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City accepts $10,000 grant for pilot soccer and wellness program for asylum seekers at 166 Riverside
Summary
The council accepted a $10,000 gift from the Maine Community Foundation to fund a pilot ‘asylum seekers soccer program’ and related wellness activities at the city’s shelter; staff described a multi-agency pilot intended to support physical and mental health and community integration while residents await work-authority processes.
The Portland City Council unanimously accepted a $10,000 donation from the Maine Community Foundation to pilot a soccer-and-wellness program for asylum seekers staying at the city shelter at 166 Riverside.
City officials said the pilot brings together Parks and Recreation (Hearts of Pine), Health and Human Services and Housing staff, and community partners to provide structured physical activity, leadership and resilience programming, and job-readiness supports for documented asylum seekers who are temporarily sheltered while they wait for work-authorization processes to conclude.
Greg Watson, director of…
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