LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank recently awarded four grants as part of its MainStreet Foundation grant program. The grants awarded total $16,000 and benefit youth in Maine.
MainStreet Foundation grants are provided for local organizations that support the projects, programs and initiatives that foster the development of and support the welfare of young people. Grants are typically announced four times a year.
The new grants were awarded to the Auburn School Department and Franklin Alternative School, the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA, Kids First Center and hear Me now! in Falmouth.
“The bank, through the Main- Street Foundation, continues to provide grants to great organizations helping kids in Maine,” said Paul Andersen, president and CEO of Androscoggin Bank.
More information on the grants is available online at www.bankoncommunity. org.
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