Grants were awarded to 9 incredible organizations at our Awards Ceremony in April 2023. Our 2023 Common Good Grant Recipients are:
Bath Housing has been dedicated to enhancing housing stability for older adults, people with disabilities, and families in the greater Bath area for nearly four decades. Established in 1984, Bath Housing Development Corporation was created to address the shortage of safe, affordable housing available to low-income households, and has since grown to offer a range of programs to support the community.
Since 2000, Cathance River Educational Alliance (CREA) has worked to foster ecological awareness and promote environmental stewardship among students and educators. They offer a variety of programs to foster this connection with the natural world, working with local schools out of their Topsham-based Ecology Center for nature-based programming that allows students to experience hands-on science learning.
Founded in 2018, Church of Safe Injection is a harm reduction nonprofit based in Lewiston, Maine, that fights for the health, rights, and dignity of people who use drugs. As a CDC-certified syringe exchange program, the organization not only provides safe using supplies but also fundraises for recovery residences and advocates for policies that support OD prevention and safe use sites.
College Guild is committed to providing free, non-traditional education to incarcerated individuals across the United States. Volunteers create personalized lesson plans for each student and send course materials via mail, with no internet or technology required.
Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities’ mission is to grow and supply fresh fruits and vegetables to those in need in western Maine. After becoming a 501c3 in 2015, Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities opened a new garden in South Paris, in addition to their garden in Rumford. Since 2015, they have provided food to over 14,000 people.
The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center serves as a hub of collaboration that strengthens the immigrant community through language acquisition, economic integration and civic engagement.
Midcoast Literacy is a non-profit organization based in Bath, Maine that has been providing free literacy programs to people of all ages in Lincoln, Sagadahoc and northern Cumberland Counties for more than 50 years. Through a wide range of Family Literacy and Adult Literacy programs, we strive to help children and adults develop their literacy skills, so they may become competent, healthy, caring individuals who succeed through all stages of life.
The Portland Housing Authority was established in 1943 to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low-income citizens of the greater Portland area. Today, it owns and manages 12 housing developments totaling 1,219 units, serving families, elderly, and people with disabilities.
In collaboration with local partners and all affected by abuse, Through These Doors creates innovative responses and mobilizes our community to promote safety and challenge systems of oppression and violence. The organization offers a 24-hour helpline to people affected by domestic violence, as well as an emergency shelter, transitional services, support, and education groups, safety planning, advocacy, support, and assistance with legal matters
