Overcoming federal cuts in food assistance will be a challenge for food pantries, and could be an insurmountable task for smaller organizations that serve especially vulnerable populations, hunger prevention advocates say.
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Maine foundation offers journalism scholarships
Maine students interested in careers in journalism can apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The scholarship honors Gannett, a businessman and entrepreneur who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press Herald, according to […]
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Aroostook County community locked down briefly after stabbing
Police charge a man with stabbing a female shopper in an unprovoked attack outside the Mars Hill store on Wednesday.
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King Cummings Skowhegan Region Fund seeks grant applications
The Maine Community Foundation’s King Cummings Grants for the Skowhegan Region is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 that support local projects and organizations that benefit Skowhegan, Solon, South Solon, and East Madison, according to a news release from the foundation. The King Cummings Grants for the Skowhegan Region offers three […]
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MaineCF’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awards $157,500 in grants
PORTLAND — The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 31 grants totaling $157,500 to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine, according to a news release from Carl Little, communications manager. Grants include: • Androscoggin Home Health Services Inc., to purchase emergency food bags and […]
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Lifelong Communities Mini-Grant Program awards $27,000
The next deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 2021.
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Adult Learner scholarships available from MaineCF
The Maine Community Foundation seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through education and training, according to a news release from the foundation. MaineCF offers two types of Adult Learner scholarships. A degree-seeking scholarship supports two- and four-year degree programs and […]
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Scholarships available to young Maine women
To qualify, the graduating seniors are pursuing science or engineering degrees.
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MaineCF awards COVID-19 Fund Grants
Grants awarded locally to Augusta, East Wilton and Farmington.
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Foundation to offer scholarships for Richmond grads
The Richmond High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation offers support to graduating seniors at Richmond High School who are pursuing post-secondary education, according to a news release from the foundation. The application deadline is May 15. To apply, visit mainecf.org. Award decisions will be made based on an applicant’s academic, […]