February News: Get Cozy with Stories of Mainers Helping Mainers
February 28, 2024
February News and Updates from United Way of Southern Maine
Category: Health
United for Mental Health
July 1, 2023
We’ve all been through it: being a teenager is tough. But teenagers today are navigating an increasingly challenging world, due to the influences of social media, access to substances, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eliane’s Story: Mental Health Support in Schools
July 1, 2022
At the onset of the pandemic, Eliane, a former student at Portland High School, struggled with her anxiety and fell behind in school. Greater Portland Health’s (GPH) School-Based Health Center team worked collaboratively to help Eliane and establish behavioral health services.
United Way Virtual Bus Tour
July 15, 2021
Jump aboard United Way of Southern Maine’s Virtual Bus Tour with superstar volunteer drivers Rodney Mondor (UW Emcee) and Carolyn Brady (former Miss Maine)! We will visit five funded partner programs across Cumberland and York
The Home Team: Life Saving Human Connection
May 20, 2021
The Home Team: Life Saving Human Connection In a year when more people have died of drug overdose, Brooks and Courtney, from Home Team, have seen a greater need for human connection. The duo seeks
Greg’s Story: MaineCare Expansion Changed His Life
March 12, 2020
Greg’s Story MaineCare Expansion Changed His Life Greg struggled with depression and suicidal tendencies from childhood, and as an adult struggled to maintain employment and stability. Greg applied and was denied over 6 times for MaineCare and
Thriving Workplace Policies: IDEXX and Make It OK
March 10, 2020
Utilizing the Make It OK Toolkit and resources is one of the ways IDEXX is creating a mental health-friendly workplace, a featured best practice in the Thrive2027 Thriving Workplace Policies.
Fiscal Year 2021 Investment Application New Open
January 9, 2020
United Way of Greater Portland’s (UWGP) Fiscal Year 2021 investment application opened January 6, 2020 and will close February 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Applicants, both currently funded applicants and new applicants proposing work that targets
Nikki’s Story: 211 Was There In Her Time of Need
December 12, 2019
Mental health challenges and depression affect 1-in-5 Mainers (21%), and rates of depression among Maine high school students have been increasing in recent years, with more than a quarter reporting feeling so sad or helpless