Our Partners
United. We accomplish more together than alone.
The issues impacting our community are too complex for any one to solve alone. To tackle them head on, United Way brings together a diverse and committed network of local nonprofit partners, donors, and volunteers to create innovative programs, collaborations, and initiatives that have the greatest impact on our communities.
The investment donors make in United Way helps to support our partners and efforts that help us tackle deep-rooted and emerging problems holding people back.
Funded Community Partners for FY2025
Our Partners
| 211 Maine | 24/7 Maine Helpline Offers free, confidential information and referral service that connects people across Maine to local services. |
| Adopt a School Initiative | School and Local Employer Partnerships Connects Southern Maine employers with local schools to ensure kids have a strong start and thrive. |
| Avesta Housing | Homeless to Housing Program Helps formerly homeless Avesta Housing residents maintain housing stability. |
| Biddeford Ready! | School Readiness Community Partnership Prepares Biddeford children to enter kindergarten prepared to thrive in school and beyond. |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Expanded Learning & Enrichment Provides a supportive, safe space through the Youth Club House for after school and during the summer. |
| Caring Unlimited | Audrey’s House Emergency Shelter Provides emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness due to domestic violence. |
| Catherine Morrill Day Nursery | Quality Learning Program Provides high-quality, safe, and nurturing child care with wraparound supports. |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Refugee and Immigration Services Provides low-cost immigration legal services. |
| Child Development Center, Biddeford ME Provides high-quality child care to children 6 weeks to 12 years. | |
| Child Development Center, Portland ME Provides high-quality child care to children 6 weeks to 12 years. | |
| Child Care Incubator | Incubator Cohort Trains new entrepreneurs to open child care businesses. |
| Commonspace (formerly Amistad) | Peer Outreach Worker Program Provides outreach to our unhoused community. |
| Community Dental | Oral Healthcare “Access” Increases access to oral health care services for individuals and families. |
| Count ME In | York & Cumberland County Attendance Collaborative Provides supports for educators to reduce chronic absenteeism. |
| Creating, Assets, Savings, and Hope (CA$H) Greater Portland | Financial Stability Empowers Maine individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability. |
| Day One | Adolescent and Family Community Treatment Services Supports for individuals who have been impacted by substance use and mental health challenges |
| Adolescent Residential Treatment Services Offers flexible stay program for teenagers. | |
| Street Program Provides mental health and substance use counseling and low-barrier outreach for youth. | |
| Emerging Leaders United (formerly Brick & Beam Society) | Investment TBD Invests in early literacy and science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) opportunities for kids. |
| Emerging Leaders United / Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | South Portland Programs Provides after school mentoring and activities for middle schoolers. |
| Emerging Leaders United / Portland Community Squash | Rally Portland Serves individuals and families through after-school, weekend, and summer youth development programs. |
| Fair Tide Inc. | Fair Tide Housing and Case Management Program Provides housing and supportive services. |
| Food for All Services | Halal Accessibility Expands Southern Maine’s access to Halal foods. |
| Frannie Peabody Center | Client Services Provides comprehensive and specialized HIV client services. |
| Furniture Friends | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative Gathers feedback to improve racial justice in ongoing efforts to advance financial stability of community members. |
| Girl Scouts of Maine Inc. | A Place for Girls Supports staff-led, place-based leadership development. |
| Greater Portland Health | Behavioral and Mental Health Services in Greater Portland’s School Based Health Centers Offers students medical, behavioral, and dental health care during the school day. |
| Greater Portland Workforce Initiative | Dual-Customer Workforce Pipeline Addresses employment barriers for job seekers and employers. |
| Homeless Response System | Service Hub Coordination Coordinates a standardized pathway to housing resources for individuals experiencing homelessness. |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) | Work Authorization and Legal Status for Immigrants Secures legal services and provides educational outreach for immigrant families in Cumberland County. |
| In Her Presence | Bridge to Career Fulfillment Supports the career trajectory and enhances financial stability for immigrant women. |
| Kids First Center | Helping Children Thrive Provides support for families during separation and divorce and teaches resilience skills that last a lifetime. |
| Legal Services for Maine Elders | Southern Maine Legal Helpline for Older Mainers Provides elder Mainers with free legal advice. |
| Locker Project | Healthy Food for Families with Young Children in Greater Portland at Risk of Hunger Partners with schools, preschools, and agencies to provide access to healthy fresh food and staples. |
| Maine Access Points | York County Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Program Promotes community-based harm reduction and overdose prevention services and resources. |
| Maine Association For New Americans | Community Wellness and Peer Support Program Promotes well-being and empowerment of immigrants and refugees. |
| Milestone Recovery | HOME Team Provides an outreach program for individuals experiencing homelessness and substance use or mental health disorders. |
| Northeast Hearing and Speech | Speech and Hearing Services Evaluates and treats those with speech-language impairments. |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital | McAuley Residence Expands access to family-centered education and household supports for women in recovery. |
| Our Place Portland Inc. | Whole Family Health Offers low-income families of the East Bayside neighborhood with after school groups, family advocacy, and summer camps. |
| Pine Tree Legal Assistance | Safe and Stable Families Thrive Provides coordinated community response to end domestic and sexual violence. |
| Portland ConnectED – Starting Strong | First4ME Portland Provides comprehensive early care & education to support school readiness. |
| Portland Works for Kids: Child care access for workforce participation Increases child care access for workforce participation. | |
| Starting Strong Ensures all children in Portland are kindergarten-ready. | |
| First4ME Utilizes a two-generation, community-based approach to improving access to quality early education. | |
| Portland Housing Authority | EmpowerME Offers coordinated approach to family stabilization, financial/career advancement, and asset building. |
| Portland Public Schools/ Portland Adult Education | Talbot Community School Supports pre-K through grade 5 student learning and community and family engagement. |
| Street Academy Provides wraparound support services to youth with a history of homelessness. | |
| Preble Street | Health Services Bridges gaps in healthcare services for people experiencing homelessness. |
| Stabilization, Shelter, and Housing Bridges the gaps for renters who have been experiencing homelessness. | |
| Presente! Maine | La Red Matriarcal Provides a safe space for Afro-Indigenous Latine matriarchs and their children to learn and engage. |
| Quality Housing Coalition | Project HOME Provides year-long culturally and linguistically appropriate housing stabilization. |
| Sanford-Springvale YMCA | Trafton Senior Center Offers a safe and welcoming environment for older adults to gather. |
| Early Learning Center Provides high-quality, safe, and nurturing child care with wraparound services. | |
| Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine | Children’s Advocacy Services Offers free and confidential support for individuals impacted by sexual violence. |
| Spurwink | Cumberland County Children’s Advocacy Center Brings together agencies addressing child sexual abuse. |
| Outpatient and Community Services Youth Mental Health Program Provides school-based behavioral health treatment and care coordination. | |
| Spurwink Responds Expands outpatient psychiatry and case management in Biddeford. | |
| Therapeutic Preschool Offers individualized classroom programming for preschoolers with developmental disabilities/ASD. | |
| The Center for Grieving Children | Bereavement Peer Support Offers peer grief support for individuals and families. |
| The City of Portland – Public Health Division | Resettlement Program- Mental Health Liaison Addresses needs of New Mainers using culturally-informed approaches. |
| The Opportunity Alliance | Early Childhood Initiative Implements a best practice model offering mental health services to the birth to five population. |
| Thrive2027 | Backbone Support Provides operational support for Thrive2027 with focus on equity & community engagement. |
| Through These Doors | Advocacy & Victim Services Provides support services for domestic violence survivors including advocacy, safety planning, & resource sharing. |
| Emergency Shelter Provides emergency shelter for adult survivors of domestic violence and their children. | |
| United Recovery Fund | Employment and Life Supports for Clients Provides supports for people re-entering the workforce. |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Overdose Prevention Provides training and access to overdose prevention practices in underserved communities. |
| Read Away Supports literacy and connection between incarcerated parents and their children. | |
| Volunteer Reader Program Connects local schools with ongoing volunteer readers. | |
| United Ways of Maine | ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Supports awareness and education campaign. |
| Valo | Data Collection & Measurement Work Improves data collection and programmatic measurements. |
| Vet To Vet Maine | Peer Companion Program Connects trained veteran volunteers with fellow veterans who need a friend. |
| Women United | Investments TBD Invests in programs that advance single mothers and their children. |
| Women United / Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine and A Company of Girls | Anchoring Youth to Succeed Provides after school program with wraparound services for youth. |
| Women United / New Ventures Maine | Mothers Thriving Supports class series, group support, and coaching for mothers. |
| Women United / The Opportunity Alliance | Project WIN Provides evidence-based coaching and support for single mothers and their children. |
| Women United / York County Community Action Corporation | MomCore Offers targeted coaching program focused on improving financial knowledge and household stability. |
| York County Community Action Corp | A Place for Us Provides housing and supportive services to families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. |
| Mental Health Service for Head Start Children Addresses the needs of children to interrupt the cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences. | |
| Youth and Family Outreach | Quality Early Childhood Education Provides high-quality, safe, and nurturing child care with wraparound services prioritizing low-to-moderate income families. |
| Youth Full Maine | Nourishing York County’s Students, Families & Communities Provides nourishing food for children and their families in York County. |