More than $82,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Androscoggin County.
The nine grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $60,000 recommended by the Androscoggin County Committee and three additional grants totaling $22,913 from people with donor-advised funds, according to a news release from the foundation.
2023 Grants from the Androscoggin County Committee:
• Franco-American Heritage Center, for performing arts and heritage programs: $10,000;
• Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, for necessary veterinary care for vulnerable community pets: $2,500;
• Her Safety Net, to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence and for outreach to underserved communities: $7,500;
• Maine Community Integration, to empower Black immigrant women and girls to advance park equity: $5,000;
• Museum L-A, to share stories of work and the diverse heritage of Central Maine through exhibits, educational programming and events: $10,000;
• Phoenix No Limits Karate, to bring free, anti-bullying training to schools: $5,000;
• Rural Community Action Ministry: to help prevent homelessness and hunger in low-income, rural communities through financial support and counseling: $7,500;
• Tree Street Youth, for workforce training, leadership development and paid summer work experience for Lewiston high schoolers: $7,500; and
• Somali Bantu Community of Maine, to increase its capacity for partnerships and nutrition, language, computer literacy and health education resources: $5,000.
From donor-advised funds (as of April)
• ROIL, to engage Lewiston middle and high school students vulnerable to juvenile justice system involvement through theater workshops and community support: $10,000;
• Safe Voices, to certify six people in Housing Quality Inspections to move people experiencing homelessness into subsidized housing: $7,913; and
• Somali Bantu Community of Maine, to increase its capacity for partnerships and nutrition, language, computer literacy and health education resources: $5,000.
The Androscoggin County Fund is a permanent endowment that supports projects and nonprofit organizations that strengthen communities. Proposals are submitted through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program, the foundation’s largest, and are reviewed by a committee of community members.
The next proposal deadline is Feb. 15, 2024. For more information, visit mainecf.org/communitybuilding.
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