LEWISTON — Northeast Bank has donated $500 to Common Ties Mental Health Services.

Lewiston-based Common Ties will put the donation toward a new project aimed at increasing access to preventive dental care and promotes the idea that every person should have a “dental home.”

Common Ties provides a wide range of community services geared to the specific aspirations and needs of people experiencing a mental illness.

Northeast Bank is headquartered in Lewiston and operates 23 retail outlets in Maine and seacoast New Hampshire.