ARE YOU A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INDIVIDUAL LOOKING TO GIVE BACK IN SOUTHERN MAINE WHILE CONNECTING WITH LIKE-MINDED PEERS?
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Women United is a Giving Circle of United Way of Southern Maine whose mission is to inspire and deeply engage individuals as positive change agents in support of the advancement of single mothers and their children in Southern Maine.
“Women, in particular, have an ability to knit themselves together with others and provide a circle around somebody to lift them up. I know that made the difference for me.”
– Nicole Witherbee, Women United”
Our Work
Women United is a diverse, vibrant community, bound together by a powerful sense of belonging — to each other, to our mission, and to the communities we call home.
Through philanthropy, volunteerism, and advocacy, we are leading critical work that will positively influence single mothers’ ability to meet basic needs, educate children, and achieve optimal health and well being.
Become a member and be part of a diverse, vibrant community, bound together by a powerful sense of belonging — to each other, to our mission, and to the communities we call home.
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Many thanks to Patricia McCarthy and Maine Women Magazine for use of several of the photographs found on our website.
Women United has announced investments of $259,700 in programs that advance single mothers and their children. In Southern Maine, 69% of single women with children cannot afford basic necessities like housing, child care, food, transportation, and clothing… Read More
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