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The Maine Community Foundation on Friday announced that it has awarded $27,000 in grants to 15 Maine nonprofits and municipalities for initiatives promoting healthy aging.
Grants were made through the Lifelong Communities Mini-Grant Program, which helps communities be more supportive of older people’s health, well-being and ability to age in the community. The funded efforts include community planning and the development and implementation of programs that will increase opportunities for people over 60 to stay in their communities as they age.
Any community that considers itself focused on aging may apply, as well as any belonging to AARP's Network of Age Friendly Communities or other networks.
Grant recipients in the Maine Community Foundation's latest funding round include Healthy Peninsula in Blue Hill, whose Healthy Peninsula’s Age-Friendly Coastal Communities initiative benefits residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula, Stonington and Deer Isle.
Healthy Peninsula will receive a $2,492 MCF grant for a Community Connections Fair to showcase health and wellness resources and volunteer and opportunities for older residents.
Among municipalities awarded funding, the Washington County town of Danforth will receive $2,000 for an event celebrating completion of a Community Chore Day and promoting awareness of the town's age-friendly initiatives.
More information as well as program guidelines, application forms and a complete list of 2020 grants are available on Maine Community Foundation's website.
The next deadline for grant applications is January 15, 2021.
The Maine Community Foundation, headquartered in Ellsworth with additional staff in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft and Mars Hill, operates a wide variety of charitable giving programs aimed at improving the quality of life for all Maine people.
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