More than a dozen young Latinos were killed in KCK in 2020. Families, friends, and the community are speaking out against violence and pushing for change.
Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic
Places of worship in the Augusta and Waterville areas are using a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings as key holy celebrations get underway a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
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Altar server Isaac Misner-Elias lights one of the seven candles placed in bread dough as the Rev. James Doran blesses the oil in the dough Wednesday while celebrating the Novena to Saint Joseph during a service at St. Joseph s Maronite Church in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Across faiths, the ability to gather is at the heart of their religious practice, so limits on public gatherings have reshaped what worship looks like since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Merger results in Family Promise of the Coastal Empire
SAVANNAH Family Promise’s three area affiliates in Savannah, Bryan and Effingham counties have undergone some significant structural changes. The last details are being finalized but, for all intents and purposes, Family Promise’s three area affiliates have merged, and the new organization is now known as Family Promise of the Coastal Empire.
Before making the decision in 2019 to go ahead with the merger, the three boards discussed the potential benefits for months. They arrived at the conclusion they could better serve homeless and at-risk families throughout the region by joining forces and even making future plans to continue the expansion, eventually moving into Liberty County.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Family Promise completes merger of three area affiliates
Family Promise’s three area affiliates – in Savannah, Bryan and Effingham counties – have undergone some significant structural changes. The last details are being finalized, but for all intents and purposes, Family Promise’s three area affiliates have merged, and the new organization is now known as Family Promise of the Coastal Empire.
Before making the decision in 2019 to go ahead with the merger, the three boards discussed the potential benefits for months. They arrived at the conclusion they could better serve homeless and at-risk families throughout the region by joining forces and even making future plans to continue the expansion, eventually moving into Liberty County.
Virtual job fair taking place via churches nationwide to give people a second chance
The Nationwide Day of Second Chances is a job fair (virtual during COVID-19) put on by Better Together to help people with employment barriers get hired. Author: Chloe Teboe (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:49 AM EST December 10, 2020 Updated: 7:51 AM EST December 10, 2020
Sometimes, the best gift you can give someone is a second chance to turn their life around. That s the message of a new job fair happening virtually around the country on Thursday, Dec. 10 to give people who face employment barriers an opportunity to get back in the workforce.