The John T. Gorman Foundation is providing a periodic roundup of news articles chronicling the emerging challenges of vulnerable Mainers during the pandemic, and highlight new resources and innovative practices that may be helpful to organizations, individuals, and communities working to address those challenges. NOTE: the resource items referenced below, and others, can be found… Read more »
Tag: COVID-19
COVID Crisis Spurs Innovation in Maine’s Juvenile Justice System
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
By Lisa Margulies, Esq., John T. Gorman Foundation Program Associate Stakeholders across the state have worked to enhance Maine’s juvenile justice system for years. A particular area of focus has been decreasing the number of youth in Long Creek Youth Development Center due to growing recognition and agreement that many justice-involved youth do not pose… Read more »
Despite Pandemic, Fellows Push On
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
John T. Gorman Fellows adapt and innovate to continue making progress toward their long-term goals John T. Gorman Fellows have all set ambitious goals for improving the lives of Maine people – targets that take years to achieve, even under the best of circumstances. The crisis of the coronavirus – both from a public health… Read more »
May Update on Foundation’s COVID-19 Response
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
Volunteers pack food boxes at Foundation grantee Preble Street Resource Center in Portland. Since the COVID-19 outbreak reached Maine in early March, the John T. Gorman Foundation – like other Maine foundations – has tried to assist our partners as they work to serve our communities at this challenging time. We have given our… Read more »
News and Resource Roundup: April 29, 2020
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under Grantees in the News, JTGF News & Updates.
With so much in the news and information about the coronavirus epidemic being shared right now, important developments and emerging strategies can be easy to miss. To help cut through the static, the John T. Gorman Foundation will be providing a periodic roundup of news articles chronicling the emerging challenges of vulnerable Mainers, and highlight… Read more »
How the Foundation is Supporting Vulnerable Mainers During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates.
A message from John T. Gorman Foundation President & CEO Tony Cipollone First, I hope this email finds you and your family safe and healthy. Clearly, the last few weeks have been unsettling as the coronavirus pandemic has reached into our state, not only raising concerns about public health, but upending how we live and… Read more »
RELEASE: John T. Gorman Foundation Awards $500,000 in Grants to Organizations Serving Vulnerable Mainers During COVID-19 Outbreak
Posted by Andy Colvin (Staff Admin) & filed under JTGF News & Updates, Press Releases.
Grants go to 11 nonprofits across the state providing emergency food and shelter Portland, Maine—As part of its COVID-19 response, the John T. Gorman Foundation is awarding $500,000 in grants to 11 Maine nonprofits working to provide food and shelter to Mainers in need during the outbreak. The mission of the independent, statewide Foundation is… Read more »