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MaineCF helps finance resident purchase of mobile home community

JAY, MAINE —The Hidden Circle Residents Cooperative purchased its manufactured home community today for $1 million, ensuring the land beneath 31 homes in Jay can remain locally owned and affordable for years to come. Financing came from the Brunswick-based Genesis Community Loan Fund, the Mobile Home Park Preservation Fund administered by MaineHousing, and generous donors […]

Choosing Unity

Jan. 23, 2026 Maine’s strength and character come from our commitment to each other and to our communities – whether rural or urban. Our state’s future depends on working together on our shared challenges – whether your family has been in Maine for generations or arrived just recently. We are all part of Maine’s story, […]

MANP and MaineCF launch program to support employees of nonprofit organizations

Dec. 11, 2025 The Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP), in partnership with the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) and KGA, is launching a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) designed to support the health, wellbeing and resilience of Maine’s nonprofit workforce. This new benefit will provide small nonprofits with free access to professional, confidential support for staff […]

MaineCF announces $250k to address lapse in SNAP funding

October 31, 2025 The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) today announced a $250,000 donation and an effort to mobilize its large network of private donors to address the immediate, emergency need for food facing 170,000 Mainers as federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds lapse as of Saturday, Nov. 1. “No one in Maine wants to […]

MaineCF scholarships available to adult learners

Oct. 28, 2025 Adult learners returning to school may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Eligible scholarship recipients will receive a one or two-year certificate or four-year degree at the end of the program and meet one of the following requirements: be over the age of 25, work full time while […]