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PORTLAND The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 11 grants totaling $250,000 to help Maine organizations throughout the state increase mental health, wellness, and community support opportunities for older youth during the pandemic.
The funding comes in response to rising concerns about the well-being of young adults, who are suffering from the mental health effects of the prolonged pandemic as they are disconnected from school and other social supports.
“The pandemic has taken an enormous toll on people all over the world, including and especially our young people. We are losing them to isolation, substance use, and suicide at alarming rates,” said Lisa Margulies, program associate, according to a news release from the foundation. “These grants represent only a drop in the bucket compared to the resources needed to fully meet this crisis, but we hope that they will make a difference to the most vulnerable young people in Maine.”
Kerry Altiero is Community Person of Year 2020 at Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Gala
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Thu, 02/25/2021 - 1:15pm
Jeanette Perry, Heavenly Threads Thrift Shop volunteer, is shown holding donation checks that were recently mailed to three local nonprofit organizations. (Photo courtesy Heavenly Threads Thrift Shop)
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CAMDEN Heavenly Threads Thrift Shop, an outreach mission of the First Congregational Church U.C.C. of Camden, has been collecting change from customers for the last few months. The “jar money,” located at the shop’s front register, is designated for local nonprofit organizations.
Beth Gerrish, assistant manager of the shop, explained that the recently tabulated donations were sent to The Landing Place ($160), One Less Worry ($160), and the Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine ($120).
Fri, 02/12/2021 - 1:15pm
Knox County Homeless Coalition is one of seven Northern New England nonprofit organizations selected to receive donations from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s employee-driven charitable giving program, Casual for a Cause. The contributions collected in Q4 2020 total nearly $12,000.
“These nonprofit organizations provide much-needed services to our communities, and the employees of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust are honored to be able to assist them with their efforts,” said Jack Frost, VP Director of Community Giving at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.
Casual for a Cause gives Bank employees the opportunity to dress casually on Fridays in exchange for a bi-weekly payroll deduction made to a pool of funds collected during each quarter. The employees then vote on the nonprofits to receive their contributions. Employees have donated more than $100,000 to more than 50 organizations across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont since the program launched in 2018.
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