United Way of Greater Portland partners with 48 Funded Community Partners to support 74 programs that work to achieve at least one of Thrive2027’s three 10-year goals to improve education, financial stability, and health for every person in Greater Portland.
We invest millions upon millions of dollars from individuals and organizations to improve lives and strengthen our community. Funded Community Partners open their programs and budgets to intense review by the Community Investment Process volunteers and United Way staff. We ensure community partners align efforts, progress is measured, work is facilitated and evaluated, and everyone remains focused on the shared vision. Targeted program outcomes and results drive our funding decisions and are critical to understanding how your investment is improving people’s lives.
Our Funded Community Partners, investors like you, Community Investment Volunteers, and United Way work as a team to increase quality early education, to ensure more people can afford to live and work in Greater Portland, and to support longer, healthier lives.
FUNDED COMMUNITY PARTNERS
United Way of Greater Portland partners with 48 Funded Community Partners to support 74 programs that work to achieve at least one of Thrive2027’s three 10-year goals to improve education, financial stability, and health for every person in Greater Portland.
We invest millions upon millions of dollars from individuals and organizations to improve lives and strengthen our community. Funded Community Partners open their programs and budgets to intense review by the Community Investment Process volunteers and United Way staff. We ensure community partners align efforts, progress is measured, work is facilitated and evaluated, and everyone remains focused on the shared vision. Targeted program outcomes and results drive our funding decisions and are critical to understanding how your investment is improving people’s lives.
Our Funded Community Partners, investors like you, Community Investment Volunteers, and United Way work as a team to increase quality early education, to ensure more people can afford to live and work in Greater Portland, and to support longer, healthier lives.
FUNDED COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR FY2020 FISCAL YEAR
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Organization
Program
Thrive2027 Goal Area
211 Maine
Maine’s health and human services information and referral system
2
A Company of Girls
Afterschool and Outreach Arts-Based Resiliency/ Empowerment Programming
2
American Red Cross
Emergency Services
2
Amistad, Inc.
Peer Support and Recovery Center
3
Avesta Housing
HomeOwnership Center (HOC)
2
Avesta Housing
Support for Formerly Homeless Individuals
2
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine
Westbrook Mentoring Program
2
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
On-Track Initiative
1&2
Brick & Beam Society
Investments in STEM and literacy programs made by Brick & Beam Society will occur in Fall 2019
1
CA$H Greater Portland
CA$H (Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope) Greater Portland Coalition
1
Catherine Morrill Day Nursery
Day Nursery Program
1
Catholic Charities Maine
Career Development Program
2
Catholic Charities Maine
Independent Support Services – Senior Wrap Project
2
Catholic Charities Maine
Integrated Behavioral Health
3
Catholic Charities Maine
St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center
1
Community Dental
Cumberland County Denture Program
2
Community Dental
Portland Dental Center’s Low-Income Oral Health Access Program
2
Count ME In
Count ME In Program
1
Day One
Adolescent Community Treatment Services
3
Day One
Residential Services
3
Day One
Street Youth Outreach
3
Frannie Peabody Center
Client Services
3
Freeport Community Services
Youth/Family Food Programs
1
Goodwill Industries of Northern New England
Job Connection Greater Portland
2
Greater Portland Workforce Initiative
Greater Portland Workforce Initiative (GPWI)
2
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)
Immigration Legal Services for Greater Portland
2
Kids First Center
Kids First Reimagined – Childhood Trauma Prevention and Mitigation Programming
1
LearningWorks
After School Program
1
Legal Services for the Elderly
Cumberland County Senior Legal Helpline
2
Legal Services for the Elderly
Elder Abuse Law Project
2
Locker Project
Providing Fresh Food to Food-Insecure Children and Their Families
1
MaineHealth
Project BRACEs: Building Resilience for Adverse Childhood Experiences
3
MaineHealth/Maine Behavioral Health
Lancaster Street Outpatient Services
3
MaineHealth/Maine Behavioral Health
The Children’s Initiative – Early Childhood Education Collaborative
1
MaineHealth Care at Home
Connected Care For ACEs
3
Milestone Recovery
Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) Team
3
Morrison Center
Early Intervention Preschool Program
1
Morrison Center
K-12 Educational Program
2
My Place Teen Center
My Place Teen Center Program
2
Northeast Hearing and Speech
Speech and Hearing Services
1
Peaks Island Children’s Workshop
Peaks Island Children’s Workshop
1
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Safe and Stable Families Thrive
3
Greater Portland Health
Behavioral & Mental Health Services in Portland’s School-based Health Centers
3
Portland ConnectED – Starting Strong
Talking is Teaching / Too Small to Fail
1
Portland Housing Authority
eMPowerME
2
Portland Public Library
In Her Presence at Portland Public Library (IHP@PPL)
1
Portland Public Schools/ Portland Adult Education
Enhancing Opportunities in Cumberland County for Students Seeking Their High School Credential and Support for Post-Secondary Matriculation
2
Portland Recovery Community Center
Recovery Coaching for Individuals in High Risk Transitions
3
Preble Street
Advocacy
2
Preble Street
Critical Needs Programs
2
Preble Street
Health Services and Home & Health Alliance Portland
3
Regional Transportation Program
Transportation
2
Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
Support and Advocacy Services for victim/survivors of sexual assault
3
Southern Maine Community College
Women United scholarship fund for Project WIN participants
2
Spurwink Services Incorporated
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic through Medication Assisted Treatment at Spurwink Adult Behavioral Health
3
The Center for Grieving Children
Bereavement Support
3
The City of Portland
NEAT (Nutrition Education Access & Training)
1
The Iris Network
Visually Impaired People (VIP) – Cumberland
2
The Opportunity Alliance
Bridge to Career Fulfillment (BCF)
2
The Opportunity Alliance
CDA Development Center
1
The Opportunity Alliance
Early Childhood Initiative
1
The Opportunity Alliance
Family Crisis Response Navigator
3
The Opportunity Alliance
Foster Grandparent Program
1
The Opportunity Alliance
Maine Families
1
The Opportunity Alliance
Project WIN (Women IN Neighborhoods) – funded by Women United
2
The Opportunity Alliance
Senior Companion Program
2
The Opportunity Alliance
The Women’s Project
3
Through These Doors
Advocacy and Victim Services for Victims of Abuse in Cumberland County
3
Through These Doors
Emergency Shelter for Victims of Abuse in Cumberland County
2
Tri-County Mental Health Services**
In-Home Follow-up for Opioid Overdose
3
University of Southern Maine
Gateway to Opportunity Program Expansion & Justice Policy Internship Expansion
2
Wayside Food Programs
Community Meals
1
Westbrook School Department
Westbrook Children’s Project
1
Westbrook School Department
Westbrook Partners for Prevention
3
YMCA of Southern Maine
Early Learning Readiness
1
Youth and Family Outreach
Early Care and Education Program
1
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