Direct cash assistance program for single moms to expand with $1.4M funding boost

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 607

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A direct cash assistance program for low-income single mothers is expanding to include dozens more families after receiving an anonymous $1.47 million donation.

Project Home Trust, started in 2024 by Portland-based nonprofit Project Home, is currently helping its third cohort of families, with 50 mothers and their children in three counties receiving monthly direct cash assistance.

So far, the program has helped people in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties, …

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