Mano en Mano in the News
2003-Present
2015-Present
April 24, 2024: Janet Mills vetoes her farmworker minimum wage bill over changes allowing lawsuits (Bangor Daily News)
April 17, 2024: Senator King announces federal funding for child care (WabI5)
January 27, 2024: The Price of Picking Blueberries in Rural Maine (The Maine Monitor)
December 28, 2023: The Price of Picking Blueberries in Rural Maine (The Daily Yonder)
October 28, 2023: Washington County panel ponders how to keep young workforce home (Maine Monitor)
October 25, 2023: Latino Communities in Maine (Maine Public)
July 10, 2023: Maine nears making farmworkers eligible for minimum wage (Maine Beacon)
April 19, 2023: ‘We’re responsible for the history we make:’ Lawmakers push for migrant labor rights (Maine Beacon)
January 16, 2023: Nonprofit leaders of color awarded Maine Community Foundation grants (News Center Maine)
January 3, 2023: Migrant Youth Education Programs Center Student Identity and Culture (FoodTank)
December 12, 2022: Taking to the Woods’ with Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’ (New York Times)
December 11, 2022: From Mexico to Maine: Change thrives in Milbridge (Maine Monitor)
November 14, 2022: Housing Shortage Leaves some Washington County Residents Scrambling (Bangor Daily News)
August 25, 2022: Maine farmers struggle with labor shortage, push for immigration reform (Portland Press Herald)
August 25, 2022: Maine farmers and business leaders urge Congress to expand migrant worker program (Maine Public)
June 24, 2022: Good Shepherd Food Bank awards Mano en Mano with community impact grant (13 WGME)
January 24, 2022: CEI seeks applications for Child Care Business Lab (MaineBiz)
August 19, 2021: Elizabeth Warren, Heather Cox Richardson Among Honorees at Frances Perkins Garden Party (Lincoln County News)
November 11, 2021: Professor Wolfenzon Examines Maine's Little-Known Hispanic Culture (Bowdoin College)
May 14, 2020: Farm workers without unemployment or stimulus checks get some relief (Bangor Daily News)
May 1, 2020: Maine immigrant organizations receive $150K in pandemic-driven grants (Mainebiz)
April 30, 2020: Arrival of Maine’s migrant farm workers in limbo (Portland Press Herald)
February 19, 2020: Census will determine Maine’s “fair share” (Ellsworth American)
February 4, 2020: Immigrants can help fill the workforce shortage on Maine’s farms (Bangor Daily News)
February 3, 2020: These ‘radical educators’ want to dismantle racial bias in Maine schools (Bangor Daily News)
September 23, 2019: Hyper Local (Mainebiz)
August 28, 2019: Chasing Blueberries: The Uncertainty Of Life As A Maine Berry Picker (Huffpost)
December 24, 2018: Migrant workers at Maine wreath company say they were fired after complaining about harassment (Bangor Daily News)
August 8, 2018: Blueberry crop conditions promising, market still soft (Ellsworth American)
March 6, 2018: Loss of immigrant workers could hurt local businesses (Ellsworth American)
May 3. 2017: Latino pride on display at “A Day without Immigrants” (Ellsworth American)
April 20, 2017: Maine's Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S. (NPR)
November 17, 2016: Ian Yaffe ’09 Describes What Giving Means to Him (Bowdoin Daily Sun)
September 2, 2016: Field Day: Blueberry Harvest School Teaches Migrant Workers’ Kids (Maine Public)
August 18, 2015: Bowdoin and the Blueberry Harvest School for Migrant Children (Bowdoin Daily Sun)
August 16, 2016: At Maine’s Blueberry Harvest School, Migrant Kids Reap Education (Portland Press Herald)
April 17, 2015: Hispanics help Washington County Grow (Island Institute)
April 8, 2015: Migrant Education Program’s Blueberry Harvest School wins state environmental award (Maine DOE News)
2003-2014
March 11, 2014: COA Students Visit Downeast (Downeast Coastal Press)
June 7, 2013: “Digital Literacy: Record and Share Feature Helps Dual Language Learners Build Early Reading Skills” (Oceanhouse Media)
March 19, 2013: “Supermarket employees benefit from Spanish classes” (Downeast Coastal Press)
February 9, 2013: “Bowdoin Nonprofit Symposium for Students Inspires and Enlightens” (Bowdoin Daily Sun)
February 4, 2013: “Reading in the Digital Wild West: What Still Matters Most” (Fred Rogers Center)
October 22, 2012: “Mano en Mano bridging white, Hispanic cultures in Washington County” (Bangor Daily News)
March 7, 2012: “Taking a Day Away to Help a Latino Community in Maine” (Bowdoin Daily Sun)
February 7, 2012: “Demystifying the Nonprofit Sector for Students” (Bowdoin Daily Sun)
January 25, 2012: “Noteworthy News for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 [Nonprofit Day in Augusta]” (Bangor Daily News)
October 27, 2011: “Coastal Enterprises Inc. of Wiscasset wins $5.5 million national award” (Bangor Daily News)
August 31, 2011: “Eating becomes everything during multiday outdoor adventure” (Bangor Daily News)
August 21, 2011: “Rural Causes Lack Support as Foundations Look Elsewhere” (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
June 27, 2011: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Story and related Press
May 2, 2011: “Affordable housing for Down East farmworkers available soon” (Bangor Daily News)
April 28, 2011: “Members of Maine Wabanaki tribes to walk to Wisconsin to promote clean water” (Bangor Daily News)
March 29, 2011: “Building a bridge with tortillas and tomatoes in Downeast Maine” (Bangor Daily News)
March 28, 2011: “Downeast Table of Plenty suppers bring larger community together” (Bangor Daily News)
November 3, 2010: “Hand in Hand Apartments Construction Underway” (Front Page/Machias Valley News Observer)
October 29, 2010: “Construction to begin on Milbridge housing complex” (Bangor Daily News)
October 26, 2010: “Site Work Under Way on New Milbridge Housing Complex” (Ellsworth American)
July 27, 2010: “Milbridge housing plan needs 1 more permit” (Bangor Daily News)
August 4, 2010: “Mano en Mano Breaking Down Barriers, Not Building Them Up (pdf)” (Machias Valley News Observer)
March 31, 2010: “Mano en Mano Welcomes New Executive Director” (Ellsworth American)
March 14, 2010: “Haldane’s spirit lives among us” (Portland Press Herald)
July 31, 2003: “Downeast Hispanic Population Growing: Neighbors, Agencies Help Migrants” (Ellsworth American)