PORTLAND – The Knox County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded more than $36,000 in grants to 13 nonprofits to expand services that enable older adults in Knox County to remain safely in their homes.

Other grant recipients include:

• Leaps of Imagination, to support a program for underserved Thomaston children that
promotes art, imaginative thinking and literacy skills

• Watershed Institute, to create a science lab and climate change resource center at the new
schoolhouse.

The Knox County Fund is a permanent endowment that supports projects and nonprofits that strengthen communities in the county. Applications go through the foundation's Community Building
Grant Program and are reviewed by a committee of local leaders. The next proposal deadline is February 15, 2019. The application and guidelines can be found at www.mainecf.org.

The Knox County Fund is built through donations from the community. If you would like more information about the fund, please contact Maggie Drummond-Bahl, MaineCF senior program officer,
at (877) 700-6800 or by email at mbahl@mainecf.org.

Headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft and Mars Hill, the Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org.