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Community outreach finds its culinary footing during the pandemic A local network of restaurants, delivery drivers and social services formed in March of 2020. More than a year later, they are still serving people in need with meals and social connection. Sponsored Content by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Share A YMCA volunteer picks up halal meals from Istanbul Restaurant to deliver to meal recipients during Ramadan 2020. The restaurant was compensated for food and labor costs by Cooking for Community. Courtesy YMCA of Southern Maine During that chaotic time in March of 2020 when everything...

Area Donors Establish Two New Scholarships with Community Foundation The Community Foundation is excited to announce the recent creation of two new scholarship funds. Caswell County Schools Scholarship Fund and Virginia Ann Miller Garmon Memorial Scholarship Fund are The Foundation’s new funds of 2021. Caswell County Schools’ March 2021 donation aims to encourage Bartlett Yancey Senior High School graduating seniors to earn a bachelor’s degree for the purpose of teaching school in Caswell County. “This is a need that the Caswell County Schools perceived, and we agree that ...

Elizabeth German Joins The Open Library Foundation as Senior Program Officer Share Article The Open Library Foundation has named Elizabeth German to the role of Senior Program Officer. The Open Library Foundation enables the development, accessibility and sustainability of open source software and communities for and by libraries. The Foundation also looks to increase awareness of open source initiatives and advocate for the benefits of open source in the library space PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) February 24, 2021 The Open Library Foun...

3 Jan 2021 Last week the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, responded to a defamation complaint submitted by conservative documentary filmmaker Lauren Southern. Her complaint noted numerous misrepresentations, omissions, and falsehoods, on the site’s page about her. In its response, the Foundation legal team stated that it was investigating her complaints and would conclude that investigation in early January. Editors on Wikipedia have responded to the allegations in the complaint by making some changes to partly address concerns, though other issues remain and some editors have so...

The emergency fund is open to poetry organizations and organizations that use poetry as an expression of their missions, located in the United States. This includes organizations fighting for social justice and working to advance racial equity in poetry and affiliated art.  One-time emergency grants will be awarded in the range of $5,000–$20,000, determined by organizations’ annual budgets and requested funds. The application period closes on March 31, 2021, with two awarding dates: January 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021.  Apply now at While the Foundation is still working to define how i...