Mission
SINCE 1937, HEART OF MAINE UNITED WAY (HOMEUW) HAS BEEN MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT HANCOCK, PENOBSCOT, PISCATAQUIS, SOMERSET, WALDO, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS AIMED AT CREATING LASTING CHANGES TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST PRESSING NEEDS. HOMEUW IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING BASIC NEEDS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR RESULTS BY BRINGING TOGETHER SUBJECT EXPERTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, DONORS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND MEMBERS OF LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES. THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HELP IDENTIFY OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES. IN FORMING THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF PROBLEMS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PREVENT THEM FROM HAPPENING. HOMEUW RAISES FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING ROOT CAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES. IN THE PAST YEAR MORE THAN 134,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED THROUG