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L to R, Debbie Mullinder, Deidre Wallace, Karen Pier, KCHC Board Treasurer, Becca Gildred, Director of Development. (Photo courtesy Knox County Homeless Coalition)
ROCKPORT Knox County Homeless Coalition was recently presented with a $1000 corporate giving check to support the organizations continued efforts around addressing homelessness and housing insecurity in Midcoast Maine.
As part of the recent merger of Damariscotta Bank & Trust with Bangor Savings Bank, employees at the financial institution supported local nonprofits through 12 Days of Giving.
“At Bangor Savings Bank, we are impressed with the work Knox County Homeless Coalition is doing for the community,” said Deidre Wallace, Union Branch Manager, in a KCHC news release, “and we are proud to support their efforts.”
Patrisha McLean: Peace, Joy and Freedom
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Photo and Essay by Patrisha McLean 12/22/2020 9:06 AM
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Patrisha McLean is the president and founder ofFinding Our Voices, FindingOurVoices.net. For more information on the sea-glass necklaces or Finding OurVoices, please email Patrisha at hello@findingourvoices.net. My daughter Jackie and I were on the phone, having fun figuring out a name for the new Finding Our Voices fund that would help women get out and stay out of dangerous relationships, now that money was coming into it from sales of products made by survivors of domestic abuse.
Camden Rotary helps Homeless Coalition secure food supplies Fri, 12/18/2020 - 4:30pm
CAMDEN The Camden Rotary Club’s COVID emergency task force has awarded $5,000 to Knox County Homeless Coalition to help the organization safeguard food supplies for a growing number of homeless or recently housed clients.
The grant, along with funding from the Ramlose Foundation, will finance the purchase and installation of a generator that will keep KCHC’s refrigerators and freezers functioning during power outages. The generator will also provide reliable power for the homeless shelter’s offices and living space.
“With the onset of COVID, we saw an immediate spike in requests for food; especially during the first few weeks when grocery shelves were bare, layoffs were occurring, and people were being asked to shelter in place,” said KCHC Executive Director Stephanie Primm, in a Rotary news release. “Our team ramped up our food delivery systems, and this spring, we di
Thu, 12/17/2020 - 8:15am
The Camden Rotary Club’s COVID emergency task force has awarded $5,000 to Knox County Homeless Coalition to help the organization safeguard food supplies for a growing number of homeless or recently housed clients.
The grant, along with funding from the Ramlose Foundation, will finance the purchase and installation of a generator that will keep KCHC’s refrigerators and freezers functioning during power outages. The generator will also provide reliable power for the homeless shelter’s offices and living space.
“With the onset of COVID, we saw an immediate spike in requests for food; especially during the first few weeks when grocery shelves were bare, layoffs were occurring, and people were being asked to shelter in place,” recalls KCHC Executive Director Stephanie Primm. “Our team ramped up our food delivery systems, and this spring, we distributed food at triple, quadruple, and even higher rates compared to the previous year. We a