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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 A U G U S T 1 9 , 2 0 2 4 Preble Street, a statewide social service agency based in Portland, received a three-year, $300,000 grant commitment from KeyBank Foundation to support its Site-Based Housing First programs. The funds will support the state of Maine's plan to end chronic homelessness for the community's most vulnerable mem- bers through the creation of 400 new Housing First units across the state. The Alfond Scholarship Foundation in Portland announced that its My Alfond Grant program has invested over a half a billion dollars for the future education of the more than 158,000 Maine children. Great Falls Construction in Gorham an- nounced that it completed a new 4,900 square-foot fire apparatus storage build- ing project for the Sebago Fire and EMS Departments in the town of Sebago. The Maine Coast Fishermen's Association in Brunswick awarded a total of $215,000 in grants to 43 small working waterfront properties located in numerous island towns and coastal communities to assist in the recovery from storms in January. United Way of Southern Maine in Portland announced that it will invest $6.8 million into the community in 2024 through various programs includ- ing Community Impact Grants and donor-directed contributions. Coastal Enterprises Inc., a nonprofit, community development financial institution in Brunswick, received a $100,000 Rural Energy for America Program Technical Assistance grant from the USDA to support businesses in accessing technical assistance and installing solar power. The University of New England Online announced that it is collaborating with Green Flower, a national leader in can- nabis education, to launch four online certificate programs that will cover busi- ness, health care and medicine, law and policy, and agriculture and horticulture. Piper Shores, a nonprofit life plan retirement community in Scarborough, announced a partnership with the University of New England to open a medical clinic at the Meadows campus. The clinic will be staffed by Kathryn Brandt, clinical professor at the UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine and chair of the Department of Primary Care, along with Bill Burge, associate clinical professor. WinterKids, a nonprofit in Westbrook dedicated to increasing outdoor physi- cal activity, said it awarded a total of $25,000 to 10 organizations across Maine that promote outdoor activi- ties and encourage children to stay active throughout the year through its Downhill 24 Outdoor Fund. Frannie Peabody Center in Portland was awarded a one-year grant from United Way of Southern Maine total- ing $28,700 to support its client services for people living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS. The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland received a $224,143 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund the expansion of pro- grams that help Maine public schools integrate African American and Ethnic Studies, as well as Wabanaki Studies, into its curricula. Mayo Street Arts in Portland said it was awarded a $110,000 grant from Lowe's Hometowns to make improvements to its 134-year-old former Danish Lutheran church building. The Maine Association of Realtors Foundation, the charitable arm of Maine Association of Realtors in Augusta, awarded a total of $140,000 through its 2024 Competitive Grant Program to 16 organizations to address a variety of housing needs across Maine. Since 1991, the foundation has awarded $1.6 million in Competitive Program grants to address affordable housing needs. United Way of Kennebec Valley in Augusta said that it raised $23,509 to support community programming at its 54th Annual Golf Scramble. The Maine Justice Foundation in Augusta announced that attorneys Sarah Catherman, Benjamin Fowler, Andrew Catherman, Adrienne Fernstrom and Jeremiah McIntosh are the 2024 recip- ients of its Access to Justice Tax Credit Program. 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