Bath Area Backpack Program News Today

Bath Area BackPack Program is seeking help from the community in its goal to provide meals for food-challenged children in Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich. The not-for-profit program’s current fundraising goal is $60,000; $300 provides food during weekends and school vacations for one child for the entire school year. Over 45% of students in the Bath […]

increase font size Nonprofit eases burden on Wiscasset families, teachers with free school supplies Families with children in elementary through high school reported spending an average of about $790 on back-to-school supplies. Share Feed Our Scholars, a Wiscasset nonprofit, is collecting donations for its annual Set for Success program, which provides back-to-school supplies for local elementary school students, but the deadline for donations is approaching. According to the nonprofit’s onl...

increase font size Bath nonprofit needs funds to provide RSU1 students with school supplies About 600 Bath-area students gather free school supplies from the annual Set for Success event each year, which is short of its $20,000 goal. Share About 600 Regional School Unit 1 students attend the annual Set for Success event each year to gather free school supplies, among other resources. Photo courtesy of Jamie Dorr Although the academic year just ended, a team at the Midcoast Youth Center, a Ba...

Bath youth support nonprofit asks council to reconsider 90% funding cut The Midcoast Youth Center relies on the citys $30,000 to cover operating costs including rent, electricity and internet. The city council this year is allocating only $3,000. Share The Midcoast Youth Center, a Bath nonprofit serving local students, is asking the city council to reconsider its annual funding allotment after councilors slashed the city’s contribution from $30,000 last year to $3,000. Midcoast Youth Center ...

Maine Women’s Giving Tree announces grant recipients The Times Record Share Maine Women’s Giving Tree has announced it has donated $60,000 to 10 nonprofits in the Midcoast. “This is by far the largest amount we have awarded in our 10-year history of grant making,” said Jane Cabot of Harpswell, president of the nonprofit. “In a giving circle, members pool their dollars and together decide how to distribute those dollars, resulting in a greater impact in our communities than we could ...