Midcoast agencies awarded COVID-19 emergency response grants
Several community advocacy organizations in the Midcoast have been awarded Maine Community Foundation grants that have been distributed throughout the state to better assist COVID-19 response efforts.
In total, the Foundation is providing $500,000 in grants across the state to Maine organizations that are providing critical basic needs to at risk populations. This includes organizations that offer services such as health, nutrition, housing, energy assistance and childcare.
In the Northern Midcoast region, Waldo Community Action Partners, in Belfast, was awarded $15,000; and Knox County Homeless Coalition, in Rockport, is getting $4,400.
In the Southern Midcoast, Midcoast Maine Community Action, in Bath, has been allocated $20,000; and Tedford Housing, in Brunswick, is assigned $3,200.
Community Action Programs
Aroostook County Action Program, Presque Isle: $15,000
Community Concepts, Lewiston: $20,000
Downeast Community Partners, Ellsworth: $15,000
Kennebec Valley Community Action Programs, Augusta: $20,000
Midcoast Maine Community Action, Bath: $20,000
Opportunity Alliance/PROP, South Portland: $20,000
Penquis CAP, Bangor: $20,000
Waldo Community Action Partners, Belfast: $15,000
Western Maine Community Action, East Wilton: $15,000
York County Community Action Corporation, Sanford: $20,000
Area Agencies on Aging
Aroostook Agency on Aging, Presque Isle: $5,000
Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Brewer: $15,000
Seniors Plus, Lewiston: $15,000
Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Scarborough: $15,000
Spectrum Generations, Augusta: $15,000
Food Pantries and Homeless Shelters
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter: $8,000
Bread of Life Ministries, Augusta: $6,000
City of Portland Oxford Street Shelter: $10,000
Emmaus Homeless Shelter, Ellsworth: $5,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Auburn: $75,000
Hope Haven Gospel Mission, Lewiston: $6,400
Knox County Homeless Coalition, Rockport: $4,400
Preble Street, Portland: $10,000
Rumford Group Homes, Rumford: $6,000
St. Mary O’Donnell Shelter, Presque Isle: $8,600
Tedford Housing, Brunswick: $3,200
Western Maine Homeless Outreach, Farmington: $3,000
York County Shelter Programs, Alfred: $10,000
Wabanaki Tribes
Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Presque Isle: $6,000
Houlton Band of Maliseets, Littleton: $8,000
Passamaquoddy Tribe, Pleasant Point: $13,000
Passamaquoddy Tribe, Indian Township: $9,000
Penobscot Nation, Indian Island: $14,000
Community Organizations Supporting Immigrants, Refugees and Asylum-seekers
Angolan Community Association, Portland: $1,000
Congolese Community Association of Maine, Portland: $1,500
In Her Presence, Portland: $1,000
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Lewiston: $1,500
Mano en Mano, Milbridge: $2,500
New England Arab American Organization, Portland: $1,000
Presente Maine, Portland: $500
Somali Bantu Community Association, Lewiston: $2,500
The foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund (COVID-19 Fund) supports community-based organizations working with the viral outbreak and its consequences, according to the Foundation, in a news release. Maine nonprofit organizations that received grants include area agencies on aging, community action programs, homeless shelters, and other community-based organizations that are providing food to those in need.
“While this is a challenging time for all Maine people, it’s a matter of actual survival for some. If ever there was a time to help our vulnerable neighbors, this is it,” said Steve Rowe, Maine Community Foundation president and CEO, in the release. “There are many ways to help. You can give directly to nonprofit organizations responding to human hardships in your community. You can also donate to the COVID-19 emergency response funds at the Maine Community Foundation and at your local United Way organization.” Funding for the COVID-19 grants came from an unrestricted fund at the Maine Community Foundation, a MaineCF fund dedicated to food security, and additional contributions from donor-advised funds. The grants were awarded proactively and not through an application process.
Donations to the foundation’s COVID-19 Fund may be made online at www.maincf.org.
“Thank you for caring and sharing,” Rowe said. “We offer special thanks to those currently serving on the front lines to protect vulnerable residents in communities throughout Maine.”
Headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft, and Mars Hill, the Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to provide strong investments, personalized service, local expertise, and strategic giving to improve the quality of life for all Maine people.
To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org.
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