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LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation announced the recipients of its impact grants for the fourth quarter of 2018, which include organizations in Norway and Whiting.
The MainStreet Foundation awards grants to organizations actively working to help at-risk Maine kids to be safe, healthy, active, happy, educated and nourished and to help kids thrive. The grants vary based on the need and are awarded in standard amounts up to $5,000.
A total of $12,500 was awarded to:
The Progress Center in Norway was awarded $5,000 to help expand efforts to serve at-risk youth. With a recent study revealing that Maine households experience the third-highest food insecurity rate in the country, the center is focused on expanding its soup kitchen, patient meal deliveries, food distribution, and summer lunch program.
Safe Families for Children in Whiting was awarded $7,500 to support its services throughout Central Maine. Safe Families hosts vulnerable children and creates extended family-like support for desperate families through a community of volunteers motivated by compassion to keep children safe and ultimately together with their families.
“These organizations are working toward the vitally important mission of ensuring that Maine’s youth are afforded opportunities that may not otherwise be available to them,” said Steve Closson, chairman of Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation. “We are glad to be a part of furthering their work.” Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2018, MainStreet Foundation’s annual $25K for Kids grant was awarded to New Beginnings. MainStreet Foundation awarded a total of $72,200 in 2018.
