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ELLSWORTH — Two Frankllin County organizations and one in Skowhegan were awarded grants by the the Western Mountains Committee of the Maine Community Foundation.
The Franklin County Children’s Task Force received a grant to support sexual abuse prevention strategies included in the Healthy Relationships curriculum for children attending three school districts in grades K-8. The High Peaks Creative Council, in Phillips, received a grant that will allow it to join the American Barn Quilt Trail and enable regional school students to work with artists to paint quilt-block plaques that will be displayed as public art on roadside barns. Main Street Skowhegan, in partnership with Wesserunsett Arts Council, received a grant to make the Skowhegan community more welcoming to all people through education, celebration of different heritages, and community conversations that will foster inclusion and understanding.
The Western Mountains Fund is a permanent endowment that supports projects and nonprofits that strengthen communities in Franklin and Somerset counties.
Applications go through the foundation’s Community Building Grant Program and are reviewed by a committee of local leaders. The next proposal deadline is Feb. 15. The application and guidelines can be found at www.mainecf.org.
The Western Mountains Fund is built through donations from the community. For more information about the fund, please contact Foundation Officer Laura Reed, lreed@mainecf.org or 207-564-3236.
