Nonprofit
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
Comfort food: Nonprofit gives Americans 100,000 free lasagnas
The grassroots organization is helping people across the U.S. who are facing hardships brought on by the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
Inspired by the outdoors, 3 Maine girls launch nonprofit to send kids to camp
Through their organization, Gratitude for Maine, the girls sell their original photography work to raise money for the Susan L. Curtis Foundation.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Our View: Goodwill shows that waste a problem for thrifty Mainers
The state has a long history of reusing and repairing old items, but the nonprofit can’t use things like damaged couches and moldy books.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
Wiscasset nonprofit farm facing $30,000 shortfall receives wave of donations
Morris Farm in Wiscasset received about $25,000 to help cover a shortfall caused by the pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
More than 7,600 Maine employers approved for new pandemic aid
About $553 million in forgivable loans has been approved for Maine businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program's current phase.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2021
Public health group, Maine lawmakers call for sweeping response to ‘forever chemicals’
Defend Our Health, a Portland-based nonprofit group, has worked with two state representatives to introduce seven bills aimed at cleaning up and regulating "forever chemicals" in food, farmland, drinking water and household products.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Commentary: Maine nonprofit organizations need a lifeline
Please support the charities that have helped keep Mainers safe, housed, fed, educated and even entertained during the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2020
PMA director: We can’t leave nonprofits out in the cold
Maine nonprofits provide essential support and must be included in federal COVID relief funding.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Pandemic puts nonprofits in precarious position
Donations are down for some, volunteers are out for others. And who knows what the next year will bring.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2020
Maine Voices: After so much national news, Mainers need to think local
Right in our own backyards, nonprofits are relying on the generosity of their neighbors to meet needs that are expanding in this time of crisis.