2008 Grants Awarded by the Androscoggin County Committee

Project Information Committee Grant Amount
Auburn School District, to strengthen and expand the SHAREcenter's volunteer program whose base is primarily individuals with special needs, at-risk students and people in the court restitution system. $4,300.00
Lewiston Public Schools, to provide after-school tutoring to high school students, especially immigrant students, who are at risk of not meeting graduation requirements.  $3,000.00
Museum L-A, Lewiston, to research and create a timeline to list owners, location, openings, closings, and document significant events of the textile, shoe and brick making industries in Lewiston-Auburn from 1840 to the present. $2,000.00
New Beginnings, Lewiston, to develop and facilitate parent education and support groups in collaboration with community partners. $3,000.00
Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, Livermore, to support Volunteers for Maine History, a project to build a system of collaborative volunteer resource management initiatives to strengthen the sustainability of small museums in western Maine. $1,400.00