About This Grant:
This funding will support Healthy Androscoggin's weekly, free, facilitated tobacco support group that started in 2004. The tobacco support group helps local community members get the social support they need and learn about specific strategies that will increase their likelihood of becoming tobacco and nicotine free.
MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:
| Year | Grant Title | Category | Amount | Grant Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Community Immunity: A Collaborative Effort to Raise HPV Vaccinations Rates in Androscoggin County | HPV | $50,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2023 | Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke and Pets | Tobacco | $41,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2020 | General Operating Support | Operating, Prevention | $35,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2019 | General Operating Support | Operating, Prevention | $50,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2019 | Tobacco Support Group | Prevention, Tobacco | $9,123 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2018 | Colon Health Rx: A Unique Approach to Cancer Screening in Lewiston's Immigrant Community | Access to Care, Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $93,051 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2018 | Preventing Youth Smoking Through Community Education: The Tobacco 21 Law | Prevention, Tobacco | $94,816 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2017 | Tobacco Prevention, Education, and Cessation Support for Adults in Androscoggin County | Prevention, Tobacco | $52,419 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2022 | New Mainer Focused Tobacco Interventions | Prevention, Tobacco | $80,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2021 | General Operating Support | Operating, Prevention | $40,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |