The Maine Community Foundation awarded Sweetser a $15,000 grant to support people living with mental illness or substance use disorder. This grant comes from the foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to support nonprofit organizations involved in efforts to serve the needs of those most affected by the virus and contain the spread of COVID-19. “As […]

  Brittani Peasley recently joined the scholarships team at the Maine Community Foundation as scholarship funds associate, where she provides administrative support for the scholarship program, including processing awards, and communicating with schools and students. Prior to joining MaineCF Peasley was a manager at Finn’s Irish Pub in Ellsworth. She studied psychology and business administration […]

Furry companions became a lifeline for many people during the pandemic as an estimated 23 million American households adopted a pet. At the same time, however, housing issues and loss of income made life more stressful for some pet owners. Grants from Maine Community Foundation’s Animal Welfare Fund helped close gaps in services with support […]

Up for a little surfing in western Maine? Skowhegan plans to harness the recreational power of its downtown river with the Northeast’s only adjustable wave. Matt DuBois, co-owner of The Bankery and Skowhegan Fleursite, and Amber Lambke, co-founder of Maine Grains, join our Maine Ties podcast to talk about the Skowhegan River Park and reinventing […]

A Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) donor is easing the effects of rising food and fuel by offsetting costs of meal deliveries to homebound individuals. The donor-advised Home Care for Maine Fund this month awarded a total $28,300 to Maine’s five Area Agencies on Aging across the state. The funds will provide $50 gas cards to […]