CASTINE — The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Castine is pleased to announce that eleven 501c3 non-profit organizations have been awarded Pulliam Grants for 2024. The Deborah Pulliam Social Justice Grants were created to honor the memory of the late Deborah Pulliam, a longtime member of the Congregation and benefactor for social justice causes. This year’s grants total $50,000. We are honored to announce grant funding for the following organizations:
- Cody’s Closet – $2,000 – to promote child welfare at events during the year
- Finding Our Voices – $4,000 – to promote, disseminate and help women escape from domestic violence situations.
- Sunlight Media Collective – $4,000 – to support media coverage of Wabanaki environmental issues.
- Buck Memorial Library – $5,000 – to expand offerings of media and programs to the community
- But Still I Am One – $5,000 – to continue the host homes program for Waldo County young adults (16-21) who are home insecure.
- Downeast Restorative Justice – $5,000 – to support the Adult Harm Repair/Community Resolution Program Initiative.
- Hancock County Habitat for Humanity – $5,000 – to build and support Habitat Repair Corps as part of the Aging in Place Program.
- Healthy Island Project – $5,000 – to support the Healthy Island Project Lunch Box program and the Healthy Island Project Pantry.
- Healthy Peninsula – $5,000 – to purchase local produce and support the Magic Food Bus program.
- Loaves & Fishes – $5,000 – to support food purchases.
- Volunteers for Hancock County Jail Residents – $5,000 – to purchase books, stamps, supplies, technology and assist in prisoner advocacy.
Thanks to the foresight and generosity of Deborah Pulliam, UUCC is able to use its gifts to make our world a better place. Pulliam Grants are awarded annually and are open to 501c3 organizations doing social justice work of all kinds. Applications, deadlines, and ground rules for the 2025 round of grants will be published early next year on our website, www.uucastine.org.
