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$740,000+ to Keep Mainers Warm

Keeping Mainers Warm Every winter, thousands of Mainers are forced to make a difficult decision between heating their homes and paying for basic needs like food and medicine. This year, with fuel costs on the rise, even more… Read More

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United Way’s Women United invests $82,500 to support youth/teen programming for low-income families in Portland’s Bayside area

United Way of Southern Maine’s (UWSM) Women United announced an investment of $82,500 in Anchoring Youth to Succeed, a program run by Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine (BGCSM) and A Company of Girls (ACOG). This is the second… Read More

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Funding Opportunity: Brick & Beam Society, FY22 Investments

Brick & Beam Society, a United Way of Southern Maine (UWSM) giving circle, is pleased to announce that it is now accepting funding applications for its FY23 Community Investments.   Brick & Beam Society takes a broad view of the community,… Read More

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WOMEN UNITED INVESTS OVER $70,000 TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND TEEN PROGRAMMING IN PORTLAND’S BAYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD

United Way of Southern Maine’s (UWSM) Women United announced an investment of $73,937 in Anchoring Youth to Succeed, a program run by Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine (BGCSM) and A Company of Girls (ACOG). Women United… Read More

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Funding Opportunity: Brick & Beam Society, FY22 Investments

Brick & Beam Society, a giving circle of United Way of Greater Portland, is pleased to announce that it is now accepting funding applications for its FY22 Community Investments. Brick and Beam takes a broad view of the community, bringing… Read More

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Funding Opportunity: Youth/Teen Programming in Bayside

Women United, a giving circle of United Way of Greater Portland (UWGP), is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to provide enhanced youth/teen programming to members of its Project WIN cohort and others in Portland’s Bayside area. We… Read More

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Vivian’s dreams are coming true thanks to Women United

Vivian’s dreams are coming true thanks to Women United One mother’s story of resilience – working for a better life for her children                   Women United is helping mothers and their… Read More

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Women United and Project WIN was Fatouma’s “light in the darkness”

Women United and Project WIN was Fatouma’s “light in the darkness” Help women like Fatouma achieve their dreams in Southern Maine United Way of Southern Maine‘s Women United is helping mothers and their children in Greater Portland achieve their dreams. One of those women is Fatouma. In November of… Read More

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Women United and Brick & Beam Society announce $198,000 in investments for 2020

CIRCLES OF GIVING HELP SUPPORT LOCAL RECOVERY EFFORTS AND A THRIVING FUTURE FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN United Way of Greater Portland’s Giving Circles are one impactful way directed community investment dollars are helping to make a difference… Read More

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Women United and Project WIN helps Meri “get back up and keep going”

 Women United and Project WIN helps Meri “get back up and keep going” Help women like Meri create pathways out of poverty in Southern Maine United Way of Southern Maine‘s Women United is helping mothers and their children in… Read More

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