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United Way outlines nonprofit hub in Bangor, emphasizes training, shared space and regional partnerships
Summary
United Way described a newly renovated nonprofit hub in Bangor funded in part by ARPA, offering subsidized offices, training, a volunteer center and grantmaking for partner organizations across six counties. Committee members asked whether the hub would coordinate homelessness and addiction services; United Way said it funds and convenes partners but does not operate direct case-management services.
United Way staff on the nonprofit hub told Bangor’s Livable Communities group that the organization has opened a renovated shared space to support nonprofits across a six-county region and to bolster training, volunteer matching and program stability.
"We serve six counties in Maine. We're based in Bangor," said Elaine Thomas, identified in the meeting as United Way’s director of impact, who outlined the hub’s mission and services. She said the hub is the result of ARPA-funded acquisition and renovation of space at the Evergreen Woods Complex and that United Way moved into the building last October.
The hub offers a mix of subsidized rental offices, a large training/event room that can be configured for roughly 34 (training) to 64 (lecture) participants, meeting rooms, a wellness room, co-working space and a volunteer navigation center. Thomas said the volunteer center will target…
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