Press Forward Maine, an initiative of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF), today announced that Eric Russell, a former news editor at the Portland Press Herald and one of Maine’s most decorated journalists, will serve as the founding editor-in-chief of the Maine Community News Hub, a new, nonpartisan, student-driven newsroom created to serve nonprofit and independent […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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