Dear friends,

I’m happy to announce $365,000 in new grants to 36 Immigrant-led and serving organizations supporting immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers across Maine. Thanks to the Immigrant & Refugee Funders Collaborative and our broader community, the ILO Pooled Fund has provided $565,000 in grants over the last year, targeting resources to acutely impacted communities. This is the fourth round of rapid-response funding through the ILO Pooled Fund since the beginning of the pandemic. Over the last two and a half years we have supported organizations on the front lines of COVID-19 response programs, the asylum-seeker crisis, and Afghan refugee resettlement efforts. 

Thank you for coming together to support the Immigrant-Led organizations doing invaluable work in our state. Together, we’re making Maine a welcome home.

In strength and solidarity,

Shima

• Action for Life
• Afghan Community of Maine
• AK Health and Social Services
• Al Badoo Community Association of Maine
• Angolan Community of Maine
• Capital Area New Mainers Project
• COCOMaine
• Community Organizing Alliance
• Cross Cultural Community Services
• Furniture Friends
• Gateway Community Services
• Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
• Her Safety Net
• Hope Acts
• Immigrant Resource Center
• In Her Presence
• Intercultural Community Center
• Khmer Maine
• Ladder to the Moon Network
• Maine Access Immigrant Network
• Maine Association for New Americans
• Maine Community Integration
• Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services
• Mano en Mano
• Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
• Multicultural Community and Family Support Services
• New England Arab American Organization
• New Mainers Public Health Initiative
• Portland Empowered
• Presente! Maine
• Prosperity ME
• Rwanda Community Association of Maine
• Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine
• Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization
• Unified Asian Communities