Catholic Charities News

March 11, 2016 Catholic Charities Maine Receives Grant from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to Build Parish Support System for Welcoming Refugees Portland, ME – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has made a… Read more >

January 29, 2016 Dixie Shaw, Director of Hunger & Relief Services at Catholic Charities Maine, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Presque Isle, ME – Catholic Charities Maine (CCM) is honored to congratulate Dixie Shaw as the recipient… Read more >

December 21, 2015 Portland, ME – First, second, fifth and sixth grade students at the Friends School of Portland, a private, independent school arising from the Quaker faith, spent the month of December collecting new and gently-used… Read more >

December 10, 2015 Portland, ME – Grants to Green has awarded St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, a $54,103 grant toward energy efficiency upgrades at the 200 year-old building on High Street… Read more >

November 4, 2015 Bath, Maine – Jessie Albert Dental & Orthodontic Center in Bath, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation. The funds will enable the Center to… Read more >

August 19, 2015 Portland, ME – Portland resident Michael Smith has been selected to serve a two-year term as Chair of Catholic Charities USA’s (CCUSA) Parish Social Ministry Professional Interest Section. This group has the largest… Read more >

July 28, 2015 Portland, ME – Catholic Charities Maine Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) announces its participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. CACFP offers support, meal reimbursement and education to child… Read more >

July 28, 2015 Portland, ME – St. Louis and St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Centers, programs of Catholic Charities Maine, announce their participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no… Read more >

June 16, 2015 Caribou, ME -- Dixie Shaw, Director of Hunger & Relief Services at Catholic Charities Maine was the recent recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Caribou office of the American Red Cross in Maine. The… Read more >

May 22, 2015 Scarborough, ME – Catholic Charities’ Parish Social Ministry Program, in conjunction with the Diocesan Public Policy and Mission/CRS offices, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Charities of Merrimack Valley, MA, Catholic… Read more >