United Midcoast Charities distributes nearly $465,000 to Knox, Waldo County nonprofits
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 6:45pm
UMC Grants Committee Chair Jim Hengerer presented the 2021 Grants to local agencies at a breakfast reception on July 13. (Photo courtesy United Midcoast Charities)
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities has awarded $464,750 to 34 nonprofits that address the most basic needs for food, housing, health and safety, and economic security in Knox and Waldo counties.
UMC’s grants committee selected the recipients after a thorough competitive review that used an accelerated, online grant application process developed last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Although the Midcoast has returned to some semblance of normalcy in recent months, many of our friends and neighbors still face enormous challenges,” said UMC President Lori Alexander, in a news release. “We met urgent needs in 2020 by speeding up our grantmaking process and giving our grantees more freedom in their use of their funding. We also created a Rapid Response fund to address emergencies that arose due to the COVID pandemic. Our successes last year confirmed the importance of flexibility in addressing today’s needs.”