UNITED MIDCOAST CHARITIES INC

United Midcoast Charities has been an invaluable resource for our community and continues to be an integral part of mission success for a multitude of non-profit organizations. In addition to providing grant support, they engender connections between other non-profits, and they promote ongoing learning for professionals seeking additional resources for their respective agencies. They recently held a well-organized and executed learning session for local grantees that greatly enhanced understanding related to accessing additional funding resources. UMC also provides hands on support by offering staff assistance as well as their organizational access to funding resource platforms. They are a joy to work with.

UMC provided a free training to its grantees on how to find additional funding sources. They have several databases which will be very helpful in identifying organizations funding groups like But Still I Am One or The Belfast Soup Kitchen which serve our local, homeless or hungry people in Waldo County, Maine. UMC has been critical to our ability to serve our clients and this workshop was incredibly helpful. It was well- organized, thoughtfully designed in small groups, and hopefully, very effective in helping us identify more funders.

As Board Chair of Family Promise of MidCoast Maine, I can vouch for the importance of the support of United Midcoast Charities for our work helping MicCoast families at risk of and experiencing homelessness. It is difficult for new start-ups to establish community visibility, credibility and trust. Having been vetted by UMC and receiving a grant from them, we proudly display the UMC logo on our website as a sign of quality and credibility. They have been a strong supporter of the non-profit community here on the MidCoast.

Thank you for the support of UMC's grants program, our program could not be more thankful for the resources they provide to our community. By supplying a grant to Penquis Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) UMC is helping fund facilitators to educate men on nonviolent behaviors with the expectation of keeping women, children, and our community safer.

AIO Food & Energy Assistance, one of Maine’s largest and most innovative food pantries, strives to provide services with dignity, respect, and a high-level user experience. For many years United Midcoast Charities has been a reliable and instrumental partner in advancing our mission. The support we receive goes beyond the significant funding they provide. As a unifying organization, we have developed many collaboration relationships with other non-profit groups in our community through our partnership with UMC to the benefit of all we serve. AIO and our community are better thanks to the leadership, empathy, and support of United Midcoast Charities.

UMC's contributions, financial, educational, and collegial, make a significant difference to the Waldo County YMCA. Their grant provides quality childcare for dozens of working families who would not be able to afford it otherwise. Their monthly educational series outlines strategies, creates connections, and provides food for thought. And the collegiality of their ED and Board make it clear that we are all in this together. Thank you to them for all they do.

United Midcoast Charities Inc iss a great organization, advocating for the non profit community of Knox and Waldo Counties.

United Midcoast Charities (UMC) is a unique nonprofit organization in that 100% of donations go to local grantee nonprofits that have been carefully vetted and that use the funds received to provide services in four distinct areas of need: food, housing, health & safety, and economic security. 100%. Administrative costs are covered by a separate endowment fund, thereby maximizing the impact of individual donations.
UMC is a well-structured organization, functioning with an effective minimal staff and a hands-on Board.

Being a member of the very organized, grant making team for United Midcoast Charities has been rewarding and eye-opening. As a collective group, we are exposed to so many amazing nonprofits, making a true difference in the lives of people who need assistance with shelter, food, work opportunities and healthcare. Knowing there is so much goodness and genuine care for the lives of others in our community confirms my commitment to living in midcoast Maine. I highly recommend others to consider joining the grant making team to work with a group of kind, thoughtful and dynamic individuals while learning about the services being offered by so many hearty non-profits with sincere love and support for others. UMCC bolsters the good our world needs today.

It's been an honor to serve on the board of UMC and to see first hand how the organization builds community by increasing awareness around food, housing, health and safety, and economic security. By supporting non-profits in Midcoast Maine, we are able to directly impact and support our communities!

UMC has an amazing staff and Board who persistently explore new ways to expand our fundraising to increase support for our 42 grantees. The needs in our community continue to grow, and UMC is poised for the challenge.

It’s amazing to see the impact United Midcoast Charities has in our community. In an area where 1 in 3 people are challenged with food, housing and/or financial insecurity, Being able to contribute to one organization that helps all of these areas of need is important to us.

United Midcoast Charities has for 80 years been helping those in need in our community by awarding grants to the critical nonprofit agencies who serve them. This year over $500,000 was awarded to over 30 agencies. 100% of donations received is distributed to the community. Operating expenses are funded from an endowment.

UMC makes a huge difference for the community by supporting dozens of nonprofits financially and by creating connections and sharing information.

After a rocky road due to a past director, United Midcoast Charities is back stronger than ever. John Viehman and the board has created a small, dynamic organization that plays an outside role in the community for its size. They are helping individuals, non profits, turn lives around, create opportunities and enrich the soil of our community to change the dynamics that foster poverty and domestic violence.

United Midcoast Charities, Inc. has played an important role in supporting, educating, and empowering LGBTQ+ youth in Knox and Waldo counties. Their support, including financial, over the years has played a critical role in OUT Maine's (outmaine.org) ability to provide programming for LGBTQ+ youth in these rural counties as part of our mission of building welcoming and affirming communities for Maine’s diverse queer youth in all of their intersectional identities by changing the very systems that serve them. The resources and workshops they provide have been so valuable. They are an example of a foundation that is committed to serving the members of the community.

New Hope Midcoast, the domestic violence resource center serving four coastal Maine counties, appreciates United Midcoast Charities UMC). Comprehensive resources for victims of domestic abuse are essential to maintaining safe and healthy communities. UMC has repeatedly provided us with the funding and resources to serve those in need. The application process is both efficient and effective and speaks to the importance of having a network of resources collaborating together through a common channel. UMC helps make it possible to serve individuals and families. Our local communities are all the better for their assistance.

United Mid Coast Charities is an awesome charitable organization. They have supported our program here at Belfast Area Child Care Services for many years. Without them we would not be able to accomplish all that our program has done for children and families. Our food program and gardening program has been able to be expanded with their help. This provides access to more fresh vegetables for the children and families. Thank you UMC for all of your support.

I have been so impressed with the work of UMC that I joined the board to be part of doing what it takes to lend support to our community. UMC raises funds from members of the community who can give and strategically gives back every penny of the funds raised to non profit organizations in our community who do the work to help ensure there is a safety net for those who need some support. The very basics of food, shelter, access to health care, child care, teen support and help for substance abuse, domestic abuse and sexual assault are some of projects that are funded. It is a great way for me to help make a difference in our community.

United Midcoast Charities has always been at the heart of my charitable giving because 100% of the dollars it raises each year gets reinvested back into our local community, following a thorough vetting process of the nonprofit applicants by the Board and Grants Committee. So in effect, by giving once, many are helped - those most vulnerable in the towns we live in. It is very heartening to know that the work UMC does has such a direct and immediate effect on strengthening the safety net for our Knox and Waldo neighbors.

Working with UMC is an honor and a rewarding experience. Every dollar of donations received is granted out to the many needy non profits in Knox and Waldo Counties. The Board and grants committee thoughtfully reviews the grant requests and fund the needs of the community. Learning about the needs surrounding you in your life and being part of the solution is a blessing.

The direct impact of UMC grants to vital areas of the community make annually supporting this organization a simple decision. Knowing that every dollar gifted is deployed through their grant-making is a nice touch, too. Not many nonprofits operate with 100% efficiency of donations received.

UMC provides an invaluable service to Knox and Waldo counties. Its "Give once. Support many" approach eases some of the fundraising burden for small nonprofits, helps to vet local organizations for donors, and makes sure funding goes where it is really needed. UMC is a great organization making a real difference in our small community.

The Knox Clinic depends on the extraordinary program support it receives from UMC. We can care for so many more in our community because of you, thank you!!

UMC is the leading community foundation for Knox and Waldo Counties, and is directed by a dedicated staff of professionals and board members who are focused on serving the needs of the community.
As an agency who has received funding from UMC, I can attest to UMC's dedication and commitment to supporting our local nonprofits and enriching our community through their very impactful grants.
UMC also serve as a much needed guide and resource for our many nonprofits by providing organizational support and collaborative opportunities.

United Midcoast Charities partners with dozens of local organizations to support the health , financial security and well-being of residents across Maine's Waldo and Knox Counties. Through strategic grant making, technical assistance and meetings to support strengthening collaboration, United Midcoast Charities supports the region's non-profit organizations in creating positive change across our community.

UMC has been a vital resource to needed organizations in Midcoast Maine for many decades. The organization has gone through a major transition that has included financial transparency, board leadership improvements, stronger administrative oversight. In so doing, they have renewed donors trust in the organization and garnered even more support for its mission. I can honestly say without UMC many vital services in the midcoast would not be available through so many worthy organizations.

For many years, United Midcoast Charities has served this community, providing extraordinary support to many diverse organizations on the midcoast, always focused on how to strengthen community and build a rich, equitable and just social structure. They faced their own challenges and used them as a springboard to build an even stronger organization that provides not only needed financial support to a whole network of non-profits, but also leverages their support by providing expertise, consulting, and networking to build the capacity of midcoast organizations to better fulfill their missions.
I'm a donor, but I also represent a grant recipient, a small, grass-roots founded and led organization whose budget is focused on delivering services -- not unlike many organizations in our area. We rely entirely on the generosity of our donors to carry out our mission of providing health care access to the many people in our community who still lack insurance to cover their needs. Like many other organizations, our size limits our resources. We don't have a Human Resources person to help plan and administer benefits, or an accounting staff to keep up on the latest practices, or a development staff with costly software and data access as these things would take away from our ability to deliver services. So UMC has recently initiated new programs that support us and many other organizations, allowing us to share resources and supporting our organizations administratively. By so doing, UMC is strengthening us all.
I have supported their work financially for many years and will continue to do so, as I know every dollar is used to strengthen our community. They are fully engaged in our community, understand its challenges, know how they can be most impactful, and their work makes a tremendous impact here in midcoast Maine.

United Midcoast Charities is truly a community leader. Their team works closely with grantees to help them define their unique social impact and implement programs with measurable success. We are lucky to have such a professionally run organization to energize nonprofit agencies here in Midcoast Maine!

I couldn't do it without them! United Midcoast Charities has provided an INVALUABLE service to the small non-profit that I work for. The access and training that they provide to enable us to research grant opportunities is something that we simply could not afford to do without their assistance. The access they provide to Foundation Directory Online has been a lifeline to funding that we so badly need, especially in the unusual times of this world-wide pandemic. The training that goes along with it has saved us so much time, and prepared me for searching, researching, finding, and writing successful grants. Many, many thanks to the entire organization!!!!!

I found this organization to be quite helpful in getting me on the right road to maximizing my grant writing. Kelly was exceptionally patient with me as I seemed to ask questions over and over again.

I will definitely be accessing them again when I need help.

BRAVO!

The Directory is a great resource, and the onsite training and guidance provided by UMC makes the experience even easier and more productive. Thanks!

I came in to use their service-the online database for foundations-as another non-profit in midcoast Maine, and I found the resource and staff very helpful. They went out of their way to show me the tool and made themselves available to answer any questions that I had.

I attended the UMC-sponsored workshop "Board Bootcamp", and it was a big help for me as I am new to nonprofit board membership. The presenter was clear, humorous, and knowledgeable, and she had prepared great handouts. I highly recommend this workshop for anyone who is new - or needs a refresh - on how to be a responsible and energetic member of the board for a nonprofit whose mission you admire!

The staff at UMC here in Camden are wonderful professionals and actually give personal thought to how you might best make use of the resources available through them. I have particularly found the Foundation Directory Online a useful tool and Ms. Carey saved us oodles of time showing us the best way to search our options. UMC is a great asset. Chris Finn, www.docsong.org

Access to the Foundation Directory Online is a valuable resource for any nonprofit, but full access is too expensive for most organizations. As a professional fund raising consultant, I was able to use the FDO at United Midcoast Charities at no cost to either me or my client agencies. I am sure that anyone, trained by UMC staff, will benefit from the database. In my experience, the FDO database is relatively easy to use, and UMC's patient training is clear and effective. After 30 minutes, I was able to gain information on foundations providing support in Maine, and to use the FDO's filters to home in on just those foundations of potential value. UMC provided flash drives that allowed me to download the information and use it later, away from the UMC office in Camden. A second session, easily scheduled online, to clarify a few strong possible foundation donors proved especially valuable, and the agency has already received funding from some of them. This is a special service, and once again proves the importance of United Midcoast Charities to nonprofit organizations serving thousands of people. Well done, UMC.

UMC is an organization with a dedicated board and administration committed to the mission. Not only does UMC financially support the work of area non-profits but they also provide education, training and important resources to these agencies.

United Midcoast Charities gave me a great resource to foundation information I needed and even better support in helping me access the information and bring it home for use as a volunteer fundraiser. UMC is a marvelous source that I didn’t expect to find in rural mid-coast Maine.

United midcoat charities has played such an important role in the growth of The Ripple Initiative! We entered the nonprofit world in September 2016 without a clue! It has definitely been trial by fire- and we are still learning. The access to workshops and the computer base, helping us locate grant funding specifically offered for our needs, has been invaluable! One-on-one with Kelly Carey was a godsend as our computer skills are still in the developing stages- she was knowledgeable and patient.
The workshops have not all pertained to our immediate needs but we have welcomed the opportunity to gain knowledge and plan for the future of The Ripple Initiative. An added bonus was the chance to meet other members of local nonprofits and hear how they have solved specific challenges. All around we have nothing but great things to say about UMC and their commitment to helping nonprofits succeed in the Midcoast Area.
So very grateful.
Sharon Setz
Executive director

UMC has totally dedicated itself to connecting with effective non-profits across our region, and supporting them in multiple meaningful way. This is the way to be effective in improving our communities.

Linford Young is a high school sophomore. For the past two years he has been an outstanding mentor for the I Know ME program. He works tirelessly to help ten boys in the program on a weekly basis. The results have been outstanding. The boys trust Linford and look up to him and every one of them hopes to become a mentor just like him. One of the boys in his care has made especial progress. T- struggled in school and at home and was often frustrated and angry in 7th grade. Linford and the I Know ME team worked with him throughout 8th grade and through the summer. T- now has a part-time job and announced proudly that his most recent report card showed 3 A's and 2 B's. What a change for a kid who two years ago said he thought he would end up in jail when he grew up.
United Midcoast Charities honored Linford as their Unsung Hero this year. He is always my hero.

United Midcoast Charities is an outstanding example of a dedicated nonprofit resource for Waldo and Knox County - in the beautiful midcoast of Maine. With the UMC's Board of Directors at the helm, and the Executive Director and staff working in concert, the most vulnerable of this region are the beneficiaries of well organized and thoughtful funding. The development of an Advisory Council serves to give up to date information to the UMC and further develop a coherent approach to assisting those in need.

The Belfast Soup Kitchen has received support from the United Midcoast Charity for a number of years. With their support and program development, the Soup Kitchen has access to current nonprofit resource information and guidance. The BSK continues to be open five days a week, all year long to feed the hungry in Waldo County. Thanks to all the dedicated efforts of the UMC President and Board of Directors, and Executive Director and staff, non profit organizations in Maine's midcoast region have been able to meet many of the needs of the most vulnerable. The UMC is an outstanding model for a highly competent charitable organization.

I've been on the Board of United Midcoast Charities for one year. The experience has been rewarding. Overcoming a significant adversity several years ago, UMC has evolved into a stronger and more effective organization. This year $500,000 was disbursed to over 40 Knox and Waldo non-profits. There is a new executive director and an active board. It is an exciting place to be!

We are proud to have this nonprofit serving our county in Maine.
They help so many nonprofits continue to help so many others here in our part of state. Many would not be able to continue their good work without the network of help and support from United Midcoast Charities.

I had a wonderful evening with United Midcoast Charities at their recent "Grants & Dance" celebration! UMC announced their grant recipients that evening and I was impressed by the variety of groups that were awarded money. UMC is truly interested in helping our community by helping a nice cross-section of groups.

United Midcoast Charities, Inc. has played an important role in serving the elders of Knox County with home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) and an enhanced service program for Meals on Wheels recipients (Home to Me). Their support, including financial, over the years has played a critical role in MCH, Inc.'s ability to provide these services to those in need. Over the past several years UMC's organizational evolution has been one based on best practices, including broad community involvement, outreach, and organizational transparency. Their leadership and collaborative role is key to the well being of those living in the region served.

UMC is a generous, transparent and well-managed provider of grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Knox and Waldo counties in Maine. Beyond raising money and carefully allocating grants, UMC is helping organizations improve their performance by providing opportunities for nonprofit leaders to network and learn from each other. UMC is actively enabling organizations to collaborate for the greater good. It offers an essential safety net for people in our region.

Working with UMC, I find the staff and board are dedicated to the community, always looking for new ways to serve the underserved by supporting organizations out in the community doing the real work.

Tremendous progress has been made in rebuilding the organization. Notable is the increased transparency and willingness to incorporate stakeholder feedback in many decisions.

A great organization that has proven it can sustain itself through the years.

United Midcoast Charities is a fantastic organization that funds small nonprofits in midcoast Maine. They are highly professional and dedicated. Our nonprofit, WindowDressers, is grateful for their support.

United Midcoast Charities is a locally run and locally focused non-profit with a remarkable history of positive impact in our rural Maine community. With no centralized philanthropic organization in our area, like a United Way, UMC coordinates the best intentions and the generous resources of donors and focuses them on the greatest community needs. This coordination of donors and receivers eliminates redundancy and results in the best possible impact. In the past year the organization has evolved in its vision and is becoming not only a source of funds to local non-profits but also a source of professional development, coordinating training plus funding a database installation on a local computer which saves each non-profit hours of staff time and driving to access this material. Thank you UMC for making midcoast Maine a better place to live!

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about United Mid-coast Charities Inc. Belfast Public Health Nursing Association is a safety net program for those most in need in the Waldo County area. Although primarily funded by the City of Belfast and Waldo County General Hospital, this program depends on the generosity of others to aid in the work we do. In a time when homelessness, food insecurity, and need seems to be increasing, the generous donations given to us by UMCC has allowed our program to continue to provide those most basic of resources to our most vulnerable population. We are incredibly thankful to their organization and applaud their continued efforts to help all in need.

MaineHealth Care at Home was formed in 2016 by joining the former Kno-Wal-Lin and Waldo County home care and hospice agencies with HomeHealth Visiting Nurses of Southern Maine. Today, our reach extends across seven counties and neighboring islands. Last year, we brought compassionate care and support to more than 22,000 children and adults. In delivering this care, we accepted all patients in need of home health and hospice services and no one was denied care due to lack of insurance or resources. United Mid-Coast Charities made it possible for us to keep the doors of home health and hospice open to those in greatest needs. We thank United Mid-Coast Charities for the valuable funds that support our Compassionate Care Program.

Creating positive change for individuals, families, and communities requires considerable collaboration. While we appreciate the financial support that United Mid-Coast Charities offers to social service and non-profit agencies, we are most impressed by their willingness to join conversations around the needs of the mid-coast region. UMCC contributes to positive, solution-focused discussion then actively partners with other organizations to increase and improve supports and services available to the community. They are a valuable resource to this region of Maine.
-Kara Hay, CEO, Penquis

United Mid-Coast Charities has donated to the Belfast Soup Kitchen for the past six years. Their yearly on site reviews and grant applications are thorough and completely cover all aspects of our nonprofit. We have appreciated their continued financial and compassionate support of our mission to provide a safe community for our guests to find food, comfort and hope for the future in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. In the past they experienced some major difficulty. But, due to the dedication and passionate concern of new leadership, UMCC has emerged as a stronger leader in the nonprofit sector.
Since our organization became a nonprofit seven years ago, we have developed a viable system of transparency for all things related to the Belfast Soup Kitchen. The Officers and Board members are very aware of all matters of the BSK. UMCC has done an outstanding job addressing any past history which impaired their mission. Their new officers and Board responded to a difficult situation and renewed the UMCC with a sense of commitment , energy and skilled expertise. Our Board is proud to recognize them as an example of the best of the nonprofits. We appreciate their support; it is vital to the continuation of the Belfast Soup Kitchen.
Mary E. Brand, President, BOD

I write as president of Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) food pantry and emergency assistance. We’re all volunteers and serve all of Knox County. United Midcoast Charities has been an essential partner with us, responding to our requests each year with significant help. And when we have experienced trouble, they have stepped in again. For example, three years ago our accounts were all but dry and we had to stop giving vouchers for heat or other critical needs. UMCC responded to that news by giving us an additional large check. When $2,000 was stolen from us and people in the community created a Go-Fund-Me account to restore that money, UMCC matched those gifts. More important, as the demand for our help has nearly doubled in the past three years from about 25 families each day to 45, UMCC has in turn increased their aid to us.

Last year, UMCC invited all their sponsored agencies to attend seminars to focus our thinking on ways to strengthen our procedures. A particular emphasis was on collaborating with each other, to enhance our capabilities and close gaps. Subsequently, UMCC has offered support services to a group of six Knox County non-profit agencies, including AIO, who are establishing the Community Investors’ Initiative (to be launched in January 2018) whereby willing citizens can choose to respond to emails about needs that cannot be filled by existing services (like new glasses or critical home or vehicle repairs, or a bed for a child graduating from his crib).

UMCC has broadened its mission beyond helping to fund the important work being done for struggling families across the midcoast. Their board has realized that they are perfectly placed to know what’s missing, what could be stronger, and to find creative ways to encourage effective problem solving.

UMCC is an integral part of the midcoast Maine non-profit network of services. They have been very open about asking how to better serve the neediest demographic in this area as well as how to better support the non-profits that focus on this work. I feel we are stronger and more able to help the people who need it the most because of UMCC.

I am the current President and a Co-Founder of Vinalhaven Eldercare Services, a non profit organization devoted to assisting older residents so they may remain on the island, engaged in the community and near family and friends.
The cost of living on the island is greater than on the mainland, and most of our elders are living with very limited resources. We supply various critical services which our elders could not pay for.
It seems large granting organizations are not interested in small non-profits, such as ours. They want " a bigger bang for their buck". We have applied for funds from United Midcoast Charities for specific needs.
On several occasions board members from UMC have come to to the island to visit with us, tour our assisted living home, and discuss our challenges and successes. They are the only funder who has ever visited us, which indicates to me, they really care about where their resources are going and how wisely they are used. I admire them for taking such a personal interest and being so responsible with the funds they have to share.

UMCC is an extremely important charitable organization serving midcoast Maine. The UMCC Board raises funds locally and then, through an application process, provides essential funding to local non-profits.

I served on the UMCC Board from 2005-2010. I was involved with interviewing organizations that applied for funding. Since then, I have become an employee of a nonprofit organization that serves over 1400 clients annually with essential social services. My organization receives UMCC funding which is critical for us to meet our mission.

The Board has gone through a significant transitional period and come through with shining stars. They are more committed than ever to serving the organizations who help residents in need live better lives in midcoast Maine. Thank you, UMCC!!

I have worked in the non-profit realm in mid-coast Maine for the past thirty years. I am also a long-time resident of Knox County- I have raised my family here and plan to retire here. Over the past three decades, I have had many opportunities to work with the volunteers and staff of United Mid Coast Charities. I have had many opportunities to witness first-hand the great impact this agency has on supporting the efforts of non-profit organizations working to increase quality of life for the disadvantaged people of Knox and Waldo Counties. Each year, UMC collects and distributes thousands of dollars to scores of organizations doing critical work in our community. Keep up the good work!

I served on the UMCC Board from 2013 - 2016. The post by Mid-Coast Citizen from 4/28/16 is mostly true. No arguments here. The former president did embezzle funds and has been tried, convicted, and is now in jail. Members and former members of the BoD did an admirable job of freezing the former presidents assets, engaging law enforcement, including the FBI, and recovering a large portion of the embezzled funds. Some of this work has been covered by the press, but has not attracted as much attention as the crime itself.

At this point, much of the BoD has turned over and the administrative processes are aligned with the best current thinking on transparent management of non-profits.

Finally, UMCC has been in existence for more than 70 years and has helped thousands of individuals over the course of time. I personally continue to contribute to UMCC and fully support them. For anyone interested, I suggest contacting a current BoD member (see http://www.unitedmidcoastcharities.org/) and discuss how agencies that receive funds are vetted and processes in place for handling donations.

Alot of good is happening here. But, poke around, ask questions, and form your own opinion.

In 2016, I joined the board at United Mid-Coast Charities being fully aware of the past issues and the challenges going forward. It is refreshing to see the dedication and commitment of the new board members and volunteers directed at strengthening the organization and serving the broader non-profit mid-coast community. Equally, I am impressed with the passion displayed by each of the organizations we support for their individual mission within the community. A great time to take a look at United Midcoast and lend your support. Happy to be aboard! John Burgess

President embezzled $4.6 mln.
The board of directors that looked the other way is still -mostly- there.

From Portland Press Herald:
The former head of a Camden-based charity for the needy who embezzled more than $4.6 million from the nonprofit – the largest amount stolen from a charity in Maine history – was sentenced Friday to serve four years in prison and ordered to repay the money.

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/10/09/ex-president-of-camden-based-charity-gets-4-years-for-embezzling-millions/