The Portland Press Herald recently covered Preble Street’s Food Security Hub, developed with support from the John T. Gorman Foundation. Go here to read the full story.
The Bangor Daily News recently published a wonderful story about Families Forward, a Foundation-funded two-generation effort at Bangor Housing to provide a range of services to support the well-being of families living in the Capehart Neighborhood. Go here to read the full story.
The Portland Press Herald recently covered the $1 million in grants awarded through the John T. Gorman Foundation’s 2021 Direct Service Grant Program. Go here to read the full story.
The Bangor Daily News published a story on 11 grants totaling $250,000 the John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded to help Maine organizations increase mental health, wellness, and community support opportunities for older youth during the pandemic. Read the full story here.
The Portland Press Herald recently published an op-ed written by Chief Program Officer Nicole Witherbee about the opportunity Child Tax Credits present for lifting families out of poverty. “In greatly increasing the eligibility for and amount of Child Tax Credits, the stimulus is estimated to cut child poverty in half over the next year. While … Read more
The Portland Press Herald has published an op-ed written by Senior Program Associate Jennifer Beck about using a two-generation approach to support family success amid the pandemic. “In this new year there is an opportunity for our state to regroup, recover and rebuild – not just from the pandemic, but also from the systemic barriers … Read more
WABI recently aired a story about the $500,000 in grants awarded by the John T. Gorman Foundation to support child safety and domestic violence providers during the pandemic. Go here for the full story.
The Portland Press Herald published an article about the assistance the John T. Gorman Foundation is giving to providers of shelter and food during the pandemic. Go here to read the full article.
With support from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a delegation of local leaders working to address poverty in Lewiston traveled to Harlem to learn from the groundbreaking work of the Harlem Children’s Zone, whose mission is “To break the cycle of poverty in Central Harlem by working at scale to build community, strengthen families and … Read more
The Portland Press Herald recently wrote about our 2019 John T. Gorman Fellows. Go here for the full story.
