Grantees
Add Verb Productions Arts & Education awakens community-based action and understanding of social issues through theatre, creative expression and dialogue.
Cauldron & Labrys is a theatre company that welcomes and affirms women who have found themselves excluded or marginalized by mainstream theatre. Many times we hear, "I wouldn’t have even botherd to audition, except for your audition notice" -- a notice that reads, "We especially encourage women of color, women of size, older women, and lesbians to audition." Our theatre offers award-winning drama that foregrounds the stories of lesbians and feminists. We believe these voices are critically important, and we also believe that there are many gifted women whose talents are being overlooked by the discriminatory practices of mainstream theatres and the prejudices of mainstream audiences.
Grace United Methodist Church: A United Methodist Church in an urban setting, in close proximity to two homeless shelters, one for adults and one for youths. We used our grant to study and implement local mission, including meals, thrift shop, invitational ministry, block parties and exploration of programs to include needy youth and elders in the neighborhood.
Heartlight Music is a recording company founded by Susan Savell for the purpose of writing, recording and performing music that expresses our journeys toward healing, wholeness, social justice and peace—indeed, “Shalom” for everyone. The “Take My Hand” CD is the most recent recording of Susan’s songs, created to take the listener through an experience of the “developmental assets” that all children and youth need to thrive, and that all adults need to provide. These include support, empowerment, and a commitment to peaceful conflict resolution and social justice.
H.O.M.E., an economic co-operative for the poor, providing shelter, food, job training, employment, education and housing for low-income Mainers.
“Invisible”, audio video film. The film shows Indians in Maine telling their stories of being the object of racist acts. It is designed to be a discussion starter.
Maine Initiatives, a fund for change, cultivates social, economic, and environmental justice through grants and other support to grassroots organizations in Maine communities. Water to the roots and plenty of it!
MaineShare gives you an easy way to donate to over 30 statewide organizations working for good health, environmental protection, human rights and more, all working every day to make Maine a better place to live.
The Maine Women’s Policy Center has organized, trained and supported women to effectively participate in the policy-making process and has developed cutting-edge public policies that make a difference in the lives of Maine women and girls
No Class is a group of Maine people who get together to educate ourselves, each other, and the people of Maine on issues of class and classism. The group is at least 3/4 people of working or lowered class background.
We work for justice and the redistribution of power by working in our communities to increase understanding, change attitudes, take action, and overcome class inequality. Our goals include: *Increase understanding of class oppression *Break down class barriers in the activist communities *Create ways to break down communications barriers in local communities and *Increase awareness of people in the middle class.
The Preble Street Consumer Advocacy Program organizes and is led by people who struggle with homelessness or poverty and that works to achieve social change to benefit this constituency. Advocacy Program efforts are grounded in the philosophy that true change can occur only when those affected by an unjust system are directly involved in addressing those injustices.
St. Martin’s Literacy Program.
Tengovoz, a non-profit organization to empower Latina women and their families through the arts, spirituality and the arts.
The Union of Maine Visual Artists
Visible Black History: Visible Black History (VBH) is a small non-profit that has been producing educational materials on Maine’s black history since 1999, including a website, journal articles, and a book: Maine’s Visible Black History: The First Chronicle of Its People by H.H. Price and Gerald E. Talbot, Tilbury House Publishers, which was published July 2006. This comprehensive book covers 400 years of Maine's history and has 448 pages, 239 images, 42 contributors, an appendices including resources, and an index.
WATER is a non-profit educational group that works on feminist issues in religion in an efort to bring about social justice.
“White Lies” is a solo performance piece which examines whiteness—the often unconscious patterns of attitude and behavior acquired by white people. Using storytelling, music, movement and metaphor, the piece traces how these patterns are acquired, what toll they take, and how they might be dismantled.
The Haney Fund supported the building of the website and production of a video and other promotional materials.
Women, Work and Community helps Maine people create successful lives in their workplaces, families, and communities. Through seventeen Centers and Outreach Sites statewide, we offer individual assistance and group training in: building careers, starting businesses, planning for financial security and becoming leaders.