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Our community took action this week, and it was FAN-tastic!

This week is Week of Action, one of the largest volunteer service events in the region. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers for rolling up their sleeves and taking action! The collective impact of hundreds of employees… Read More

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United Way of Southern Maine’s Brick & Beam announces Summer Program Investments benefiting BIPOC and Underserved Youth

United Way of Southern Maine’s (UWSM) Brick & Beam Society announced impact investments totaling $19,290 to support early childhood learning and or STEM/STEAM summer programs benefiting underserved populations from birth through grade 8 in Cumberland County. Programs were… Read More

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UWSM Legislative Update, 5/2/2022

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE May 2, 2022 Greetings Community Advocates, THANK YOU! With your help, we achieved some major victories for our community during the Second Regular Session of the 130th Maine Legislature. Today, we are celebrating. We also want to… Read More

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April 2022 Volunteer Newsletter

April 2022 Volunteer Newsletter United Way of Southern Maine can connect you with one-time opportunities and events that help our community, tools for hosting a collection of needed items, as well as ongoing and regularly scheduled opportunities that… Read More

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UWSM Legislative Update, 3/23/2022

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE March 23, 2022 Greetings Community Advocates, This week is expected to see a lot of activity around the supplemental budget. The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee is busy holding work sessions to discuss and vote on… Read More

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United Way of Southern Maine and Cumberland County Emergency Food and Shelter Program Local Board to Receive $1,218,672 for Community Needs

( PORTLAND, Maine)  March 22, 2022 –  United Way of Southern Maine (UWSM) and the Cumberland County Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) received notice from the EFSP National Board that UWSM will receive $1,218,672… Read More

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UWSM Legislative Update, 3/9/2022

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE March 9, 2022 Greetings Community Advocates, It’s almost time to spring forward! As Daylight Savings Time begins and we get closer to the end of the Legislative Session, many decisions will be made by the Maine… Read More

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March 2022 Volunteer Newsletter

March 2022 Volunteer Newsletter United Way of Southern Maine can connect you with one-time opportunities and events that help our community, tools for hosting a collection of needed items, as well as ongoing and regularly scheduled opportunities that… Read More

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UWSM Legislative Update, 2/16/2022

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE February 16, 2022 Greetings Community Advocates, Thank you for taking action and using your voice to make real change in our community and across the state. Welcome to our regular Legislative Update for the Second Legislative… Read More

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Request for Proposals: Summer-Focused Programs and Projects

Brick & Beam Society seeks to support summer-focused projects that are short-term/immediate. The proposal should clearly articulate how the proposed project aligns with this focus, targets early childhood learning and/or STEAM programming, and supports high need populations birth through 8th grade in Cumberland County (minus Brunswick and Harpswell).

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