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Understanding a Covid "Contact"

10/16/2020

 
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Buy One, Give One

10/1/2020

 
Project GRACE needs gift cards to grocery stores, pharmacies, and local take-out/curbside restaurants and national online retailers like Amazon, Walmart & Target.  Please don't make a special trip; but if you're already out shopping for yourself, consider picking up a gift card to share with a neighbor. Or make an online gift to the Neighbor Helping Neighbor fund.
This holiday season, the Scarborough Food Pantry is the beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps program at the Scarborough Hannaford. Next time you shop, please consider making a donation to help feed the hungry.  >> More Info Here

Getting Ready for Back-to-School

8/24/2020

 
The return to school will be different than usual, but one thing's for certain: kids will need school supplies at home as well as at school.  Project GRACE and friends are gearing up to give families a helping hand. The usual items will be needed: new sturdy backpacks, pencils and paper, erasers, markers, glue and tape (check out the list of what's needed). This school year we also hope to offer personal hygiene items like hand sanitizer, hand soap, and masks.

Mark your calendar for our town's drive-thru drop off on August 30th (2pm - 3pm) at the Scarborough Town Hall / Public Safety parking lot (275 US Route One). Volunteers will be standing by to receive donations curbside! Or make a gift today to Project GRACE to sponsor a child's backpack. 

Read About it in the Scarborough Leader

SPD's Acts of Kindness for the Homeless

8/7/2020

 
An influx of panhandling at the busy intersections, growing encampments hidden within the woods, and more individuals walking up and down the street combing through the trash for their next meal.

The Scarborough Police Department has been fielding an increase in calls from citizens asking for officers to check on the person's welfare or suspicious activity. While officers could easily respond to these calls with annoyance, asking the individual to just move along, officers have instead responded with small acts of kindness — bringing water, buying a meal, and establishing relationships.
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Go-Kits with water and comfort items assembled by the SPD with help from Project GRACE volunteers.
Using grant funds from the United Way of Greater Portland’s COVID-19 Community Relief Fund,  two dozen totes with basic necessities, including a gallon of water, snack food, hand sanitizer, toothbrush & toothpaste, soap, and wipes were distributed by public safety in areas in Scarborough known to have a homeless population. These totes will also be available for officers to use as needed. “This certainly is no long-term solution to the growing homelessness in our town,” Dembski-Martin remarks. “However, I am hopeful as we circulate these bags we can also have genuine dialogues, helping to figure out other unmet needs and possible solutions.”   >>MORE

Seniors Can Get Meals To-Go

8/1/2020

 
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"The vehicles rolled by in a steady stream, high-end models and compact economy cars, each collecting packages containing three prepared meals.. Butternut squash ravioli. Sweet and sour meatballs. New England clam chowder. And a mini bundt cake donated by a local retailer. All neatly stacked in a white plastic bag. A volunteer placed the packages in the back seat or trunk. Some drivers picked up additional meals for family members or friends."  This is how an PPH reporter, Kelly Bouchard, describes the scene in Scarborough, as Community Services and SMAA partner to get meals to seniors.  >>READ MORE
Check the Community Calendar for Sign Up Dates

Meals To Go for Seniors

7/15/2020

 
Community Services and Southern Maine Agency on Aging are teaming up with meals to go for seniors! Drive-thru pick up is at the High School from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on July 21st, August 4th, and August 25th. To sign up or for more info, call 730-4173 and leave a message so they can get back to you. >> MORE
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CARES Act: SMAA Offers Mini-Grants

6/15/2020

 
New federal relief funds are available to agencies like Southern Maine Agency on Aging to strengthen services that support the health, safety, and independence of older adults and adults with disabilities challenged by the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. ​
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To help support the great dedication and drive shared by its friends and community partners, SMAA will serve as a pass-through agent, helping to disseminate these new CARES funds by making one-time Mini-Grants to organizations delivering vital support services to vulnerable residents of York and Cumberland Counties.  Funds will be distributed through a competitive grant application process. Organizations may apply for one-time grants of up to $7,500. ​ >>MORE
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law March 27, 2020, provides additional funding to states, territories and tribes for the various programs authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965. 

Need a Mask? Help Yourself...

6/5/2020

 
Friends of Project GRACE, including the Loyal Order of the Moose and Town & Country Federal Credit Union, have donated funds to help Project GRACE distribute simple health kits with 2 masks, 2 pairs of gloves, and a 2oz bottle of hand sanitizer. The donation is also being used to offer masks at two 'help yourself' locations: one at the Scarborough Public Library and one at the Post Office at Oak Hill. Be well, everyone! If you'd like to help keep the Post Office station supplied with masks,  please get in touch!
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Grant Awarded for COVID-19 Relief

5/6/2020

 
Town of Scarborough, Scarborough Police Department, and Project GRACE Jointly Awarded $15,000 Grant from United Way's COVID-19 Community Relief Fund  
United Way of Greater Portland has awarded $259,073 in the second round of grants from the Greater Portland COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to 25 local nonprofits, schools, and faith-based groups on the frontlines working with individuals and families disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.  Project GRACE, Scarborough Police Department and Scarborough General Assistance were jointly awarded a generous and timely $15,000 grant that builds on our community's very long and successful history of working together to give a neighbor a helping hand when it is most needed.  These are difficult times for everyone, and this grant will allow the three agencies to respond to urgent and immediate needs due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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More Masks Needed

5/1/2020

 
With the recent order from the Governor requiring face coverings in public places where social distancing is difficult, Scarborough public safety, public works, and town staff are in need of homemade masks to be able to perform routine tasks, particularly when they restart town services.  If you have the ability to help, please contact Deputy Chief Rich C. Kindelan at (207) 730-4203 or rkindelan@scarboroughmaine.org, or email us via our "Give Help" form. Pick up can be arranged so you don't have to travel, and drop-off locations include:
  • 25 Plaza Drive, Suite#1 (NT&T)
  • 66 Gorham Road (Rock Church)
  • 600 Commerce Drive (Scarborough Terrace)
 
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