Student Portfolio: Migrant Students Use Their Imaginations During Blueberry Harvest 2011
DURING BLUEBERRY HARVEST 2011, MANO EN MANO WORKED WITH MIGRANT YOUTH TO CREATE SEVERAL MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES, TALENTS AND INTERESTS. From accounts of laboring in the fields and migrant camp life to fantastical inventions, students used a variety of media to express themselves and share their work with you. Mano en Mano’s [...]
Read MoreMano en Mano Hosts ReINFORMA Charla
Mano en Mano Hosts its First Charla! We were very pleased to host a ReINFORMA Charla last Friday, September 23rd at Mano en Mano in partnership with the Maine Migrant Health Program (MMHP), Maine Health Access Foundation, and Maine Equal Justice Partners. This ReINFORMA charla(or chat) is a project to inform immigrants to the U.S. about the recent changes [...]
Read More2010 Annual Report Released
Paper copies of will be distributed in the next week or two, but we are pleased to give many of you a sneak peak of our 2010 Annual Report (pdf). This year’s editions features letters from Chloe Dowley (2010 Board President) and Ian Yaffe (Executive Director), highlights from our Educational, Affordable Housing, Outreach/Advocacy, and Volunteer [...]
Read MoreCongratulations to Scholarship Recipient Abby Hernandez
Congratulations Abby! Mano en Mano is pleased to announce Abby Hernandez as the recipient of our 2011 Latino Scholarship! The Scholarship grants $1,000 for the 2011-2012 academic year, and is renewable for three more years. Abby graduated from Sumner High School on June 9th and just began her freshman year at Husson University in Bangor, enrolling [...]
Read MoreMano en Mano Featured in Chronicle of Philanthrophy Article on Rural Causes
Mano en Mano was featured in an August 21, 2011 article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy by Ben Gose: “Rural Causes Lack Support as Foundations Focus Resources Elsewhere.” For a limited time, you may access the full article at this link. Afterwards, it will only be available to subscribers at this permanent link. The article [...]
Read MoreUSDA Continues Efforts to Inform Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers of Process for Resolving Discrimination Claims
BANGOR, July 26, 2011 – As part of continued efforts to close the chapter on allegations of past discrimination at USDA, a series of outreach meetings is being held throughout the country with farmers and ranchers to discuss the process that has been put in place to resolve the claims of Hispanic and women farmers [...]
Read MoreMano en Mano Receives $5,000 Grant from Washington County Fund
MILBRIDGE, MAINE — Mano en Mano recently received a $5,000 grant from the Washington County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to support capacity building and the hiring of a new summer intern. Over the past several years, Mano en Mano has strengthened its core offering of educational, outreach, and community-building programs, added new full-time [...]
Read MoreWith Fanfare and Collaboration, Mano en Mano Opens Maine’s First Affordable Housing Project for Farmworkers
MILBRIDGE, Maine — On a beautiful day in Downeast Maine, nearly 100 guests gathered at the site of Hand in Hand Apartments to open Maine’s first affordable housing project for farmworkers. Originally conceived in 2006, this 6-unit apartment building is a place where “truly weary workers will come to rest,” said Commissioner Walt Whitcomb of [...]
Read More“The vision of a community:” Ribbon Cutting Welcoming Remarks by Executive Director Ian Yaffe
Good morning and welcome to the ribbon cutting ceremony for Hand in Hand Apartments, Maine’s first affordable housing project for farmworkers. It is my great honor to stand before you today and introduce you to some of the people and organizations that have been so essential to this project’s success. Just 8 months ago, we [...]
Read MoreSuccessful Business Workshop at Mano en Mano
On Friday evening, Marita Fairfield of the Maine Women’s Business Center at CEI presented a workshop at Mano en Mano entitled: “Is Starting A Business For You?” This introductory workshop was geared to assist individuals who were considering starting their own business, now or in the future, and was offered in English with Spanish interpretation. [...]
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