Last year, the Maine Community Foundation s awarded $200,000 to 10 nonprofits through its Start Up/Scale Up grant program, including Tear Cap Workshops in Hiram to support a makerspace program and to develop a new workspace for an entrepreneur or artisan.
The foundation is now seeking applications for 2021 grants for Maine nonprofits that help new ventures start and grow through collaborative workspaces and incubator and accelerator programs.
Grants will be awarded to organizations and projects that meet the criteria and that have the greatest potential to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Maine.
Priority is for projects or groups that provide access to resources; support entrepreneurs and businesses in rural communities and in areas with limited access to resources; and serve entrepreneurs and businesses founded or led by women and Black, indigenous and other people of color; and include partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, individuals, busin
Mask donation is message of ‘caring and hope,’ Saco mayor says
United Way of York County has distributed reusable, washable masks to five communities in York County.
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Saco City Administrator Bryan Kaenrath, Mayor William Doyle, Saco and Biddeford Savings CFO and United Way of York County treasurer Brian Ballute and UWYC President Brian Petrovek display some of the 1,000 masks UWYC recently donated to the city. In all, the United Way of York County donated 5,000 reusable, washable masks to five municipalities in York County.
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SACO Face coverings remain a necessary safety factor in combatting the spread of coronavirus and the city of Saco was recently gifted 1,000 fabric masks to help in that effort.