Preble Street's Emergency Food Programs at the Resource Center Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, the Florence House Soup Kitchen, and the Teen Center Soup Kitchen.Portland, ME
2017River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition$25,000To provide food to families in Oxford County.Rumford, ME
2017Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center$10,000For general operating support.Biddeford, ME
2017Somali Bantu Community Association$5,000For general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2017Southern Maine Health Care$20,000To provide financial support to cancer pantients with healthcare and transportation related expenses.Biddeford, ME
2017St. Martin de Porres Residence$15,000For general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2017St. Mary's Nutrition Center$15,000For general operating support.Lewiston, ME
2017Tedford Housing$15,000For general operating support.Brunswick, ME
2017Tri-County Mental Health Services$25,000To provide intensive family and community-based treatment for chronic and violent juvenile offenders.Lewiston, ME
2017Trinity Jubilee Center$25,000To support the Feeding L-A Project, which provides healthy food to low-income residents of Lewiston-Auburn and the surrounding towns. Lewiston, ME
2017Unitarian Universalist Association$8,500To provide support to purchase non-food household items for the Corner Cupboard essentials pantry to benefit low-income people.Sanford, ME
2017Unity Barn Raisers$12,000To provide meals for low-income families in Waldo County.Unity, ME
2016American Cancer Society$25,000To support the Patient Navigation Programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General Medical Center and the for the Road to Recovery transportation program.Framingham, MA
2016Amistad$15,000General operating support to address the needs of individuals with mental illness and other life challenges.Portland, ME
2016Androscoggin Home Health Services$25,000To provide bereavement services for hospice patients and their families who are affected by cancer.Lewiston, ME
2016Area Interfaith Outreach$20,000To provide food and emergency aid to economically distressed people of Knox County.Rockland, ME
2016Aroostook County Action Program$25,000To support the Energy Crisis Intervention Program, an effort that helps individuals and families manage crises such as homelessness or eviction in Aroostook County.Presque Isle, ME
2016Avesta Housing Development Corporation$25,000To provide support for people transitioning from homelessness to affordable housing in Portland.Portland, ME
2016Catholic Charities Maine$25,000To provide support to homebound seniors in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Franklin counties.Portland, ME
2016Child and Family Opportunities$15,000For the Early Education Access Fund helping parents who need childcare, and who are ineligible for other assistance or are unable to pay full fees due to changes in employment, changes in family health and well-being, or unexpected situations.Ellsworth, ME
2016Community Clinical Services$10,000To provide general operating support for patients' out of pocket expenses not covered by any type of insurance; and community outreach, education and engagement activities.Lewiston, ME
2016Community Financial Literacy$15,000To provide general operating support to provide financial education courses and individual financial and college access counseling sessions.Portland, ME
2016Cultivating Community$15,000To provide support for programs that increase access to healthy food.Portland, ME
2016Day One$25,000To help homeless youth and other vulnerable young people obtain stable housing.South Portland, ME
2016Dean Snell Cancer Foundation$10,000To provide financial assistance to cancer patients being treated at New England Cancer Specialists in Brunswick.Brunswick, ME
2016Down East Hospice Volunteers$15,000To provide cost-free compassionate care for terminally ill cancer patients, their families and their caregivers.Calais, ME
2016Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems$20,000To provide support for the Patient Assistance Fund to help cancer patients in Aroostook County with travel and lodging, and financial help for medication co-pays.Presque Isle, ME
2016Freeport Community Services$15,000To support staff and programs that serve the most vulnerable residents of Freeport and Pownal, including low-income seniors and children.Freeport, ME`
2016Friends of Aroostook$10,000To provide funding to grow, maintain, harvest and deliver fresh produce to people in need living in Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis and Penobscot counties.Houlton, ME
2016Furniture Friends$10,000To provide donated furniture to people in the Greater Portland area who lack basic home necessities.Westbrook, ME
2016Good Shepherd Food Bank$15,000To provide general operating support.Auburn, ME
2016Grahamtastic Connection$15,000To provide laptops, tablets and internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer.Springvale, ME
2016Hand in Hand Mano en Mano$15,000To provide support for a drop-in resource center, home-based services, case management, referrals and transportation services for immigrants and farmworkers in Milbridge and surrounding townsMilbridge, ME
2016Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$15,000To provide general operating support for legal services to Maine's low-income immigrants.Portland, ME
2016Intercultural Community Center$5,000To help low-income immigrants access housing, education and employment.Westbrook, ME
2016Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry$15,000To provide for children, young parents and the elderly living in Washington County, the Passamaquoddy Indian Township and Pleasant Point with basic services such as food, fuel and transportation.Calais, ME
2016Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine$15,000To support the food and diaper pantry, which serves those in need in the Portland area.Portland, ME
2016Kennebec Mental Health Association$25,000To provide support to youth in Central Maine who are experiencing homelessness.Waterville, ME
2016Kennebec Valley Community Action Program$15,000To provide transportation services to individuals and families affected by cancer.Waterville, ME
2016Knox County Homeless Coalition$25,000To provide support for mental health programs serving homeless clients in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2016Lake Region Senior Service$10,000To provide support for programs that provide transportation to low-income seniors, disabled citizens and cancer patients.Bridgton, ME
2016Maine Seacoast Mission$15,000To support the Weald Bethel Food Pantry, which serves low-income residents within a 700 mile radius of Washington County.Bar Harbor, ME
2016Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$15,000To support programs that provide food to low- income families.Brunswick, ME
2016Mid-Coast Health Net$20,000To increase the number of patients receiving mental health counseling.Rockland, ME
2016Milestone Foundation$25,000To support Milestone's Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) Team and Emergency Homeless Shelter.Portland, ME
2016New Beginnings$15,000To provide program support for a 24-hour shelter for runaway and homeless teens in Maine.Lewiston, ME
2016Oasis Free Clinics$20,000To provide more free mental health services.Brunswick, ME
2016Oxford County Mental Health Services$25,000To provide mental health services and intervention when law enforcement has become involved in a mental health crisis.Rumford, ME
2016Penobscot Community Health Care$25,000To provide mental health services to clients in the Hope House Health and Living Center.Bangor, ME
2016Penquis$15,000To provide transportation assistance for individuals who do not have or cannot afford transportation to cancer treatment or support.Bangor, ME
2016Pine Tree Hospice$15,000To assist clients and families experiencing end-of-life challenges and bereavement.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2016Portland Education Foundation$20,000To support a universal breakfast program at the Fred P. Hall School in Portland.Portland, ME
2016Preble Street$20,000To provide support for Preble Street's Emergency Food Programs at the Resource Center Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry, the Florence House Soup Kitchen, and the Teen Center Soup Kitchen.Portland, ME
2016Rockland District Nursing Association$21,000To provide affordable in-home and community health nursing services to low- to moderate- income seniorsRockland, ME
2016Rosscare$12,000To support the monthly subsidy given to low-income subscribers of EMHS LiveSAFE, a service which allows seniors to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes.Bangor, ME
2016Rumford Group Homes$25,000To serve children who need crisis stabilization services.Rumford, ME
2016Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To support programs aimed at alleviating hunger and homelessness for the most vulnerable residents in 13 central Maine towns.Leeds, ME
2016Safe Voices$15,000To support direct services such as emergency housing to men and women fleeing domestic violence situations.Auburn, ME
2016Sexual Assault Crisis Center$25,000To provide mental health services to children who have been sexually abused in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties.Auburn, ME
2016Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine$20,000To provide funding to support sexual assault education and services specific to homeless and at-risk youth.Portland, ME
2016Southern Maine Agency on Aging$10,000To provide support for the When In Need (WIN) Fund, a discretionary fund designed to support the basic human needs of older and disabled adults in southern Maine.Scarborough, ME
2016St. Mary's Nutrition Center$15,000To provide general operating support funds to the St. Mary's Nutrition Center, which improves food access to those in need in Lewiston-Auburn.Lewiston, ME
2016Tedford Housing$15,000To provide mental health services for clients at the Cumberland Street Emergency Housing Shelter.Brunswick, ME
2016The Center for Wisdom's Women$10,000General operating support for a drop-in center for low-income women providing food, clothing, and personal hygiene products.Lewiston, ME
2016The Gathering Place$5,000To provide general operating support for the only daytime shelter for the poor and homeless in the Midcoast Region.Brunswick, ME
2016The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society$15,000To provide assistance with travel and other expenses for Maine patients undergoing cancer treatment.Natick, MA
2016The Opportunity Alliance$15,000To provide support for Morrison Place, which provides transitional housing and treatment for homeless individuals diagnosed with co-occurring major mental illness and substance use disorders.South Portland, ME
2016The Progress Center$15,000To provide support for a community kitchen program serving children, youth and families in Norway.Norway, ME
2016The Shaw House$20,000To provide mental health support services for homeless at-risk youth throughout five counties in Maine.Bangor, ME
2016Unitarian Universalist Association$7,000To purchase non-food items for Sanford's Corner Cupboard, such as batteries for smoke detectors, trash bags and personal hygiene products.Sanford, ME
2016Upper Valley Economic Council$5,000To provide support for the Upper Valley Economic Council's Food Pantry, serving food insecure families in Aroostook County.Sherman, ME
2016Westbrook Community Services$20,000To provide support for families who need help with basic needs and services to navigate through the initial months of relocation such as school transitions and medical care.Westbrook, ME
2016York County Community Action Corporation$20,000To provide mental health services such as assessments, behavior and treatment planning, and whole-family interventions for children in Head Start.Sanford, ME
2015American Cancer Society$25,000To support the Patient Navigation Programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General Medical Center.Framingham, MA
2015Amistad$25,000To address the needs of individuals with mental illness and other life challenges; develop peer services; and advocate for changes to the mental health system.Portland, ME
2015Androscoggin Home Health Services$25,000To provide volunteer and bereavement services for hospice patients and their families who are  impacted by cancer.Lewiston, ME
2015Area Interfaith Outreach$15,000To provide food and emergency aid to economically distressed people of Knox County.Rockland, ME
2015Augusta Food Bank$15,000To provide food to children and families and serve as a resource for families in crisis. Augusta, ME
2015Cancer Community Center$15,000To support the Maine Buddy Program, a statewide phone-based cancer support and peer connection program serving rural areas of the state.South Portland, ME
2015Cancer Support Center of Maine$5,000To support services to Maine people affected by cancer.Bucksport, ME
2015Community Housing of Maine$5,000To support efforts to address the long-term mental health needs of chronically homeless clients.Portland, ME
2015Cultivating Community$25,000To support programs that increase access to healthy food. Portland, ME
2015Down East Hospice Volunteers$15,000To provide cost-free compassionate care for terminally ill cancer patients, their families and their caregivers.Calais, ME
2015Easter Seals Maine$25,000To provide mental health support to veterans, service members, and their families.Portland, ME
2015Eastern Area Agency on Aging$20,000To support the Pantry Partners program, which serves low-income clients through emergency and supplemental food boxes and transportation of food from food pantries to seniors' homes.Bangor, ME
2015Food AND Medicine, Jobs with Justice Education Fund$15,000To provide funding to deliver healthy, locally grown food to SNAP users, including families in crisis, laid-off workers, seniors, and people with disabilities who need homecare.Brewer, ME
2015Frannie Peabody Center$25,000To provide mental health services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Maine.Portland, ME
2015Friends of Aroostook$15,000To provide funding to grow, maintain, harvest, and deliver fresh produce to Area Agencies on Aging sites in Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties.Houlton, ME
2015Grahamtastic Connection$20,000To provide laptops, tablets and Internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer.Springvale, ME
2015Healthy Community Coalition$20,000To support programs that address food insecurity.Farmington, ME
2015Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County$15,000To support patient care, caregiver support, and bereavement services for residents of Hancock County.Ellsworth, ME
2015Jackson Food Pantry$5,000To provide food to low-income children, families and seniors in Waldo County.Jackson, ME
2015Kennebec Valley Community Action Program$20,000To provide transportation services to individuals and families affected by cancer.Waterville, ME
2015Knox County Homeless Coalition$25,000To support mental health programs serving homeless clients in Knox County.Rockland, ME
2015Lake Region Senior Service$5,000To support transportation programs for low-income seniors, disabled citizens, and cancer patients.Bridgton, ME
2015Maine Coast Memorial Hospital$25,000To provide increased access to mental health services for uninsured and underinsured residents in western Washington and Hancock counties.Ellsworth, ME
2015Maine Farmland Trust$25,000To support programs that help address the needs of food insecure people in Maine.  Belfast, ME
2015Maine School Administrative District 75$7,500To provide funding for mental health counseling at the school's health center.Topsham, ME
2015Maine Seacoast Mission$25,000To support the Weald Bethel Food Pantry, which serves low-income residents within a 700 mile radius of Washington County.Bar Harbor, ME
2015MaineGeneral Medical Center$25,000To provide support for developing one point-of-entry for patients seeking a potential oncology referral.Augusta, ME
2015MaineHealth Care At Home$25,000To support the Pediatric Social Work/Navigator Program, which helps children and families coping with the challenges of cancer; and  the Pediatric Telehealth Oncology Program, which allows families to access care from their homes.Saco, ME
2015MCH, Inc.$25,000To provide funding for the Meals on Wheels program in Knox County, and to provide food for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities who live in the Methodist Conference Home.Rockland, ME
2015Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$20,000To support programs that provide food to low-income families.Brunswick, ME
2015Milestone Foundation$25,000To support the Milestone Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) Team and Emergency Homeless Shelter. Portland, ME
2015OHI$20,000To provide funding to increase recovery while decreasing isolation for people with mental illness through social integration, opportunities for recreation, and peer supports.Hermon, ME
2015Penobscot Community Health Care$25,000To provide mental health services to clients in the Hope House Health and Living Center.Bangor, ME
2015Penquis$25,000To provide funding for transportation assistance for cancer patients who do not have or cannot afford transportation.Bangor, ME
2015Pine Tree Hospice$15,000To provide operating support to assist clients and families experiencing end-of-life challenges and bereavement.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2015Piscataquis Regional YMCA$20,000To support the Maine FarmShare program, which provides fresh produce to seniors.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2015RSU 14$15,000To support the district's backpack program, which provides food to food-insecure children over weekends and holidays throughout the school year.Windham, ME
2015Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center$10,000 To support programs that provide low-income families with food and connections to community services.Biddeford, ME
2015SeniorsPlus$25,000To provide funding for Meals on Wheels for older adults in Androscoggin County. Lewiston, ME
2015Shalom House$25,000To support programs that find stable housing and support services for long-term homeless individuals.Portland, ME
2015South Portland Food Cupboard$10,000To support the purchase and distribution of nutritious foods to those in need in South Portland.South Portland, ME
2015St. Mary's Nutrition Center$25,000To support food access initiatives.Lewiston, ME
2015Tedford Housing$22,500To support mental health services for clients at the Cumberland Street Emergency Housing Shelter in Brunswick.Brunswick, ME
2015The Center for Grieving Children$20,000To support the Tender Living Care Program,  which provides education and emotional support to families when a parent or caregiver is diagnosed with a life impacting illness, including cancer.Portland, ME
2015The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Maine Chapter$25,000To provide assistance with travel and other expenses  for Maine patients undergoing cancer treatment. Natick, MA
2015The Opportunity Alliance$20,000To support the Children's Outpatient Therapy program, which provides mental health assessment and treatment services to children and their families.South Portland, ME
2015The Progress Center$25,000To support the Community Kitchen program, which serves nutritious meals to low-income children, adults, and the elderly in Norway, Maine.Norway, ME
2015The Root Cellar$10,000To provide funding to purchase food for families in Portland and Lewiston.Portland, ME
2015Trinity Jubilee Center$25,000To support the Feeding L-A Project, which provides healthy food to low-income residents of Lewiston-Auburn and the surrounding towns. Lewiston, ME
2015University of New England$25,000To provide incentives that will increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables for participants in a SNAP benefit study.Biddeford, ME
2015Upper Valley Economic Council$5,000To provide support for the Upper Valley Economic Council's Food Pantry, serving food insecure families in Aroostook County.Sherman, ME
2015York County Community Action Corporation$25,000To support mental health services and whole-family interventions for children in Head Start.Sanford, ME
2014American Cancer Society$20,000To provide ongoing funding to support the Patient Navigation Programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General Medical Center.Framingham, MA
2014Amistad$15,000To provide operating support for individuals with mental illness and other life challenges; to develop peer services; and to advocate for changes to the mental health system.Portland, ME
2014Androscoggin Home Health Services$20,000To provide low-income residents who do not have insurance for prescription drugs with needed medication.Lewiston, ME
2014Aroostook Area Agency on Aging$15,000To provide farm fresh produce as well as prepared meals for home delivery to home-bound and disabled seniors.Presque Isle, ME
2014Aroostook County Action Program$20,000To provide funding to support staff and program costs to help low-income clients achieve self sufficiency through access to food, employment, housing and medical carePresque Isle, ME
2014Ascentria Community Services$10,000To provide people suffering from mental illness with opportunities for community, social and peer engagement and recreation.Auburn, ME
2014Augusta Food Bank$10,000To provide funding to purchase food items and lunch bags for low-income children in local schools during the weekend and over vacations.Augusta, ME
2014Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center$15,000To provide operating support toward staffing so they may continue providing direct services to people affected by cancer in Hancock and Washington Counties.Ellsworth, ME
2014Biddeford Free Clinic$18,000To provide non-narcotic medications to people living in poverty without health insurance and assist low-income residents in paying for expensive life-saving medications.Biddeford, ME
2014Boothbay Region Community Resource Council$15,000To provide funding to implement a wrap-around substance abuse and mental health treatment programthat will assist low-income clients with treatment payments, transportation to appointments, and necessary medications, when no other funding stream exists.Boothbay Harbor, ME
2014Cancer Community Center$15,000To provide support for the Cancer Survivorship Program which provides free classes, support groups, and resources to help cancer survivors transition from active treatment to life after cancer.South Portland, ME
2014Catholic Charities Maine$15,000To provide funding to support program services and volunteers to isolated seniors so they can remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible.Portland, ME
2014Child and Family Opportunities$15,000To provide operating support for high quality early care and education programs in nine centers in Washington and Hancock counties.Ellsworth, ME
2014Community Concepts$20,000To provide funding so seniors and veterans with a cancer diagnosis in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties can access life-enhancing treatment via Community Concepts' transportation program.Lewiston, ME
2014Community Health and Counseling Services$17,150To provide funding for support groups for resource families raising children whose parent(s) cannot.Bangor, ME
2014Day One$20,000To provide funding to support staff and program costs for mental health and case management services to immigrant and refugee street and homeless youth.South Portland, ME
2014Deer Isle Sunset Congregational Church$2,500To provide support for the Island Heating Assistance Program providing emergency fuel assistance for low-income Deer Isle residents.Deer Isle, ME
2014Down East Hospice Volunteers$10,000To provide general operating support to continue providing cost-free compassionate support for terminally ill cancer patients, their families, and their caregivers.Calais, ME
2014East Parish Housing Ministry$5,000To provide support for general improvements to homes with substandard conditions.Starks, ME
2014Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems$20,000To provide support to establish a Patient Assistance Fund to help cancer patients in Aroostoock County with travel and lodging, and financial help for medication co-pays.Presque Isle, ME
2014Freeport Community Services$15,000To provide funding to support staff and programs which provide direct services to the most vulnerable residents of Freeport and Pownal, including low-income seniors and children.Freeport, ME`
2014Friends in Action$15,000To provide operating support for transportation and food security programs.Ellsworth, ME
2014Furniture Friends$10,000To provide general operating support to supply and deliver free furniture to people in need in the Greater Portland area.Westbrook, ME
2014Grahamtastic Connection$15,000To provide laptops, tablets and internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer.Springvale, ME
2014Hand in Hand, Mano en Mano$15,000To provide immigrants and migrant workers with high-quality supports and referrals to meet their basic needs.Milbridge, ME
2014Healthy Community Coalition$15,000To provide funding for staff and programs that provide food, safety and other basic needs for Seniors and cancer patients in collaboration with area agencies.Farmington, ME
2014Hospice of Southern Maine$15,000To provide operating support for medical, emotional, and spiritual services for cancer patients who are seriously ill with a terminal diagnosis.Scarborough, ME
2014Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County$15,000To provide operating support for patient care, caregiver support and bereavement services for residents of Hancock County.Ellsworth, ME
2014Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area$10,000To provide direct care and bereavement services for hospice patients with a cancer diagnosis.Waterville, ME
2014Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$15,000To provide general operating support for legal services to Maine's low income immigrants.Portland, ME
2014Lake Region Senior Service$10,000To provide transportation to low-income seniors, disabled citizens and cancer patients.Bridgton, ME
2014Maine Farmland Trust$15,000To provide funds for the Local Food for Seniors program.Belfast, ME
2014Maine Seacoast Mission$20,000To provide support for individuals and families who struggle to have adequate food, shelter and clothing.Bar Harbor, ME
2014MaineHealth Care At Home$25,000To provide funding for pediatric social work services to support children and their families navigating the challenges of cancer.Saco, ME
2014Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$15,000To provide operating support for programs that provide food to low-income families.Brunswick, ME
2014Mid-Coast Health Net$10,000To provide funding to increase the number of patients receiving mental health counseling.Rockland, ME
2014Midcoast Maine Community Action$15,000To provide funding to support families and individuals with emergency needs and complete accessibility repairs to enable the elderly to remain at home.Bath, ME
2014Milestone Foundation$15,000To provide funding to support homeless individuals in Portland experiencing chronic health and substance use issues.Portland, ME
2014New Beginnings$20,000To provide program support for an emergency shelter for youth, the only 24-hour shelter for runaway and homeless teens in Maine.Lewiston, ME
2014Penquis$15,000To provide funding for transportation assistance for individuals who do not have or cannot afford transportation to cancer treatment or support.Bangor, ME
2014Pine Tree Hospice$15,000To provide operating support to assist clients and families experiencing the challenges and needs that accompany end of life and bereavement.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2014Regional Transportation Program$15,000To provide funding for transportation for the elderly, social service agency clients, the economically disadvantaged, and people with disabilities throughout Cumberland county.Portland, ME
2014Rural Community Action Ministry$15,000To provide operating support for programs aimed at alleviating hunger and homelessness for the most vulnerable residents in thirteen central Maine towns.Leeds, ME
2014Safe Voices$15,000To provide general operating support to provide direct services such as emergency housing to men and women fleeing domestic violence situations.Auburn, ME
2014SeniorsPlus$20,000To provide Meals on Wheels to older adults.Lewiston, ME
2014Sexual Assault Crisis Center$15,000To provide operating support for victims of sexual violence across three counties in Maine.Auburn, ME
2014Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine$20,000To provide funding for staffing for sexual assault education and services specific to homeless and at-risk youth.Portland, ME
2014South Portland Food Cupboard$10,000To provide food to low income seniors with physical limitations.South Portland, ME
2014Southern Maine Agency on Aging$20,000To provide support to reduce re-hospitalization rates of high-risk Medicare patients by providing home-delivered meals after discharge from the hospital.Scarborough, ME
2014Spruce Run Womancare Alliance$15,000To provide general operating support for 24 hour emergency shelter for men and women fleeing domestic violence situations.Bangor, ME
2014Sunrise Opportunities$10,000To provide short term or one time financial support to meet critical needs of low-income families.Machias, ME
2014Sweetser$20,000To provide one-time support for increased staff time to serve adults experiencing serious mental illness who are in need of more intensive care.Saco, ME
2014Tedford Housing$20,000To provide funding for residential support services to adults in the emergency housing shelter.Brunswick, ME
2014The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Maine Chapter$15,000To provide assistance with travel and other expenses to Maine patients undergoing cancer treatment.Natick, MA
2014The Opportunity Alliance$15,000To provide funding to support mental health assessment and treatment services for children and their families.South Portland, ME
2014The Shaw House$15,000To provide general operating support for services, shelter and support for homeless and at-risk youth throughout five counties in Maine.Bangor, ME
2014Trinity Jubilee Center$20,000To provide support to the Refugee Assistance Program in Lewiston and Auburn to help immigrants and refugees with basic needs such as housing, medical care and employment.Lewiston, ME
2014United Way of York County$15,000To provide funding to Partners For A Hunger Free York County for farm shares of local produce to low-income seniors in York County.Kennebunk, ME
2014Vinalhaven Eldercare Services$15,000To provide general operating funds to help seniors living on the island of Vinalhaven age in place.Vinalhaven, ME
2014Volunteers of America Northern New England$20,000To provide funding support and staffing for mental health counseling to incarcerated men.Brunswick, ME
2014Wayside Food Programs$15,000To provide general operating support to support the provision of nutritious food in Cumberland County to those in need.Portland, ME
2014York County Community Action Corporation$23,000To provide support for public transportation for Sanford and Springvale residents - many on fixed incomes - to access local shopping, medical and job opportunities.Sanford, ME
2013American Cancer Society$25,000To support two patient navigator programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General.Framingham, MA
2013Amistad$25,000To provide a free basic breakfast to individuals at the Peer Support and Recovery Center.Portland, ME
2013Aroostook Area Agency on Aging$25,000To provide meals to low-income seniors.Presque Isle, ME
2013Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center$15,000To provide operating support to sustain the Program and Volunteer Coordinator position.Ellsworth, ME
2013Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake$25,000To provide free camp retreats for Maine families who have a child with a cancer diagnosis.Casco, ME
2013Cancer Community Center$25,000To provide free classes, support groups and resources to help cancer survivors transition from active treatment to life after cancer.South Portland, ME
2013Cancer Support Center of Maine$5,000To provide gas cards for cancer patients traveling to and from medical appointments.Bucksport, ME
2013Catholic Charities Maine$25,000To provide support services and volunteers to isolated seniors so they can remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible.Portland, ME
2013Central Maine Area Agency on Aging$25,000To provide direct services to low income seniors and their family caregivers to help them remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible.Augusta, ME
2013Community Concepts$15,000To provide seniors transportation to and from medical appointments.Lewiston, ME
2013Community Health and Counseling Services$24,250To provide remote patient monitoring for individuals age 60+ living with chronic diseases such as diabetes or congestive heart failure.Bangor, ME
2013Day One$25,000To provide mental health counseling to youth in Greater Portland.South Portland, ME
2013Down East Hospice Volunteers$10,000To provide hospice and bereavement services to cancer patients and those in need of end of life supportive, compassionate care.Calais, ME
2013Easter Seals Maine$25,000To provide Early Intervention services such as preventative physical, occupational, speech, and language therapies to disadvantaged children from birth to age 5 with disabilities, special needs, and various mental illnesses.Portland, ME
2013Frannie Peabody Center$25,000To provide direct services for clients living with co-occurring mental illness and HIV/AIDS.Portland, ME
2013Friends in Action$10,000To provide free transportation and nutritious food to seniors through volunteer programs.Ellsworth, ME
2013Good Shepherd Food Bank$100,000To purchase nutritional foods for distribution to pantries throughout the winter, and increased capacity for safer, more reliable winter food distributions.Auburn, ME
2013Grahamtastic Connection$15,000To provide laptops, tablets and internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer.Springvale, ME
2013Hammond Street Senior Center$10,000To provide general operating support.Bangor, ME
2013Healthy Community Coalition$20,000To develop a navigator pilot program to improve the lives of those living with cancer.Farmington, ME
2013Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County$5,000To research and install an efficient, consistent, measurable training course for volunteers throughout the county.Skowhegan, ME
2013Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area$15,000To improve quality of life for isolated senior citizens in rural communities who are in need of hospice and grief services.Waterville, ME
2013Island Connections$10,000To provide free transportation and other services to elderly and disabled residents to help them live independently.Bar Harbor, ME
2013Kennebec Mental Health Association$20,000To support general operations of Kennebec Behavioral Health to serve low-income clients with mental illness.Waterville, ME
2013Lake Region Senior Service$5,000To provide transportation to low-income seniors and disabled citizens and cancer patients.Bridgton, ME
2013Legal Services for the Elderly$25,000To provide advocacy services for seniors at risk of losing their home/housing or home care services.Augusta, ME
2013Maine Center on Deafness$25,000To provide telecoil-equipped hearing aids to low-income Maine seniors.Portland, ME
2013Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency$12,500To pilot a multidisciplinary model that will improve the lives of older patients who suffer from Mild Cognitive Impairment and decrease patient isolation and caregiver burden.Augusta, ME
2013Maine Farmland Trust$25,000To continue a highly successful Community Farm Share program targeting low income seniors.Belfast, ME
2013Maine Medical Center$25,000To support oncology patients with comprehensive patient educational materials and other supports to ensure a safe transition from the hospital to the home setting; and support unmet patient needs for housing, transportation and food, in particular those traveling long distances.Portland, ME
2013Maine Seacoast Mission$25,000To support elders who wish to age in place in their homes and communities to do so successfully.Bar Harbor, ME
2013MaineHealth Care At Home$15,000To support a Patient-centered, evidence based model to improve the quality of home health care to vulnerable elders at risk of hospitalization or facility placement.Saco, ME
2013MCH, Inc.$25,000To strengthen and extend “aging in place” support services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in two low-income MCH apartment buildings.Rockland, ME
2013Penobscot Bay YMCA$15,000To expand existing programs for seniors to include fitness classes, transportation and social opportunities.Rockport, ME
2013Penobscot Community Health Care$25,000To increase provision of home-based primary care to seniors with chronic conditions, allowing them to age in place and maintain their health.Bangor, ME
2013Penquis$20,000To provide transportation assistance (rides or financial reimbursement) for individuals who do not have or cannot afford transportation to cancer treatment.Bangor, ME
2013Pine Tree Hospice$14,250To provide general operating support to continue their mission of assisting clients and families experiencing the challenges accompanying end of life and bereavement.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2013Portland Community Health Center$25,000To provide mental health counseling services to low-income, New Mainer patient populations.Portland, ME
2013Preble Street$25,000To provide crisis intervention, assessment, and casework services to adults who are homeless and struggling with mental illness.Portland, ME
2013Rockland District Nursing Association$15,000To provide affordable, non-acute, professional in-home and community health nursing services to predominantly low to moderate income seniors.Rockland, ME
2013SeniorsPlus$25,000To provide Meals on Wheels to older adults currently on the wait list.Lewiston, ME
2013Shalom House$15,000To provide emergency funds to individuals without the financial means to meet basic needs.Portland, ME
2013Spurwink Services$20,000To support Spurwink's Portland Help Center, which provides outpatient mental health services for adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses.Portland, ME
2013The Center for Grieving Children$15,000To provide peer support, home/hospital visits, education, and resources to families with children ages 3-18 and young adults 19-30 where the parent or caregiver is facing serious illness.Portland, ME
2013The Iris Network$25,000To help seniors, who would otherwise be dependent on nursing and medical care, learn the skills to remain independent in their homes.Portland, ME
2013United Way of Greater Portland$100,000To support the Keep Me Warm Fund, which will distribute funds statewide for heating assistance to low-income Mainers in the 2013/2014 winter months.Portland, ME
2013United Way of York County$15,000To improve regular access to healthy foods for low-income senior citizens in York County, building upon successful summer Farm Fresh Foods for Seniors and Winter Shares projects.Kennebunk, ME
2013Veterans Inc.$25,000To provide case management for veterans age 65+ to age in place and receive mental health and other services.Worcester, MA
2013Volunteers of America Northern New England$20,000To support the Options At Home Program to expand affordable personal care services for low to moderate income seniors in Southern, Mid-Coast, and Central Maine.Brunswick, ME
2013Washington Hancock Community Agency$25,000To support seniors aging in place through Friendship Cottage Adult Day Service and the At Home Downeast Program.Ellsworth, ME
2013York County Community Action Corporation$24,000To provide transportation for York County residents who are receiving treatment for cancer.Sanford, ME
2012A Company of Girls$5,000To provide a safe and supportive after school program for girls throughout the school year.Portland, ME
2012Advocates for Children$10,000To support the Nurturing Parenting Program for the parents of infant, toddler and preschool age children, as well as a specific program for Somali parents.Lewiston, ME
2012American Cancer Society$25,000To support the Patient Navigator and the Road to Recovery Programs for patients undergoing cancer treatments.Framingham, MA
2012Amistad$28,720To provide breakfast and basic supplies for individuals experiencing or recovering from severe and persistent mental illness.Portland, ME
2012Aroostook County Action Program$12,500To replenish the Emergency Relief Fund that provides resources to clients for basic needs when there is no other resource in the community.Presque Isle, ME
2012Aroostook Dental Clinic$21,400To support dental services to 1,300 low-income children in Aroostook County.Presque Isle, ME
2012Ascentria Community Services$5,000To provide support for Camp Sign-A-Watha in Monmouth for Maine's deaf adults with developmental disabilities.Auburn, ME
2012Bates College$40,000To support increasing educational attainment and college aspirations for youth and adult residents of Lewiston's poorest neighborhoods.Lewiston, ME
2012Beacon Project$5,600To fund transportation costs for elderly residents to medical appointments on the mainland.Islesboro, ME
2012Biddeford Free Clinic$15,000To support the Pharmacy program for non-narcotic prescription medications for those without health insurance living in poverty.Biddeford, ME
2012Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick Maine$10,000To provide support for programs and services including after-school academic assistance and mentoring for young people ages 5-18, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances.Brunswick, ME
2012Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midcoast Maine$10,000To provide support for programs and services including after-school academic assistance and mentoring for young people ages 5-18, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances.Rockland, ME
2012Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine$25,000To provide support for programs and services including after-school academic assistance and mentoring for young people ages 5-18, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances.Portland, ME
2012Bowdoinham Public Library$3,000To provide a Bowdoinham Summer Reading Support and Family Literacy Program for low-income children and their families.Bowdoinham, ME
2012Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine$30,000To support programs and services, including after-school academic assistance and mentoring for young people ages 5-18, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances.Portland, ME
2012Brunswick Area Respite Care$12,000To provide support for home care services for the elderly.Brunswick, ME
2012Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake$50,000To support Maine families and children with life-threatening illnesses.Casco, ME
2012Cancer Community Center$20,000To support the well-being of individuals and their families living with cancer.South Portland, ME
2012Catholic Charities Maine$25,000To support the Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage and Hope Program (SEARCH), connecting elderly people to volunteer support to enhance independence, community integration and self-sufficiency.Portland, ME
2012Central Maine Area Agency on Aging$23,600To provide meals through the Meals on Wheels program to homebound adults and seniors in Somerset County.Augusta, ME
2012Charlotte White Center$25,000To provide meals and maintain decent, safe, affordable supported housing for low-income adults who have serious prolonged disabilities for one year.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2012Child and Family Opportunities$48,516To increase access to early care and education services in Washington County.Ellsworth, ME
2012Coastal Enterprises, Inc.$50,000To provide assistance to New Americans around business development with an existing program called StartSmart.Brunswick, ME
2012Community Concepts$35,000To provide low-income seniors, veterans and cancer patients with rides to critical and preventative medical care, mental health services, social services and prescription pick-up.Lewiston, ME
2012Community Dental$31,250To support the purchase of dental supplies to provide needed services at the Farmington Dental Center.Falmouth, ME
2012Community Financial Literacy$10,000To provide general operating support for financial literacy information specific to immigrants and refugees.Portland, ME
2012Consumers for Affordable Health Care$40,000To support the Consumer Assistance Program to help low-income adults and families find affordable health insurance coverage or health care services.Augusta, ME
2012Counseling Services$10,000To support mental health services to children diagnosed with mental illness that are underinsured or uninsured.Saco, ME
2012Cultivating Community$20,000To improve access to fresh food for low-income people by supporting small scale, local farmers to provide a sustainable food supply in Greater Portland.Portland, ME
2012Down East Hospice Volunteers$10,000To provide for the unmet needs of Washington County individuals who are terminally ill and want to spend their final days at home.Calais, ME
2012Downeast Health Services$25,000To support dental services for uninsured individuals and maintain unlimited access for individuals insured by Medicaid through the Maine Coast Community Dental clinic.Ellsworth, ME
2012East Parish Housing Ministry$5,000To support general improvements to homes with substandard conditions.Starks, ME
2012Easter Seals Maine$5,000To support early intervention services that provide physical, occupational, speech and language therapies to children with disabilities or special needs.Portland, ME
2012Eastern Area Agency on Aging$18,500To support programs that inform and educate older adults on their risk of falling and on the environmental and physical changes they can make to reduce those risks and increase independence within the home.Bangor, ME
2012Families and Children Together$25,000To provide support for Maine Kids Kin, a program for grandparents or family members who are raising children due to family separation.Bangor, ME
2012Family Violence Project$19,560To support the transportation needs of domestic violence clients seeking community services.Augusta, ME
2012Food AND Medicine, Jobs with Justice Education Fund$10,000To provide a 50% discount for food stamp users who purchase food at two farmers markets in Bangor and through a farm share program.Brewer, ME
2012Food for Maine's Future$12,000To support the Food For Maine's Future program that provides fresh food to migrant farmworkers.Sedgwick, ME
2012Four Directions Development Corporation$10,000To provide support for financial counseling and training for Maine tribal members.Orono, ME
2012Frannie Peabody Center$20,000To support services to people in Maine living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.Portland, ME
2012Good Shepherd Food Bank$75,000To provide support for the Mainers Feeding Mainers program to utilize 'purchase partnerships' with Maine Farms, dairies, and fisheries to increase the flow of fresh and healthy foods to food pantries.Auburn, ME
2012H.O.M.E. Inc.$10,000To support food, shelter, and employment opportunities for men, women, and children in Hancock County.Orland, ME
2012Hand in Hand, Mano en Mano$25,000To provide assistance to migrant workers in accessing health care, job training, housing, and education services in Washington County.Milbridge, ME
2012Healthcare Charities$25,000To support the Oncology Support Project in Bangor, providing low-income patients with support for basic needs while they undergo treatment at CancerCare of Maine at EMMC in Brewer.Bangor, ME
2012Healthy Acadia$20,000To provide Community Supported Agriculture shares to low-income households in Hancock County during the 2013 growing season.Ellsworth, ME
2012Healthy Communities of the Capital Area$10,262To support outreach workers who provide services to families with substance abuse issues whose children are enrolled in either Head-Start programs or Home Visiting programs.Gardiner, ME
2012Healthy Community Coalition$15,000To support the Mobile Health Unit Program, a nurse's station on wheels providing access to health care services and screenings in communities in Franklin County.Farmington, ME
2012Hospice of Southern Maine$10,000To provide for the essential needs for terminally ill patients and their support networks.Scarborough, ME
2012Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$50,000To support the Asylum Program, which provides legal representation and services such as: attorney consultations, legal rights orientations for immigration detainees, assistance with immigration applications for employment authorization, permanent residency, citizenship, Temporary Protected status and family-based visas.Portland, ME
2012Island Institute$7,500To provide weatherization for low-income homeowners and reduce current heating costs on Monhegan, Matinicus and Isle au Haut.Rockland, ME
2012Island Nursing Home$10,000To support the transportation needs of elderly residents.Deer Isle, ME
2012ITNPortland$35,000To support a transportation fund for low-income seniors and visually impaired adults at places of worship in the Greater Portland.Westbrook, ME
2012Jobs for Maine's Graduates$25,000To support a Pathway Specialist in the communities of Brewer, Windham, Portland and Bath to help high school students attain a high school diploma and identify plans for educational and employment opportunities after high school.Augusta, ME
2012Kennebec Mental Health Association$10,000To provide direct care to youths between the ages of 10 and 17 who are homeless, runaways or at risk of homelessness, to help them move toward stable living options and to reduce youth homelessness in central Maine.Waterville, ME
2012Kennebec Valley Community Action Program$5,000To provide support for the WorkReady program which is designed to assist unemployed individuals achieve employment.Waterville, ME
2012Kennebec Valley Dental Coalition$12,000To provide dental supplies to 3,500 patients serviced at the Community Dental Center.Waterville, ME
2012LearningWorks$40,000To provide transportation and food to students attending LearningWorks' Youth Building Alternatives program, a 48 week alternative education program for out of school youth ages 16 -24.Portland, ME
2012Legal Services for the Elderly$29,650To support free legal help for low-income seniors most at risk of foreclosure.Augusta, ME
2012Lincoln County Healthcare$30,000To provide support for free comprehensive dental exams and x-rays to individuals in Lincoln County.Damariscotta, ME
2012Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin$5,782To provide support for literacy tutors and English conversation partners to work with immigrants and refugee students in Androscoggin County.Auburn, ME
2012Lubec Youth Collaborative$15,000To support the Fall and Spring 2012-2013 sessions of the After School Program.Lubec, ME
2012Mahoosuc Kids Association$15,000To provide after school programming specific to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for up to 450 youth.Bethel, ME
2012Maine Farmland Trust$50,000To provide access to local farm products through free farm shares in Waldo and Kennebec counties to low-income people facing food insecurity .Belfast, ME
2012Maine School Administrative District 75$20,000To provide student health services at Mt. Ararat High School for low-income students.Topsham, ME
2012Maine Seacoast Mission$50,000To support programs meeting the needs of at-risk populations in Hancock County.Bar Harbor, ME
2012Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program$20,000To purchase food for food pantry clients.Brunswick, ME
2012Mid-Coast Health Net$20,000To support health care services including preventative care and mental health for those without health insurance.Rockland, ME
2012Midcoast Maine Community Action$10,000To provide support for a Sustainable Wellness Program offering families and children access to healthy food.Bath, ME
2012Morrison Center$15,000To provide support for a recreation program for children with disabilities.Scarborough, ME
2012My Place Teen Center$25,000To support youth programming for youth aged 10 -18.Westbrook, ME
2012New Beginnings$25,000To provide support for housing and other services for disadvantaged and disconnected youth in Androscoggin, Franklin, Cumberland, York, and Kennebec counties.Lewiston, ME
2012Northern York County Family YMCA$10,000To provide affordable and subsidized full-day child care for children from ages six weeks to five years at their Community Childcare Center.Biddeford, ME
2012Oasis Free Clinics$25,000To support preventative care and mental health services to very low-income clients.Brunswick, ME
2012One Tree Wholistic Learning Center$27,742To support high-quality child care services for low income families in the Redbank area of South Portland.South Portland, ME
2012Penobscot Bay YMCA$15,000To support transportation and food for children and families in the Rockland area attending summer programs at the YMCA.Rockport, ME
2012Penobscot Community Health Care$50,000To provide access to dental care for those with lowest incomes and greatest need.Bangor, ME
2012Penquis$30,000To support the Intensive Case Management program.Bangor, ME
2012People Plus$5,000To support the Volunteer Transportation Network Program, providing rides for local seniors.Brunswick, ME
2012Pine Tree Hospice$10,000To provide operating support for end of life care for low-income individuals and families.Dover-Foxcroft, ME
2012Portland Public Schools$30,000To provide operating support for adult education in Portland.Portland, ME
2012Portland Public Schools$15,000To support the Student Centered Assessments Program, aimed at raising math and reading scores of students who are underserved.Portland, ME
2012Portland Public Schools$10,000To build a sustainable school garden for educational and healthy nutritional purposes at Riverton School while reinforcing academic skills during the summer months.Portland, ME
2012Preble Street$75,000To provide support for food programs, including food purchases, transportation, storage and preparation.Portland, ME
2012Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast$25,000To support the Court Diversion program for juvenile/young adult offenders.Belfast, ME
2012Safe Voices$15,000To provide security rental deposits for safe housing for women fleeing domestic violence.Auburn, ME
2012Seeds of Independence$5,000To provide support for at-risk youth and juvenile offenders, primarily in the Freeport, Brunswick and Topsham area.Brunswick, ME
2012Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute$5,000To support the Promise Fund, an emergency fund for Mitchell Scholars from low-income families.Portland, ME
2012SeniorsPlus$25,000To provide meals to seniors currently on the waiting list of the Meals on Wheels program.Lewiston, ME
2012Sexual Assault Crisis Center$24,500To support the Forensic Interviewer Program in an effort to strengthen the community response to child abuse cases.Auburn, ME
2012Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine$15,000To provide operating support to support victims of sexual violence in southern Maine.Portland, ME
2012Southern Maine Agency on Aging$30,000To provide Meals on Wheels to homebound people in York and Cumberland counties who are under 60 and disabled.Scarborough, ME
2012St. Mary's Nutrition Center$25,000To provide education and support for people facing food insecurity in accessing fresh foods through coordinated local food initiatives.Lewiston, ME
2012Sunrise Opportunities$30,000To provide short term or one time financial support to meet the critical needs of poor families.Machias, ME
2012Tedford Housing$37,500To provide operating support for Brunswick adult and family shelters serving the Mid-Coast Maine region.Brunswick, ME
2012The Center for Wisdom's Women$10,000To provide general operating support for the Center for Wisdom's Women, a drop-in Center for low-income women.Lewiston, ME
2012The Opportunity Alliance$50,000To support a more comprehensive and integrated approach to serving patients with a severe and persistent Mental Health Diagnosis.South Portland, ME
2012The Progress Center$10,000To provide operating support for a soup kitchen that serves up to 200 meals per day, three times per week.Norway, ME
2012Trekkers, Inc.$5,000To support an experiential mentoring program for at-risk youth.Thomaston, ME
2012United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine$25,000To provide oral health care services to children through two-week long clinics in collaboration with the New York University College of Dentistry.Bangor, ME
2012United Way of Greater Portland$30,000To support the Keep ME Warm Fund, to be distributed statewide for heating assistance for low income Mainers.Portland, ME
2012Unity Barn Raisers$11,000To provide high nutritional value meals to low-income families in Waldo County.Unity, ME
2012University of Maine System - New Ventures Maine$50,000To support career planning and small business development for low-income women in order to realize economic self-sufficiency.Augusta, ME
2012Visible Community$32,500To support the Lead Notification Project which will educate low-income residents about ambient lead dust.Lewiston, ME
2012Volunteers of America Northern New England$35,000To support employment service programs for clients that are veterans, formerly incarcerated, mentally ill, and/or homeless.Brunswick, ME
2012Waldo Community Action Partners$12,500To support early education services for children and adults from low-income and underserved households.Belfast, ME
2012Washington Hancock Community Agency$20,000To provide operating support for programs serving low-income clients.Ellsworth, ME
2012Wayside Food Programs$15,000To support the Food Rescue Program which sources food from over 20 vendors and redistributes it to more than 60 food pantries.Portland, ME
2012Western Maine Community Action$56,000To support the weatherization of homes occupied by low income individuals and families through the Energy Leak Reduction Program.East Wilton, ME
2012York County Community Action Corporation$26,400To provide dental care for uninsured patients through an existing oral health care program.Sanford, ME
2012York County Shelter Programs$50,000To provide food and mental health/psychiatric services at the Homeless Shelter in York.Alfred, ME
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