| Project Information |
Committee Grant Amount |
| Inside Out, Portland, to facilitate a ten week theater workshop with 15 to 20 women inmates at the Maine Correctional Center, culminating in an original play to be performed inside the facility. |
$6,000.00 |
Institute for Civic Leadership, Portland, to expand the Board matching program by increasing the pool of candidates beyond corporate-sponsored individuals.
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$2,600.00 |
| Maine Center for Enterprise Development, Portland, to underwrite the Campus Ventures Program. |
$4,000.00 |
| Maine Community Action Association, East Wilton, for Maine Voices, a statewide project that will involve low-income residents in a process focused on eliminating poverty. |
$1,000.00 |
| Maine Folk Art Trail 2008, Richmond, to support concurrent exhibitions in eleven art and history museums, provide brochures and maps, a website, publicity, educational programs and a catalogue. |
$500.00 |
| Rape Education and Crisis Hotline, South Paris, for "Finding Your Heartsong -- Becoming a Thriver," a year-long program for adult survivors of sexual assault. |
$500.00 |
| Rippleffect, Portland, for a strategic plan for southern Maine assessing existing youth development services, staff training and recruitment practices and potential interagency collaboration. |
$4,090.00 |
| Rippling Waters Farm, Steep Falls, to raise awareness of college students, faculty and community residents about the value of composting, to organize a leaf collection drive, and to utilize the resulting compost to improve garden soil fertility and production. |
$3,735.00 |
| The Compass Project, Portland, to support the Apprentice Program, a collaboration between Deering High School, Jobs for Maine Graduates, and the marine industry. |
$3,000.00 |
| Waynflete School, Portland, to support mentoring program involving Waynflete students and students in grades 3 through 5 at the Reiche School in Portland. |
$3,410.00 |