Month: July 2011

The Community School featured on MPBN’s Maine Things Considered

The Community School featured on MPBN’s Maine Things Considered Posted on Wednesday July 20 The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) recently featured The Community School on its program, Maine Things Considered. Community School staff spoke with reporter, Tom Porter, on our recent merger with Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester. You can read (and hear!) the […]

Merger News

Merger News Posted on Wednesday July 20 The Community Schools at Opportunity Farm and Camden: A Merger to Help More Maine Youth Two Maine organizations, over 150 years of experience, one goal: to provide Maine youth with an opportunity for growth and to achieve their full potential. NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine – The new chair of […]

PASSAGES PROGRAM AWARDED GRANT FROM THE BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION’S MAINE FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVE

PASSAGES PROGRAM AWARDED GRANT FROM THE BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION’S MAINE FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVE Posted on Thursday July 7 (Biddeford, ME) – Mrs. Barbara Bush announced today that the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy’s Maine Family Literacy Initiative (MEFLI) (www.mainefamilyliteracy.com) has awarded $25,000 to The Passages Program of The Community School. Passages Program Director Martha […]