2006 Grants from the Equity Fund
Project Information Grant Amount
Community Counseling Center, Portland for the SpeakOut Project and its work in rural Maine $2,500.00
Eastern Maine AIDS Network, Bangor to fund a young adult group modeled after the SAFER program that will provide a safe place to affirm their gender and sexuality $2,500.00
EqualityMaine Foundation, Portland to conduct a broad educational campaign for marriage equality in Maine $2,000.00
Make Beautiful Tribe, Penobscot for the 2007 "Guys Like Us" young gay men's retreat $2,000.00
Northern Lambda Nord, Blaine toward the revitalization of Northern Lambda Nord $1,500.00
Outright/Lewiston-Auburn, Auburn for a capacity building project that will create a "Dream Team" of community members who will take responsibility for generating community visibility and ongoing financial support $4,000.00
Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor to present the award winning play "I Am My Own Wife" as part of the mainstage 2006-2007 season and to tour the production to other venues in Northern and Eastern Maine $3,500.00