The Maine Women’s Giving Tree gave $50,000 to ten organizations at a virtual grant award presentation on June 10, 2020. The awardees include:
- Elder Abuse Institute of Maine – $6,400 for elder abuse outreach, education, support services & housing
- Midcoast Community Alliance – $7,500 for services for at risk, homeless and/or unaccompanied youth
- Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program – $7,500 for the School Pantry Program for at-risk students
- Midcoast Literacy – $3,000 for English language instruction for New Mainers
- Oasis Free Clinics – $3,000 for telephone interpretation services for non-English speaking clients
- Sweetser – $5,000 for school based mental health therapy for uninsured & underinsured
- Tedford Housing – $5,000 for the Breaking Down Barriers Fund for women and families
- The Emergency Action Network – $6,000 for cell phones for New Mainers asylum group
- The Gathering Place – $4,000 for the services and supplies in daytime shelter
- Wayfinder Schools – $2,600 for Passages, a home-based high school diploma program