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| Project Information |
Grant Amount |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, to recruit and retain adult volunteers in their roles as Big Brothers and Big Sisters in BBBS's professionally matched and supported Community and School-site Mentoring Program |
$2,000 |
| Center for Grieving Children, to support crisis outreach to schools when there is a student death and professional training on children's grief and loss for educators and children's services providers |
$2,000 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, for an early childhood arts program in which local performers and teen actors create a series of performing arts workshops and theatre performances for low-income preschoolers |
$3,450 |
| Community Financial Literacy, for a train-the-trainer program |
$2,000 |
| Friends of Casco Bay, to support the monitoring and analysis of Casco Bay’s pH levels |
$1,500 |
| Friends of Portland Public Library, to support a volunteer coordinator position |
$3,000 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine, to support its volunteer and bereavement programs |
$2,000 |
| Island Transportation System, to replace the existing taxi vehicle with a newer, more efficient, less polluting vehicle |
$2,000 |
| LearningWorks, for Literacy Volunteers to provide learner-centered educational opportunities and one-on-one tutoring to adults functioning at the lowest level of literacy |
$2,000 |
| Lucid, Inc., for the Creative Trails Theater Program, a collaboration between two non-profits, Lucid Stage and Creative Trails |
$2,500 |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits, for a visioning and action planning process for organizations serving refugees |
$2,500 |
| Maine Historical Society, for “Local History, Local Schools” which uses the MHS collection to teach 900 underserved 3rd- through 5th-grade students in Greater Portland ways to examine primary sources and illustrate ideas through museum-based projects |
$3,000 |
| Maine Irish Heritage Center, for equipment for the library including new steel shelving and acid-free boxes for archival storage of historically significant documents |
$2,014 |
| Mercy Hospital, to provide the women and children of McAuley Residence with a communal space in which to prepare, cook and share meals with each other; and participate in support groups, classes and training |
$2,000 |
| One Longfellow Square, Inc., for after school arts enrichment for high-poverty, low-performing elementary schools in Portland |
$2,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art, for the ARTworks program, which brings children from two Portland organizations, LearningWorks AfterSchool and Head Start, to the museum where they can experience the art-making process and inspire related projects at their schools |
$2,500 |
| Portland Ovations, for "Through the Arts" with Portland High School and Lyman Moore Middle School which will feature integrated arts experiences |
$2,000 |
| Portland Performing Arts Festival, for a performing arts festival featuring collaborative work with Maine arts organizations and visiting artists |
$2,000 |
| Rippleffect, for Rippleffect Outdoor Leadership Expeditions (ROLE), an after-school outdoor leadership program for 7th-grade urban youth from low-income, immigrant and refugee families |
$2,000 |
| Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, to provide direct services to those affected by sexual violence and to provide prevention programs in schools and the community |
$2,500 |
| South Portland Historical Society, for repairs to cupola and window installation to prevent water penetration at the Cushing's Point Museum |
$1,000 |
| The Telling Room, for the Slant storytelling series that brings people from all walks of life to the stage at SPACE Gallery to tell their stories, illuminate ideas and issues, and strengthen community |
$2,000 |
| Terra Moto, for Portland Works which uses creative engagement to build sustainable relationships between municipal and community leaders |
$2,500 |
| United Way of Greater Portland,to be distributed through the UWPG community investment process |
$17,000 |
| Wayside Food Program, to comprehensive outreach and marketing plan to increase visibility and promote free community meals program to more families and seniors |
$2,000 |
| Westbrook Youth Center, to support a part-time STEM (science/technology/engineering/math) youth worker who will help manage and provide educational resources for the new, state-of-the-art Learning Technology Lab |
$2,500 |
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