In 2018, we awarded $500,000 for the following proposals from organizations making an impact in UMC’s focus areas:
FOOD
- Area Interfaith Outreach, Rockland – Food pantry & emergency fuel vouchers
- Belfast Soup Kitchen – Five days a week soup kitchen services
- Camden Area Christian Food Pantry – Food pantry & logistical assistance to other food pantries
- Come Spring Food Pantry, Union – Food for pantry
- The Game Loft, Belfast – Soup kitchen for after-school program
- MCH Inc., Rockland: Meals on Wheels – Meal delivery and social interaction for seniors
- Penquis CAP, Rockland: R.S.V.P. – Recruitment and training of senior volunteers for food pantries
- St. Bernard’s Soup Kitchen, Rockland – Soup kitchen operations
- Volunteer Regional Food Pantry, Unity – Food pantry & gardening and poultry education
- Waldo CAP, Belfast: Heroes 4 Hunger – Holiday food boxes & nutrition and cooking education for families
HOUSING
- Coastal Opportunities, Camden – Housing for disabled adults
- Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County – Building affordable housing
- Knox County Homeless Coalition, Rockport – Operations support for the only homeless shelter in Knox and Waldo counties
- MCH Inc., Rockland: Home to Me – Helping seniors remain independent at home
- Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, Rockport – Building affordable housing
- Waldo CAP: Housing Education – Foreclosure prevention counseling & homebuyer education
HEALTH & SAFETY
- Belfast Public Health Nursing Association – Home health visits
- Maine Family Planning – Reproductive healthcare & evidence-based youth sex education in Waldo County
- Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County – Direct care of the dying & related training for medical providers
- LifeFlight Foundation, Camden – Emergency medical transport
- MaineHealth Care at Home – Home and hospice care for elders & their families in Knox & Waldo counties
- Make-A-Wish Maine – Special experiences for critically ill children in Knox County
- Knox County Health Clinic, Rockland – Free and low-cost mental health services & counseling
- Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center, Belfast – medication & counseling for people leaving incarceration to avoid returning to substance use disorder
- New Hope for Women, Rockland – Domestic violence support, education, advocacy, emergency shelter & transitional services
- OUT Maine, Rockland – Training for mental health providers working with LGBTQ youth
- Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine, Knox County – Free home visits for new and expectant parents
- Ripple Initiative, Rockland – New beds & bedding for families transitioning from homelessness
- Rockland District Nursing Association – In-home nursing services for elders
- Soap Closet, Belfast – Personal hygiene items for children in weekend backpacks
- Waldo County Dental Care – Preventative & restorative dental care for the uninsured
ECONOMIC SECURITY
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine – Professionally supported one-on-one mentorships for children in Knox & Waldo counties
- Hurricane Island Outward Bound, Camden: Penobscot Bay Leadership Collaborative – Leadership training for middle school students
- Penobscot Bay YMCA, Rockport & Rockland – Childcare & summer camp so families can work
- Restorative Justice Project, Belfast – Maintaining employability by resolving justice involvement with young adults
- Trekkers, Thomaston – Professional development skills, career planning & employment readiness for high school students
- UMA Rockland Center – One free college course for first time and returning adult students (needs-based)
- University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Belfast – Undergraduate, graduate and professional development needs-based scholarships
- Waldo County Woodshed – Firewood for home heating
- Waldo County YMCA – Childcare & summer camp so families can work
- Waterman’s Community Center, North Haven – Daycare so families can work
- Wayfinder Schools: Passages Program – In-home high school completion and career planning for teen parents in Knox & Waldo Counties
- Window Dressers, Rockland – Insulated window inserts for energy efficiency