Wed, 06/30/2021 - 6:45pm
A volunteer distributes surplus greens grown by a local farm to a Waldo County food pantry as part of Waldo County Bounty's Gleaning program. (Photo by Veggies for All)
The Waldo County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $43,000 in grants to eight local nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
Grant recipients include:
County of Waldo, to fund anti-racism joint training for sheriff's department leadership, deputies, corrections officers, and community members
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, to continue and expand in-person programming that reengages the community and represents a low risk for COVID-19 transmission
Unity Barn Raisers, to increase Waldo County Bounty's communications, promotional, educational, and fundraising capacity.