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September 19, 2024 2024 Giving Guide

Community Concepts

2025 Goals

Complete a fully-integrated merger with Oxford County Mental Health Services and to expand and improve behavioral health services in our service area.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

CCI’s Annual Paul Gauvreau Legacy Event is held each spring, honoring former CCI board member Paul Gauvreau. Paul was a dedicated public servant committed to making our communities a better place. Held most recently at the Royal Oak Room in Lewiston, we offer many sponsorship options including tickets to join us!

Looking to promote your business later in the year? Join us for CCI’s Annual Golf Tournament each September to support your community and connect with other local businesses and residents. Register a team of four or select one of many sponsorship opportunities to get your name and logo out on the course. The scramble tournament features competitions and plenty of chances to win prizes. We invite all local businesses and community members to take part.

Giving Opportunities

NEW THIS YEAR: Invest in your community with a CCI FY25 Sponsorship! Sponsorship opportunities range from Premier Sponsor at $10,000 to Supporting Sponsor at $2,500. All opportunities include recognition at all CCI locations, logo placements at all community events, and more. Email us at giving@community-concepts.org for more information. 

Our Annual Appeal begins right after Thanksgiving. All donors can select where their donations go – from heat and energy assistance, weatherization or home improvement, Children and Family Services like Head Start classrooms, the Maine Resiliency Center, or Oxford County Mental Health Services – or support them all with a general donation. 

Donors can give by check, stock donation, employee match, planned giving or donate directly online. Learn more at ccimaine.org. 

Volunteer Opportunities

HEAD START – Volunteer at one our 14 Head Start Early Learning Centers! Help children and families get the most out of pre-K and day care programming.

TAX PREP – Have some accounting or tax filing experience? Help our clients prepare their taxes and get the most out of their returns!

Leadership

 

Jim Martin
CEO

Ed Barrett
Board President

 

Board Officers

David Smirles Treasurer

Ashley Medina Secretary

Board Members

Allison Bryant

Kristen Cloutier

Richard Colpitts

Theodore Cornish

Peter Garcia

Ricker Hamilton

Chris Kilmurry

Kelley Lebeda

Debra McPhail

Fowsia Musse

Danyelle Paulsen

At A Glance

 

Established: 1965

Employees: 262

Annual revenue: $35.6 million in revenue; $32 million expenditures for FY23

Top funding sources

67.5% Federal and state grants

11.8% Program income

11.1% Other revenues and fees

5.9% Affiliate contributions

3.6% In-kind contributions

Contact

240 Bates St.,

Lewiston, ME 04240

207-795-4065

www.ccimaine.org

www.facebook.com/CommunityConcepts/

Instagram: communityconceptsmaine

Awards/Accolades

• Community Action Partnership Pathways to Excellence: Bronze Level – first achieved in 2024 as the agency seeks to ascend to gold status through an agency improvement plan

• 2022: Maine Families Team endorsing the Parents as Teachers model; renewed as a Blue-Ribbon Affiliate; Oxford Hill Chamber Business of the Month for December; Governor’s First annual outcomes report recognized CCI Whole Family Programming; Self-Help and Purchase and Rehabilitation program hosted a team from the National USDA-Rural Development office; and retained Exemplary status through NeighborWorks America.

Mission Statement

“Our mission is to provide pathways to a healthy life for and with those most impacted by inequities in Western Maine through programs, partnerships and advocacy.”

Service locations

Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties