Maine food pantries scramble to keep up as need reaches new heights There is a desperate need out there, says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year.
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Phil Dube, center, works to organize the food before the recipients arrive and place their orders at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Dube has been volunteering at the food pantry for several years.
Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
The number of Mainers struggling to feed their families and turning to food pantries for help is rising to new heights as coronavirus cases spike and the state faces its worst loss of jobs in any recession in 50 years.
Partners Bank donates to local nonprofits on business customers’ behalf
Portsmouth Herald
SANFORD, Maine The holiday season is upon us and giving back to the community means more than ever before as the worldwide pandemic continues to affect society in many ways.
Partners Bank has decided as part of their holiday wishes to its business customers, to make a donation to four different nonprofits on their behalf, for a total of $4,000 to be distributed equally.
The recipients of the donations will be the York Community Service Association Food Pantry in York; York County Food Pantry in Alfred; Waterboro Food Pantry in Waterboro; and the Crossroads House in Portsmouth, N.H.