Category: COVID 19

FEEDING HUNGRY KIDS JUST GOT EASIER

7/29/2021

Have you heard? Feeding hungry kids just got a little easier. School meals will be free for all students this coming school year. Also, Pandemic relief EBT cards are available to qualifying families. Any family that qualifies for free/reduced meals is eligible for P-EBT cards with up to $375 per schoolchild for food purchased at any participating grocery store in Maine, including curbside/online. Apply by August 31st at https://sites.google.com/.../nutrition.../free-reduced-meals. Applying for the 'Free & Reduced' program also helps school districts get their share of federal funding. Call Brenda at Scarborough School Nutrition at 730-4700 for more info or help applying.

NEED A MASK? WE'VE Got YOU COVERED!

11/6/2020

Governor Mills' new executive order issue this week that requires we wear a mask most places that we go outside of our own homes and yards – even if we can physically distance from other people. Project GRACE has masks for anyone in town who needs one: thanks to gifts and grants we've given away more than 5,000 so far!

If you need a mask or have masks to share, please contact us. FMI on the new rules visit: https://scarboroughhelps.weebly.com/whats-happening

Tips & Tricks for A Fun & SAFE Halloween

10/1/2020

This year on Halloween, there's another tricky monster lurking: the coronavirus. The CDC just unveiled their Halloween guidelines, and here's a link to their interactive site with tips and tricks for having a fun and safe holiday.

SMAA AWARDS Pg graNt TO HELP ELDERs

9/10/2020

In July Project GRACE received a grant from the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA), made possible by new CARES Act funding for communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.This timely grant funding allows us to continue to offer services that support the health, safety, and independence of older adults and adults with disabilities during the coronavirus public health emergency.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law March 27, 2020, provides additional funding for various programs authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965. SMAA, serving as a pass-through agent for these new federal relief funds, launched a competitive grant application process. Project GRACE is honored to be among those to receive funding.

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New HOURS for the PANTRIES

9/7/2020

Have you heard? The Scarborough Food Pantry and South Portland Food Cupboard are open and have made changes to their hours. The Scarborough Food Pantry is open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (1:30-4:00 p.m.) and the South Portland Food Cupboard is open Thursday mornings (8:30-11:00 a.m.) and also now Tuesday mornings (10:30-Noon). Both pantries are operating safely with curbside service. FMI and links: https://tockify.com/scarboroughcc/detail/1275/1600315200000

Food & Essentials Drive for the Pantry

7/1/2020

Anyone else feeling a little sheepish (ha-ha) about the extra TP stashed away? Bring your spares to our curbside Food & Essentials Drive for the Scarborough Food Pantry on Wednesday, July 15th from 4-6 p.m.! We're collecting non-perishable nutritious food for our neighbors, as well as household essentials like toilet paper, paper towels, dishwashing soap, household disinfectant sprays, and hand sanitizer! Grocery, Walgreens, and ACE gift cards are helpful, too.

This is a curbside drop-off event, and we ask that you please remain in your vehicle and wear a mask, so volunteers can assist you.

The pantry is at the 1st Congregational Church, 167 Black Point Road. More info will be posted here by Friday.

Help Yourself To a Mask

6/1/2020

Friends of Project GRACE, including the Loyal Order of the Moose and Town and Country Federal Credit Union, have donated funds to help us distribute simple health kits with 2 masks, 2 pairs of gloves, and a 2oz bottle of hand sanitizer. Thank you! 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. Be well, everyone! (If you'd like to help us keep the Post Office station supplied with masks, please get in touch!)

May 29th, 2020

5/29/2020

Thank you, Scarborough Rotary and Anthony's Italian Kitchen! With your help we can show our appreciation for Town employees who have had their working hours reduced to 50% to generate municipal budget savings. Gift certificates for a dinner kit for four (homemade meatballs and sauce, pasta, garlic bread, and salad) are available to employees and their families thanks to Rotary and Anthony's and friends of Project GRACE.

Caring for Vets

5/25/2020

We'd like to give a shout out of thanks to our friends at the American Legion Libby Mitchell Post 76 for their recent gift that is allowing us to help a couple of veterans shelter safe at home plus also give some extra grocery assistance to our neighbors. Thanks!

Stonewall Kitchen CHefs Cooking For seniors

5/13/2020

Big shout out of thanks to the chefs at the Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School. They've been preparing thousands of tasty meals for their neighbors -- 9,500 in April alone. We're grateful that 120 of their nourishing and delicious meals are shared each week with seniors in Scarborough. Each menu is always a delightful surprise, beautifully prepared, and lifting our spirits -- thank you!!

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