Catholic Charities News

August 23, 2019 Portland, ME --  Catholic Charities Maine Child & Adult Care Food Program announces its participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.  Meals are available at no separate charge to all enrolled children… Read more >

June 11, 2019 Portland, ME – Catholic Charities’ Parish Social Ministry program presented its annual Matthew 25 Award on Sunday to St. Peter Chanel Parish in Van Buren. The award includes a $5,000 grant which will be used by the… Read more >

May 10, 2019 Catholic Charities Fundraiser Takes a STAND for Maine’s Most Vulnerable Portland, ME – Join Catholic Charities Maine (CCM) to sip, savor and socialize all for a good cause at STAND — a fundraiser in support of… Read more >

May 10, 2019 Portland, ME – Catholic Charities Maine is pleased to announce the following promotions: Julie Allaire is the new Director of Strategy, Program and Business Development at Catholic Charities Maine. Allaire was… Read more >

March 15, 2019 Biddeford, Maine – Catholic Charities Maine today announced that two of its programs have been awarded a one-year grant from United Way of York County totaling $33,000. Independent Support Services will receive a total… Read more >

February 13, 2019 Portland, ME – Catholic Charities Maine’s Social Enterprise and Workforce Development program launched “Fikiria”on Tuesday - a new creative marketplace for emerging entrepreneurs. Swahili for “imagine,” Fikiria… Read more >

August 3, 2018 Our Lady of the Snows’ Kitchen Ministry Receives Matthew 25 Award Dexter, ME – Catholic Charities’ Parish Social Ministry program presented its annual Matthew 25 Award on Sunday to Our Lady of the Snows’ kitchen… Read more >

July 28, 2018 “LOYO” Program Empowers Teens with Visual Impairments Brunswick, ME – Attending a summer sleep-away camp is a rite of passage for many kids, but it wasn’t always an option for children with visual impairments in… Read more >

May 18, 2018 Portland, ME – The Threads of Hope Thrift Stores are like many thrift stores, selling gently-used clothing, accessories, furniture and home goods, but because it’s a program of Catholic Charities Maine the store was… Read more >

February 28, 2018 Biddeford, Maine -- Catholic Charities Maine announced today that two of its programs have each been awarded two-year grants from United Way of York County. Independent Support Services will receive a total grant of… Read more >