Five Lincoln County nonprofits have received a combined total of $80,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation’s 2022 Direct Services Grant Program.

The Foundation’s annual Direct Services Grant Program supports nonprofits that are addressing basic needs for Maine people – including food security, shelter, health care/mental health, and economic supports. This year, the Foundation increased funding available for organizations that are meeting a range of needs for older adults, including companionship, transportation, home repair, and legal assistance.

The five nonprofits receiving the grants are as follows:

Medical Care Development/Healthy Lincoln County in Damariscotta received $25,000 to support the work of the Food Security Community Connector, to increase the reach, coordination, food procurement and dissemination and effectiveness of food security programs in Lincoln County.

Boothbay Region Community Resource Council in Boothbay Harbor received $15,000 to provide general operating support.

CHIP, Inc. in Newcastle received $10,000 to provide general operating support.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust/Twin Villages Foodbank Farm in Newcastle received $20,000 to provide general operating support to Twin Villages Foodbank Farm.

Veggies to Table in Newcastle received $10,000 to provide general operating support.

Full descriptions of the grants, including counties served, are available at https://www.jtgfoundation.org/2022/05/18/1-5-million-awarded-to-meet-critical-needs-for-maine-people/.