YORK COUNTY –
The Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant
Program recently awarded $37,095 in grants to nine York County nonprofits,
including the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, which will use the funds to
create a “Wildlife as Teachers and Healers” program for disabled or at-risk
youth and seniors.
Other grant awards went to:
Across the River Collaborative, Hiram, for an after-school
program to prevent youth substance abuse and reduce school dropouts and
juvenile crime.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, Portland, to
expand site-based mentoring program to RSU 23, or Saco, Dayton, and Old Orchard
Beach.
Child Abuse Prevention Council of York County, Kennebunk,
for The Nurturing Program, a ten-week parenting class to help families build
strong, healthy relationships.
Counseling Services, Inc., Saco, to provide mental health
services to uninsured or underinsured children diagnosed with mental illness.
Habitat for Humanity York County, Kennebunk, for start-up
capital to open a ReStore in York County.
Old Berwick Historical Society, South Berwick, to support
the Revitalizing Local History Project, which will strengthen the three-year
series of all-school walking tours of historic sites for elementary grades in
South Berwick.
Sanford-Springvale YMCA, Sanford, to support professional
development for teaching staff to strengthen child care programs.
A volunteer committee of York County residents and business
leaders reviews grants and makes recommendations for funding through the York
County Fund and York County Children’s Aid Society Fund. The majority of grants
in York County are directed to programs that assist vulnerable youth. The next
deadline for applying to the York County Fund is February 15, 2013. Application
and guidelines are available at www.mainecf.org.
A statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth and
Portland, the Maine Community Foundation partners with donors and nonprofits to
strengthen Maine communities. For questions or for more information, visit www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800.
