Maine Veterans in Need focuses on providing immediate assistance to veterans who need help by connecting them to a network of nonprofit and state programs seven days per week.
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Bath nonprofit dedicated to helping people with disabilities welcomes new CEO
This month, Bath-based Pine Tree Society will welcome Kate McElligott as its new leader when longtime President and CEO Noel Sullivan retires after 12 years of service. As president and CEO, McElligott will lead the organization into its 90th year serving Maine people with disabilities. She was drawn to Pine Tree Society because it provides […]
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Goodwill reopens Topsham location after revamping layout
The refurbished store will offer more shopping space with a better layout for customers to discover secondhand deals.
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TEMPOart selects Wyoming administrator as first full-time executive director
Laura Zorch McDermit, 41, took on the leadership of the nonprofit at the beginning of February.
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Wiscasset nonprofit will use grant funding to increase digital equity
Wiscasset-based National Digital Equity Center was recently selected as a recipient of National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The $13.7 million award marks the first significant investment in digital opportunity in Maine’s history and will propel the state’s efforts to close the digital divide, the center said in a prepared release. […]
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Portland Gear Hub raises funds to buy its building
After raising $1.56 million over two years, the nonprofit bicycle and outdoor gear organization secured its location on Washington Avenue, allowing for an expansion of programs and continued accessibility.
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Bath nonprofit working with employers to help workers learn English
Midcoast Literacy provides English lessons at workplaces in the Midcoast and is looking to reach even more in 2025.
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Meet the new face of Growing to Give charitable farm
Growing to Give Farm Director Theda Lyden hands over leadership to Lindsay Wasko, who will carry on the mission of cultivating fresh produce for those in need.
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Midcoast organizations awarded $90,000 to help feed, house, educate locals
Four Midcoast organizations have been awarded a total of $90,000 in grants to pursue missions in their communities. The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 79 grants totaling $1.5 million statewide to provide food, shelter, and other essential services to Mainers in need through its 2024 Direct Services Grant Program. Among those recipients are: • […]
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Giving Voice: Sharing tables and the summer season
During the summertime, a common sight throughout various Midcoast towns is a simple table heaped with boxes and piles of produce, often stationed outside the public library or some other community hub. Often bearing the banner of the Merrymeeting Gleaners, these Sharing Tables offer free fruits and vegetables, available for anyone to take anonymously. The […]