MaineHealth awarded $388K in United Way grants

MaineHealth building exterior in Portland

Photo / Renee Cordes MaineHealth, headquartered here in Portland, is receiving four United Way grants.

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By Staff

MaineHealth organizations have been awarded $388,241 in funding from United Way of Greater Portland to support projects that align with United Way's Thrive2027 campaign.

The campaign comprises a set of three 10-year goals created by and for the Greater Portland community in the areas of education, stability and health.

United Way announced four grants for project work across MaineHealth and in collaboration with community partners.

“Together, with community partners like MaineHealth, we are helping to improve the health of our communities,” said Liz Cotter Schlax, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Portland, in a news release.

"These grants will help people live longer through access to mental health services and substance use prevention and treatment services and give kids a strong, healthy foundation that sets them on a course to fulfill their potential," she added.

Cotter Schlax is a 2019 Mainebiz Woman to Watch honoree, and will be feted with other honorees at a Sept. 17 event in Portland.

United Way grants for MaineHealth

MaineHealth: $69,344 to support a second year of work on Project BRACEs: Building Resilience for Adverse Childhood Experiences.

MaineHealth Care at Home: $29,222 to support medically and socially vulnerable women and children enrolled in Material & Child Health Services through telehealth and direct nursing services.

Maine Behavioral Healthcare: $199,675 to support outpatient counseling, psychiatry and case management programs for Cumberland County residents served at 165 Lancaster St. in Portland.

Maine Behavioral Healthcare: $90,000 for The Children’s Initiative, a trauma-focused prevention and intervention program for children and families. Funding will be used to continue providing education about infant and early childhood mental health, early childhood exposure to trauma, trauma-informed leadership, family engagement and professional resilience.

About MaineHealth

MaineHealth is a nonprofit health system consisting of eight hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral health network, diagnostic services, home health agencies and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.