by maineseacoast | Jul 29, 2020 | Downeast Campus, Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News
MILBRIDGE, ME — Pam Dyer-Stewart, Secretary of Women for Healthy Rural Living is asking for “HELP!!!” The garden at The Red Barn Motel, 3 Main Street, Milbridge, Maine has “green beans…ready to pick!”
Pam writes, “And just to be clear– the help we want is for people to pick beans and take them home to eat!”
Pam’s email address is pam@whrl.org. You can find out more about The Red Barn Motel online: http://www.redbarnmotel.com/.
by maineseacoast | Jul 29, 2020 | Food Pantry, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
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Culturally Relevant Food in the Hands of Mainers in Need
July 28, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, Good Shepherd Food Bank pivoted its operations and began distributing pre-packed boxes of shelf-stable foods to support food pantries in implementing low-touch distribution models. The Food Bank ordered shelf-stable food by the tractor-trailer load, buying products that are common to most Maine households—but we soon heard that our one-size-fits-all approach was not meeting the needs of Mainers of Color. Our product mix was lacking foods that were culturally relevant to Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities in Maine.
One example of the great work happening across the state with help from this fund is by Mano en Mano.
Mano en Mano works with farmworkers and immigrants to help them thrive in Maine. The organization envisions a more inclusive Downeast Maine where the contributions to diverse communities are welcomed; access to essential services, education and housing are ensured; and social justice and equity are embraced. Through the Food Bank’s Community Redistribution Grant program, Mano en Mano was awarded $10,000 to support the distribution of culturally-specific boxes of food….
With the funding, they saw the opportunity to partner with Maine Seacoast Mission, another local nonprofit partner, and Vazquez Mexican Takeout, a local restaurant. Vazquez quickly ordered food from Boston and Maine Seacoast Mission provided volunteer and logistics support, as well as space to store the food until the pick-up and delivery day.
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by maineseacoast | Jul 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Downeast Campus, EdGE, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Weald Bethel Community Center
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Olivia Dyer with EdGE Summer Camper.
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EdGE Summer Camper creating with Olivia Dyer inside Weald Bethel Community Center.
CHERRYFIELD, ME — EdGE Summer Camp. Budding young artists explore foam and Gelli plate printmaking techniques with instructor Olivia Dyer. Thank you, EdGE Site Coordinator Jennifer Kearns for these photos.
Learn more about EdGE Summer Camp.
by maineseacoast | Jul 24, 2020 | Events, Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
With just three weeks to go before MissionTogether, we want to thank our wonderful sponsors for their generous support of the Maine Seacoast Mission’s fundraising event in support of our community.
Today, help us thank our Copper sponsors!
by maineseacoast | Jul 23, 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission, News, Sunbeam
Again, our thanks to Front Street Shipyard for this July update:
SUNBEAM gets a few sunbeams on her bow for the first time in a year as she emerges from the shed.