Make the Connection
2006-2007 Annual Report
United Way
of Greater Portland
Cary Olson-Cartwright, Bob Cott and Cheryl Bascomb are making the connection…
between the resources of those who have and those in need.
These three United Way volunteers appeared on campaign posters distributed
to more than 700 supportive companies in Greater Portland, representing
the more than 21,000 donors and countless volunteers who made the connection.
United Way of Greater Portland is proud of its generous volunteers and donors,
and how together we’re mobilizing the caring power of our community to improve lives.
Making the Connection
A Message from our
Board Chair and President
At United Way of Greater Portland, we have worked
for nearly 80 years connecting the resources of
those who have with people in our community who
need them most.
Many people know us for our work with our Partner
Agencies, which connect people to vital health and
human services. Our Community Care Fund continues to provide a safety net while also supporting
programs that change the conditions contributing
to problems.
What some people have not yet discovered is that
we have also been connecting with community
members, organizations and businesses to develop
special initiatives that meet the emerging needs of
the 21st century.
Meg Baxter, President
United Way of Greater Portland
Brian Petrovek, Board Chair
Managing Owner/CEO
Portland Pirates LLC
2-1-1 Maine has helped over 32,000 individuals
since February of 2006. This state-wide resource
connects thousands of people to health and human
services each month.
Language Access for New Americans (LANA) was
launched in 2005 when United Way fostered
connections between several community partners.
This initiative better links new Americans to the
services they need. LANA’s most recent program
connected more than 50 area interpreters with
unique medical training to ensure accurate and
confidential medial interpretation services in
doctors’ offices and hospitals.
This past year has been especially
important for the growth of our initiatives.
Community partnerships and planning
have moved the initiatives past the development phase and into implementation,
with strong results and growing promise.
Let’s Go! connects the community concerns of six
leading companies and UWGP with a program that
focuses on improving nutrition and physical activity
among children and families in 12 Greater Portland
communities, with two dozen schools participating.
Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) has
received the support of several champions in the
community, including Key Bank, and has been able
to deliver Earned Income Tax Credits of more than
$800,000 back to hard-working families.
It’s through connections like these and many, many
others that we’ve been able to do so much, for so
many people.
Thank you for making the connection.
Sincerely,
Brian Petrovek
Meg Baxter
We Make a Difference By Making C0nnections
Thousands of people all over Greater Portland
support United Way because it’s the most efficient
way to make the connection between people who
need help and a brighter, better tomorrow for
everyone in our community.
United Way connects with partners, volunteers and
donors to analyze problems, propose solutions, and
partner with agencies who can make changes happen
that build a stronger community.
When you give to the Community Care Fund, you
support quality after-school programs to keep kids
safe, affordable transportation to get elders to
appointments, and resources that promote longterm dental health for families.
The United Way of Greater Portland invests in more
than 100 programs like these, programs that do
more than help people get by — they help people
get better. Better physical and mental health care,
safer living options for independent
teenagers and more social and
A contribution to our Community Care Fund means
transportation opportunities for
that you can make a difference in four focus areas:
the elderly.
And each one of these programs
passes a rigorous evaluation by
a volunteer panel to ensure that
United Way donor dollars are
invested in programs with a
measurable positive impact on
peoples’ lives.
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supporting children, youth and families
meeting basic needs and building self-sufficiency
building safe and strong communities
promoting health and wellness
United Way – helping people make connections that
make a difference.
Partnerships and Initiatives: 2-1-1 Maine
2-1-1 Maine Celebrates
Successful First Year
2-1-1 Maine, the state’s confidential, free health and
human service information website and phone line,
celebrated its one year anniversary all across the
state with a special caravan that started the day at
United Way of Aroostook in Presque Isle and traveled
to United Way gatherings in Waterville, Bangor and
Portland before ending in Kennebunk.
While 2-1-1 Maine served thousands of individual
callers in its first year of operation, it also was the
centralized call number for mass public assistance
several times.
• In September, Governor John Baldacci’s Keep ME
Warm program, a private-public partnership that
weatherized the homes of low-income senior
citizens on fuel assistance in Maine, used 2-1-1
as the entry point for contact.
• In January, 2-1-1 service was the entry point for
inquiries about the CA$H program and Earned
Income Tax Credits, resulting in a 20 percent
increase in the number of participants in the
program.
• In April, storm-drenched residents of Southern
Maine accessed important disaster assistance
information through 2-1-1. Volunteers who wanted
to help also were able to offer their services
through 2-1-1.
In the first year of operation, 2-1-1
answered more than 3,500 calls monthly,
connecting thousands of Mainers to
information and referrals.
There are now more than 8,000 health
and human resource listings in our
state-wide 2-1-1 directory, also available
online at www.211maine.org.
2-1-1 Board Chairman
Bill Vickerson, 2-1-1
Director Robbie Lipsman,
and United Way of Eastern
Maine CEO Eric Buch
traversed the state in the
2-1-1 Maine RV to celebrate
the first year of statewide
service.
2-1-1 Founding Partners
United Ways of Maine
Ingraham
State of Maine
Partnerships and Initiatives: CA$H
Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) is a
community partnership that connects hard-working
individuals and families with free tax preparation.
With 47% of Cumberland County households
earning less than $35,000 a year, many people can
benefit from the CA$H program, which helps eligible
hard-working individuals and families apply for the
Earned Income Tax Credit and connects them with
existing financial programs that can help improve
their financial stability and independence.
Creating Assets, Savings and Hope
(CA$H) is a community partnership that
connects hard-working people with the
opportunities to build traditional assets
like a savings account…or a home.
CA$H Program Partners:
Last year, CA$H filed 466 returns, resulting in federal
and state refunds of over $800,000 and saving filers
nearly $75,000 in tax preparation fees.
AARP Tax-Aide
Money refunded to working taxpayers often helps
them create emergency funds to avoid high-interest
loans, work towards owning a home, start a small
business or perhaps pay for continuing education.
Casey Family Services
More than 30 volunteers work as greeters, review
paperwork, and assist in tax preparation at CA$H sites
that open from January until the end of tax season.
IRS
Annie E. Casey
Foundation
City of Portland
Gorham Savings Bank
KeyBank
Maine Center for
Financial Education
Portland Housing
Authority
PROP
United Way of Greater
Portland
Women, Work and
Community
Partnerships and Initiatives: LANA
Every quarter, LANA
provides an introductory
class in basic interpreting
skills to eager participants
whose heritage languages
include Somali, Chinese,
Russian, Spanish, SerboCroatian and many others.
School officials estimate
that 52 different languages
are spoken in Portland
public schools by students
representing hundreds of
families in our communities.
LANA’s latest program connects new
Americans with trained translators in
doctors’ offices and local hospitals,
providing safer, more confidential and
effective health care.
The strength of the Language Access for New
Americans program is reflected in numbers:
including the centralized interpreter directory,
interpreter training schedules, and service
provider/business trainings. The website is
averaging 400 hits per month.
• 51 people participated in the new 100 hour medical
• three matching grants of $6,500 each were provided
interpretation course, with classes beginning in
to local nonprofits for interpreters and translation
September 2006 and final graduation in
services to increase the use of interpreters and
September 2007.
help support new community members in their
• interpreters worked closely with a dozen people
careers as interpreters.
seeking help from the CA$H program to receive
• Maine Attorney General Stephen Rowe spoke at
their Earned Income Tax Credits.
LANA’s celebration of International Translation Day
• the LANA website, www.lanamaine.org, launched
attended by more than 100 translators and interin January, offers connections to LANA services
preters from all over Maine.
Funders:
Betterment Fund
Maine Medical Center
Fisher Charitable
Foundation
River Rock Foundation
Hannaford Bros. Co.
Sam L. Cohen
Foundation
Maine Community
Foundation
United Way of Greater
Portland Foundation
Partnerships and Initiatives: Let’s Go!
More than one-third (36%) of
Maine students are overweight or
at risk of becoming overweight.
Let’s Go! Takes 5-2-1-0 to School
will help fight that trend by
connecting kids and their families
with healthier lifestyles.
Meet Redy!
Redy is the brilliantly red, constantly-active symbol
of Let’s Go!, United Way’s healthy lifestyle initiative,
managed in partnership with six founding partners.
Redy will help introduce the goals of Let’s Go! to
area youth and families: eating more fruits and
vegetables, getting more exercise and creating
healthy living habits.
The Let’s Go! partners are supporting a major
community intervention with Let’s Go! Takes
5-2-1-0 to School, scheduled to become part of
the learning environment at many schools serving
Greater Portland in the fall of 2007.
Let’sGo! also launched a more robust website,
www.letsgo.org, which connects community
members, students, parents and educators with
healthy lifestyle information and available activities
by town, a resource for people looking for ways to
increase exercise by having fun.
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Eat at least five fruits and
vegetables a day.
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Limit TV or computer use (not related to
school) to two hours or less a day.
1
Get one hour or more of physical activity
every day.
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Drink less sugar. Try water and low fat
milk instead of soda and drinks with
lots of sugar.
Baseline Community Survey
Surveyors from Critical Insights completed surveys with 802
Greater Portland households with children 18 years old or
younger to provide a baseline for evaluating the effectiveness
of Let’s Go! programs.
Summary charts for several Let’s Go! focus areas show current
behaviors in children in Greater Portland. Positive change
would bring behavior closer to the 5-2-1-0 target for healthy
lifestyles.
StairWell Challenge
Last spring, seven of Greater
Portland’s corporate leaders
challenged each other to quit
taking the elevator and start
using the stairs.
Executives from Let’s Go!
partner companies Anthem
Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
Hannaford Bros. Co.,
MaineHealth, Maine Medical
Center, TD Banknorth, United
Way of Greater Portland and
Unum signed a month-long
“StairWell Challenge” pledge,
agreeing to use only the
stairs in every building they
entered for the month.
Let’s Go! Founding Partners:
Partnerships and Initiatives: Summer Champs
“This summer I enjoyed being able to participate in summer
champs. I enjoyed camp very much.” Ely
“Thank you for the grant.
I had lots of fun.” Diego
“I had an awesome time at camp!” Katelyn
Summer Champs is a scholarship program funded
by the Libra Foundation that sends hundreds of 3rd6th graders in Portland Public Schools to summer
camps in Maine each year.
With $800 to $1,000 scholarships, students can attend
up to three summer camps and experience everything
from arts and music to sports and adventure.
Since 2001, over 9,000 students have attended
camps and built important new skills, gained selfconfidence and independence, and developed
friendships while experiencing summer in Maine in
a whole new way.
United Way of Greater Portland thanks the Libra
Foundation for its generosity and for connecting
kids with nature, the arts, music, sports and many
other experiences that help children grow into
happy, motivated adults.
Last year, nearly 2,000 children made the connection between active summer fun
and new life skills, gaining independence and confidence as they experienced
outdoor activities, music, art and sports in programs offered at 227 camps.
“Thank you so much for giving
me the chance to go to summer
camp…..I can’t wait ’til next
summer!” Johnna
Volunteerism
Promoting Volunteerism
United Way Community Thanksgiving
Many people give of their time, treasure and talent
in support of United Way and its partner agencies.
This connection allows supporters to see first-hand
just how big a difference their work makes in our
community. United Way could not exist without the
dedication and enthusiasm of our volunteers.
Each year, the United Way joins the Salvation Army,
local schools, area businesses and restaurants to
prepare and serve a Thanksgiving dinner to our
neighbors in need. More than 500 meals were
provided in a warm and festive atmosphere last year,
served by volunteers working to ensure that our
community shares hospitality as well as good food.
VolunteerMaine Partnership
United Way of Greater Portland is a founding partner
in the VolunteerMaine Partnership. The Partnership
works to develop an infrastructure that fosters and
responds effectively to critical local volunteer needs
including during times of emergency. A key component of the Partnership is VolunteerMaine.org, an
on-line, searchable database that lists volunteer
opportunities state-wide. The site allows nonprofit
organizations to post volunteer opportunities and inkind donation needs, and lets people search for volunteer opportunities that match their interests and
skills. Visit www.volunteermaine.org to learn more.
6 Who Care
Annually we partner with WCSH-6 and TD Banknorth
in 6 Who Care, a program that recognized six outstanding volunteers who provide inspirational
service to others, and the American Red Cross of
Southern Maine as Agency of Distinction. This event,
filmed live and then broadcast as a special program,
showcases the long-term commitment to raising
community awareness of volunteerism shared by
WCSH-6 and TD Banknorth.
Day of Caring
For the past 15 years, United Way has organized the
annual Day of Caring, an event that mobilizes more
than 1,000 volunteers to provide more than $100,000
worth of service to nonprofit organizations, schools
and parks in Greater Portland. Volunteers from more
than 50 companies match their skills and interests
with projects submitted by
area schools and nonprofits.
Heart of Sharing is an additional special project that
takes place on Day of Caring
and is made possible by
volunteers from the Ad Club of
Maine and the Maine Public
Relations Council.
Members assist nonprofits in
developing marketing plans,
conduct website reviews,
plan brochure construction
and demonstrate many other
aspects of strong public
relations and advertising.
United Way could not exist
without the dedication
and enthusiasm of our
volunteers.
Giving to our Community
Tocqueville Society
Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Legacy Reception Honors Jim Moody
The United Way of Greater Portland Foundation
celebrated its 10th anniversary this spring by
launching the 10th Anniversary Fund and commissioning a new logo.
In early June, the
Foundation held
its annual Legacy
Reception. Over
100 people joined
us to honor James
L. Moody, Jr.,
whose leadership
and commitment
to United Way has
inspired us for
more than four
decades.
The 10th Anniversary Fund had 43 donors who
contributed almost $50,000 to mark the first decade
of the Foundation’s work. The Foundation, with
assets approaching $6.9 million, provides security
for community allocation dollars, contributes to
United Way initiatives, and supports disaster relief.
The Foundation’s new logo is a cleat and rope,
signifying the ties that bind our sea-side community
together, and the role the Foundation plays as a
stabilizing force for United Way of Greater Portland’s
different efforts in the community, from fund raising
to initiative development.
Foundation board chair Gene Waters and
Legacy Award recipient Jim Moody.
A former board chair, Jim has also served on the
Foundation Board, Budget Committee, Program
Committee and Campaign Cabinet. During the years
he served as CEO of Hannaford Bros. Co., Jim created
a legacy of caring that lives on today through the
current leadership and employees.
For more information on the United Way of Greater
Portland Foundation, please contact Lisa Fraley,
Vice President of Major Gifts & Gift Planning, at
Our Legacy Reception recognizes and thanks the
207-874-1000, ext. 320, or Lfraley@unitedwaygp.org
Foundation Board for their leadership and the
Cornerstone Society for their generous contributions
to the Foundation.
Our Tocqueville
Society members
set high standards
for giving in our
community, and
we are especially
grateful for their
example. Under
the leadership of
Tocqueville Chair
Bill Caron of
MaineHealth, the
2006 membership
increased to 75
households.
Nini Emmons, Campaign Chair
Chris Emmons and other Tocqueville
members enjoyed an evening
gathering hosted by David Shaw
and Glenn Close at their home in
Scarborough for the 2006 Tocqueville
recognition event.
Anthem Blue
Cross and Blue Shield provided a generous
$100,000 challenge match to continue the
Tocqueville Step-Up Challenge created in 2005
with a gift from TD Banknorth. The Tocqueville
Step-Up Challenge encouraged nine donors to
become new Tocqueville members by matching
incremental increases in their gift over two or
three years.
Campaign Honor Roll
We would like to recognize these
corporations, organizations and
their employees for their leadership
in making the 2006 United Way
of Greater Portland campaign so
successful. Thank you!
$1,000,000 +
L.L.Bean
$500,000 - $999,999
Hannaford Bros. Co.
TD Banknorth
Unum
$100,000 - $499,999
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc.
Fairchild Semiconductor
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
KeyBank
Maine Medical Center
Martin’s Point Health Care
$50,000 - $99,999
Baker Newman & Noyes
Bank of America
Disability RMS, Inc.
Gorham Savings Bank
Maine Employers’ Mutual
Insurance Company
Oakhurst Dairy
Pierce Atwood LLP
Sappi Fine Paper
Shaw’s Supermarkets
Verrill Dana, LLP
Wright Express
$25,000 - $49,999
Barber Foods
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker
Diversified Communications
Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon
Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund
Emery-Waterhouse Company
Health Dialog
Hutchins Trucking Co.
Maine Bank & Trust
MaineHealth
National Semiconductor
Nichols Portland
Smith Barney
Sysco Food Services of N.N.E.
UPS
United Way of Greater Portland
Woodard & Curran
$10,000 - $24,999
AAA of Northern New England
Acadia Insurance
Aetna
Amato’s
Andersen Corporation
Bankers Life and Casualty Company
Brockway-Smith Company
Burnham & Morrill Co.
CB Richard Ellis/
The Boulos Company
Central Maine Power Company
City of Portland
City of South Portland
Community Counseling Center
Cornerstone Brands, Inc.
DeLorme
Diocese of Portland
FedEx
H.M. Payson & Co.
Horizon Solutions Corporation, LLC
IBM Corporation
Ingraham
JC Penney
Kris-Way Truck Leasing, Inc.
Macdonald Page & Co. LLC
Macy’s
Maine Medical Partners
Maine State Employees
Combined Charitable Appeal
Margaret E. Burnham Trust
Mercy Hospital
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
MUNIS
New England Rehabilitation
Hospital of Portland
NorDx
Norway Savings Bank
Olympia Sports
On Target Utilites, Inc.
OneBeacon Insurance Group
Plastic & Hand Surgical Associates
Portland Pipeline Corporation
Portland Pirates
Portland Public Schools
Portland Water District
Preti Flaherty Beliveau& Pachios, LLP
Quirk Chevrolet
R. M. Davis, Inc.
RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.
Rines/Thompson Fund
Spectrum Medical Group
Spring Harbor Hospital
The Standard
Time Warner Cable
New England Division
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
University of Southern Maine
Utility Shared Services/
Energy East Management Corp.
Verizon
Wal-Mart Stores
WCSH 6
Campaign Honor Roll
Maine Medical Center
TD Banknorth
United States Postal Service
Wright Express
Many thanks to our generous campaign
incentive sponsors, who once again provided
the incentives that reward community giving.
Thank you for helping us make the connection.
Financial Contributors
Sponsor ($5,000 +)
Fairchild Semiconductor
Unum
Co-Sponsor ($2,500 - $4,999)
Gorham Savings Bank
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Partial Sponsor (up to $2,499)
Baker, Newman & Noyes
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker
Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon
Macdonald Page & Co. LLC
Pierce Atwood LLP
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley, LLC
Verrill Dana, LLP
Congratulations to:
Bridget Burke of Maine Medical Center, who won the
kayaks; Sara Knowles of Fairchild Semiconductor, who
won the car; and Stanley Sargent of Shaw’s Supermarkets,
who won the cruise.
2006 Loaned Executives
Karen
Crommett-Folsom, Hannaford Bros. Co.
The Spirit of the Community Award - Portland Pirates
Marni Libby, L.L.Bean
The Commitment to Excellence Award - Unum
Bobbi Frechette, L.L.Bean
The Holmes Leadership Award - IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Sam Heck, TD Banknorth
Maria LaBonte, United States Postal Service
The Leading the Way Award - New England Communications
Victoria Kuhn, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Amy Grommes, Sponsored
Special Recognition Award
Greg Dickson, Wright Express
L.L.Bean
Anne Marie Betters, Sponsored
Since its founding in 1912, L.L.Bean has epitomized
Sue Ellen Roberts, L.L.Bean
Anthony Stewart, Maine Medical Center
corporate responsibility and community engagement.
2006 Campaign Awards Recipients
Their model campaign sets a standard for others to
follow. In 2006, L.L.Bean contributed more than
$1,175,000, the largest United Way campaign ever
completed in the State of Maine.
2006 Loaned Executive Supporters
Loaned Executive Contributors
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Hannaford Bros. Co.
L.L.Bean (3)
2006 Campaign Collateral and Event Supporters
Many thanks to our friends who gave in-kind
gifts, offer assistance and lend helpful hands.
We appreciate your support!
Amato’s, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blethen Maine
Newspapers, CD&M Communications, City of Portland,
Cumberland County Civic Center, D.S. Lillet,
Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council, Gritty McDuff’s Portland Brew
Pub, Hannaford Bros. Co., Headlight Audio Visual, L.L.Bean,
Marriott Sable Oaks, Mercy Hospital, Nadra Edgerley
Photography, Oakhurst Dairy, Olympia Sports, Planet Fitness,
Portland Pirates, Portland Water District, The Sensations,
Shipyard Brewing Company, Southern Maine Community
College, WBLM 102.9, WCSH 6, WGME 13, WGMX Coast 93.1,
White Rock Distilleries, WMTW 8, Wright Express.
Investments in the Community
The following information highlights our investments
in the Greater Portland community during fiscal year
2006-2007.
Strengthening Children, Youth and Families
A Company of Girls
A Company of Girls
$47,133
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Southern Maine
Mentoring Program
$49,587
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Portland
Individual & Group Services
$61,979
Physical Education
$147,895
Social Development
$138,395
Catherine Morrill Day Nursery
Child Care
$81,499
Northeast Hearing & Speech
Speech and Hearing Services
$91,471
Peaks Island Children’s Workshop
Child Care
$43,696
Peoples Regional Opportunity Program (PROP)
Child & Family Services
$192,533
Senior Volunteer Program
$25,112
Peer Leader/Youth Resiliency $33,681
YMCA
Aquatics
Child Care
Fathers Support
Otter Pond Day Camp
Sports & Recreation
Youth At Promise
Youth, Teens and Family
Catholic Charities Maine
St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center
$50,412
Youth Alternatives
Healthy Families
Young Parent Program
Center for Grieving Children
Peer Support
Tender Living Care
Outreach
Youth & Family Outreach
Childcare
Teen Adventure
$23,690
$17,057
$1,880
$42,553
$47,625
$4,421
$28,124
$31,443
$81,559
$20,568
$37,903
$105,873
Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council
A Place for Girls
Troop/Group Services
Kids First
Divorce Support Groups
Mission Possible
Teen Center Programs
Morrison Developmental Center
School Age
Pre-School
$10,115
$26,513
$12,766
$18,952
$33,386
$14,447
$31,070
AIDS Lodging House
Case Management
Community Dental
Dental Clinic
Dentures
$25,531
$37,903
$9,820
American Cancer Society
$80,026
American Red Cross
Health & Safety Program
$15,712
Amistad
Peer Support and Recovery
$40,750
Catholic Charities Maine
Support &Recovery Services
Home & Family Services
Counseling Services
$62,539
$92,791
$17,057
$140,542
$12,275
Day One
After Care Services
Family Support
Homeless Youth
Intensive Outpatient
Natural Helpers
Street Program
$24,724
$8,060
$49,421
$35,154
$59,187
$6,478
Frannie Peabody Center
Case Management
$34,319
Home Health Visiting Nurses of So. Maine
Home Health
$42,641
Parent/Child Health
$57,090
Northern New England Poison Center
Hotline
Promoting Health and Wellness
Community Counseling Center
Education for Living
Community Counseling Center
Case Management For Youth
$5,213
Elderworks
$14,730
Outpatient Clinical Services $258,908
$38,296
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Partner for Donor Designation Only
Serenity House
Halfway House Program
$22,585
Shalom House
Peer Support
Consumer Educator
Housing Supports
$31,469
$9,278
$17,815
Tri-County Mental Health
Outpatient Services
$27,004
VNA Home Health Care
Unfunded Partner Agency
Youth Alternatives
Family Outreach Services
Substance Abuse
$22,269
$29,458
Investments in the Community
Meeting Basic Needs and Building Self-Sufficiency
American Red Cross
Armed Forces Emergency
Services
Disaster Services
Community Partners
Supported Transitional
Employment Program
Freeport Community Services
Information & Referral
Family Services
$19,207
$123,721
$22,585
Salvation Army
Direct Assistance
$54,958
Wayside Soup Kitchen
Soup Kitchen
Food Rescue
$11,046
$23,076
Youth Alternatives
Reardon’s Place
Girls Shelter
$56,202
$103,629
$5,304
$9,722
Building Safe and Strong Communities
Goodwill Industries
Community Skills
Ingraham
Crisis Relief
$93,282
$7,920
Morrison Developmental Center
AHEAD
Seedling
$19,772
$10,692
MAPS-Shelter Services Portland
Residence
Transitional Services
$15,162
$7,582
Peoples Regional Opportunity Program (PROP)
Housing Development
$7,546
Preble Street Resource Center
Breakfast Program
Social Services
Teen Center
Day Shelter
Lighthouse Shelter
Women’s Shelter
Regional Transportation Program
Transportation
$24,058
$58,326
$135,504
$43,205
$69,033
$36,823
$76,590
Catholic Charities Maine
Refugee & Immigration Services
$24,353
Community Counseling Center
FIRST/SATP
$83,366
Family Crisis Services
Shelter
Outreach
Community Response Program
$26,022
$41,241
$28,575
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
Legal Services
$12,766
The Iris Network
Vision Rehabilitation
$23,690
Legal Services for the Elderly
Long Term Care Project
Hotline
Elder Abuse Program
$19,149
$ 8,839
$11,784
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Domestic Violence Project
$97,210
Salvation Army
Center for Healthy Aging
$54,757
Sexual Assault Response Services
Advocacy
Support Groups
Education
$10,115
$ 4,911
$22,597
Youth Alternatives
Children’s Advocacy Council
$28,428
Investments in the Community
United Way of Greater Portland Foundation
The following are some of the more significant grants
that were distributed through the Foundation’s
endowment and special funds.
Higgins Memorial Scholarship Fund
$ 7,895
The Leon & Lisa Gorman Campership Fund $ 7,437
How Fund
(Portland Seamens Friends Society)
$48,000
Special Initiatives and Grants
LANA
$19,500
In addition, the following project was funded by the
Libra Foundation and administered by
United Way of Greater Portland:
Summer Champs
$1,730,922
Community Builders
Board of
Directors
Brian Petrovek, Chair
Cheryl Bascomb
Beth Newlands Campbell
Kevin Carleton
William Caron, Jr.
Michael Dubyak
Christopher Emmons
Mark Fasold
Brenda Garrand
Erin Hoeflinger
Keith Jones
Vicki Loring
Devinder Malhotra
Kevin McCarthy
David Mention
Laurel Milos
Carol Mitchell
Jadine O’Brien
Mary Jo O’Connor
H. Roy Partridge, Jr.
Richard Petersen
Michael Stoddard
Albert Swallow, III
Steven Thaxton
Matthew Towse
David Warren
Community
Impact
Division
Community Impact
Steering Committee
Al Swallow, Chair
Judi Austin
Susan Bassi-Brown
Kevin Carleton
John Cooper
Laura Foye
Dave Mention
Sam Novick
John Stamaris
Anne Swift-Kayatta
Wendy Taylor
Bill Vickerson
Brad Woods
Public Policy
Committee
Bill Vickerson, Chair
David Brenerman
Ed Suslovic
Jadine O’Brien
John Portela
Gloria Melnick
Luc Nya
Peter Stuckey
William Imes
Promoting Health and
Wellness Impact Team
John Stamaris, Chair
Mary Jane Chanese
Kate Chichester
Peter Driscoll
David Faulkner
Ken Giaquinto
Laurie Gilman
Laura Gottfried
Don Harden
Claire Harrison
Lisa Kavanaugh
Joan Kushner
Andrew Loman
Jeffrey Oldfield
Susan McClain
Michelle Nappi
Fran Norris
Luc Nya
Elizabeth Simoni
Julie Sullivan
Carol Zechman
Basic Needs and Self
Sufficienty Impact
Team
John Cooper, Chair
Todd Cesca
Kathy Coyle
Kathryn Danylik
Jim Elkins
Joe Everett
Martha Morrison
Tom Nickerson
Cullen Ryan
Linda Van Ness
Ellis Woodward
Building Safe and
Strong Communities
Impact Team
Brad Woods, Chair
Cyndi Amato
Larry Gross
Bette Novick
Irene Oldfield
Andrea Paul
Lois Reckitt
Pierrot Rugaba
Pat Smus
Beth Stickney
Lt. Tony Ward
Linda Weare
Mary Williamson
Strengthening
Children, Youth and
Families Impact Team
Susan Bassi-Brown, Chair
Helen Andreoli
Jennifer Cohen
Melissa Bourque
Scott Boyer
Katie Brown
Wendi Cook
Joanne Crepeau
Heather Curtis
Linda Elias
Phaedra Gallant
Lucy Leighton
Priya Natarajan
Judy Reidt-Parker
David Ruff
Dean Staffieri
Karl Suchecki
Perry Sutherland
Atheline Wagner
Suzanne Wantland
2-1-1 Maine Board of
Directors
Bill Vickerson, Chair
Meg Baxter
Ann Donaghy
Tom Dunne, ex officio
Brian Petrovek
John Shoos
2-1-1 Maine Advisory
Board
Nancy Berg
Eric Buch
Mary Derosier
Joseph Everett
Paulette Gagnon
Robert Gordon
Dennis Gray
Maria Hinteregger
Michael MacPherson
Larry Marcoux
Nancy Morgan
Leslie Morissette
Claudia Stevens
Ann Sullivan
Karen Turgeon
Let’s Go! Leadership
Committee
Naomi Anderson *
Susan Austin*
Kolawole Bankole
Michael Booth
Helen Breña Foley
Emily Bugbee*
Bob Clark
Connie Clifford*
James Cohen
Glenn Cummings
Deborah Deatrick*
Thomas Downing
Linda Elias
Richard Euler
Carter Friend*
Ann Graham
Kris Grant
Julie Greene
Sandra Hale
Mary Ann Lynch
Carla Marcus
Jim McBride
Julie McQuillan*
Ken Murphy
Mary Jo O’Connor
Cary Olson-Cartwright*
Suzanne Olson
Tina Pettingill
Tina Pratico
Lucie Rioux
Tory Rogers, M.D. *
Bethany Sanborn
Andy Shepard
John Shoos*
Mike Tarpinian
Elaine Tomaszewski
Karl Turner
Brenda White
Dennise Whitley
Jennifer Willey
Godfrey Wood
* Let’s Go! Steering
Committee
Portland Youth
Advisory Council
Jear Jujaroen, Chair
Dana Smith
Ryan MacDonald
Michael Odokara
Miranda Bartlett
Jenn Mulkern
Zachary Scrutchfield
Amelia Stein
Micah Malenfont
Community Builders
Let’s Go!
Youth Advisory
Committee Members
Lauren Buck
Alex Goodwin
Megan Hedrich
Kelsey Howard
David Mata
Marco G. Risbara
Jenny Roberts
Chelsea Schoen
Molly Skog
Meghan Tyson
Jake Wartell
Adam Winn
Language Access for
New Americans (LANA)
Advisory Board
Tae Chong
Kevin Cunningham
Janet Henry
Jeff Henthorn
Margie MacDonald
Karen Moran
John Shoos
Beth Stickney
Cindy Tack
Rachel Talbot Ross
Meryl Troop
Grace Valenzuela
Carolyn Wollen
CA$H Steering
Committee
Tess Armstrong
Joni Boissonneault
Helen Connell
Vickey Doughty
Amy Grommes-Pulaski
Joan Jagolinzer
Charlie Kennedy
Carolyn May
Peter Stuckey
Florence Young
Elura Webber
Day of Caring Steering
Committee
Jim Turgeon, Chair
Susan Austin, Co-Chair
Jill Bessey
Anita Chandler
Kim Laramy
Denise Locke
Maureen McCarthy
Rodney Mondor
Angela Wing
Resource
Development
Division
2006 Campaign
Cabinet
Chris Emmons, Chair
Bill Caron
Bob Cott
Ted Dey
Laura Foye
Shawn Gorman
Dennis King
Marni Libby
Suzanne McCormick
Ken Murphy
Beth Newlands Campbell
Fred Pape
Bill Pusey
Bill Richards
Mike Stoddard
Lisa Toner
2006 Tocqueville
Cabinet
Bill Caron, Chair
Joe Boulos
Chris Emmons
Erin Hoeflinger
Beth Newlands Campbell
David Ott
Brian Petrovek
David Warren
Foundation Board
of Trustees
Foundation
Investment Committee
Gene Waters, Chair
Meg Baxter, ex officio
Michael Bevilacqua, ex officio
Michael Boyson
Bob Cott
Michael Currie
Vicki Loring
Dana Mitiguy
Jim Moody
Dianne Nason
Jennifer Richard
Anne Swift-Kayatta
Carol Taylor
Bob Waterhouse
Barbara Wheaton
Ann Wheeler Williamson
Barbara Wheaton, Chair
Michael Boyson
Michael Currie
Henry Donovan
Mark Fernandez
Mark Kaplan
Dana Mitiguy
Hall Thompson
Paul White
Finance &
Administration
Division
Kenneth J. Higgins
Scholarship Committee Diversity Cabinet
Judi Austin, Chair
Steve Alpren
Marie McCarthy
Anne Swift-Kayatta
Jennifer Richard
Ann Wheeler Williamson
Foundation
Professional Advisory
Committee
Dianne Nason, Chair
Peter Dufour
Moya Elliot
Amy Keating
Janis Molleur
H. Roy Partridge, Jr., Chair
Kolawole A. Bankole
Meg Baxter
Noel Bonam
Leslie Clark Brancato
Mark Fasold
Dolly Hersom
Reza Jalali
Kenneth I. Lewis, Jr.
Priya Natarajan
Sharon Roberts
Blanca Santiago
John Shoos
Rachel Talbot Ross
Mark Swann
Grace Valenzuela
Ellis Woodward
Finance Committee
Vicki Loring, Chair
Kathryn Dillenback
Jim Kacer
Hall Thompson
Tom Zuke
Board Development
Committee
Chris Emmons
Mark Fasold
K.C. Jones
Jadine O’Brien
Brian Petrovek
David Warren
Marketing &
Communications
Committee
Cheryl Bascomb, Co-Chair
Steve Thaxton, Co-Chair
Patricia Berg
Rob Blethen
Larry Burningham
Bob Cott
Faith Francis
Laurie Hyndman
Laurel Milos
Betsy Perry-Smith
Human Resources
Committee
Beth Shorr, Chair
Anne Dinsmore
Beth Newlands-Campbell
Grace Noonan-Kaye
Community Builders
United Way of Greater Portland staff
Meg Baxter, President
Andrew Abrams, Vice President, Information Technology
Nicole Avery, Sr. Vice President, Resource Development
Pat Beard, Executive Assistant, Resource Development
Michael Bevilacqua, CFO and Chief Operating Officer
Jane Camp, Director, Annual Campaign
Mary Collins, Information Technology Associate
Don Couture, Accounting Associate
Kimberly Curry, Project Director, Summer Champs
Rebecca Ermlich, Community Impact Team Leader
Jessica Esch, Community Impact Team Leader
Nicole Evans, Sr. Campaign Associate, Resource Development
Lisa Fraley, Vice President, Major Gifts & Gift Planning
Carter Friend, Vice President, Community Impact
Dolly Hersom, Director, Language Access for New Americans (LANA)
Melanie Horton, Administrative Assistant, 2-1-1 Maine and Let’s Go!
Heidi Kessler, School Intervention Coordinator, Let’s Go!
Robbie Lipsman, Director, 2-1-1 Maine and Let’s Go!
Deborah McLean, Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Bryan O’Connor, Accounting Manager
Cathleen O’Donnell, Executive Assistant, Finance & Administration
Kris Pahel, Database Manager, Information Technology
Kathy Powers, Campaign Associate, Resource Development
Pamela Punsky, Administrative Assistant, Community Impact
Sharon Roberts, Receptionist
John Shoos, Sr. Vice President, Community Impact
Jessica Siraco, Assistant Project Director, Let’s Go!
Liz Smith, Sr. Associate, Marketing & Communications
Karen Stephenson, Director, Volunteer Development
Thank you for making the connection.
Working together, we’re
improving thousands of lives
and creating lasting changes
in our
communities.
Cover photo by Deborah McLean, United Way, with thanks to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Portland.
Back cover photo courtesy of Lisa Elizabeth Emery.
Design of this publication was through the generosity of CD&M Communications, www.cdmcomm.com.