In a public-private collaboration led by the United Way, new facilities in South Portland and Freeport will add 200 spots to Southern Maine’s strained child care industry by early 2026.
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One-third of Maine workers are struggling to make ends meet, report says
And that doesn’t include the 12% of Maine people living below the poverty line.
Nonprofit organizations host Halls of Horror at former Livermore Falls High School
The scary Halloween-themed event will held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and Oct. 29. A scare-free youth event will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Halloween.
United Way of Androscoggin County celebrates 90 years today
While they celebrate their own work over the past nine decades, they also celebrate a group of people who are not always known to the public but who are nonetheless essential to the United Way’s work: the donors, supporters and volunteers.
Photos: Day of Caring at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center
Volunteers work Friday on several projects outside the Lewiston center during United Way’s Day of Caring.
Photo: Volunteers stuff back-to-school backpacks for the United Way
Over a thousand back-to-school backpacks will be sent to schools in the area for guidance counselors to distribute.
United Way of Androscoggin announces available grant money for Oxford County EFSP
The deadline to submit applications for the grant is Sept. 6; there will be no exceptions to this deadline.
United Way of Androscoggin announces grant money available for food and shelter
United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that it has been selected to administer the Phase 36 grant from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to aid in the local fight against homelessness and hunger.