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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Maine organizations step up to help feed people in need during pandemic
Growing to Give, a farm-based nonprofit in Brunswick, is ramping up production to help feed more people, while local farms and the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust are distributing seedlings to help people grow their own food.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Girl Scout gets top award for garden at Waterville homeless shelter
Caitlyn Young, 18, receives Girls Scouts Gold Award for a raised-bed vegetable garden project she developed that will not only be used to help feed the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter guests, but also to teach them how to grow their own food.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Waterville’s Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen closes permanently
The soup kitchen, which operated at Sacred Heart Church for 40 years, closed temporarily when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Our View: Open restaurants, closed polling places and meeting deep needs
A roundup of editorial topics in the 12th week of the coronavirus crisis in Maine.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
The Wrap: Hugo’s will stay closed until fall, Tao Yuan owner launches a summer pop-up
Also, Chez Rosa opens for outdoor dining, and Little Woodfords is on the move.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Amy Calder: Feeding the hungry during a pandemic
Rita LaCroix, owner of Rita's House of Pizza in Winslow and Rita's Catering in Waterville, has been feeding those in need the last two months.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
New Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program offers cash to help feed Maine’s children
Families whose children get free or reduced-price meals will get $382 per child to compensate them for what they missed after schools closed.
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PublishedApril 7, 2020
Good Shepherd president: Scarcity caused by COVID crisis is daily reality for food-insecure Mainers
We must allow this experience to give us the empathy needed to inspire change.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
As crisis deepens, Maine food banks scramble to keep up
Some food pantries report demand is up 50 percent or more as people lose jobs and paychecks, yet limited supplies and a shrinking volunteer base are hampering logistics.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Maine Voices: We’ve had to stop volunteering at Preble Street – please take our place
People at lower risk of COVID-19 are urged to consider donating their time to organizations that can't close their doors without abandoning the most vulnerable.
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