The Ripple of Change Starts Here
Friends of River Valley serves as a centralized resource for supporting and promoting a range of nutrition, education, health, and social services across the River Valley.
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Featured ProjectTeam Long Run
Team Long Run, a Bridgton-based non-profit organization, helps school-age children improve their literacy by combining it with exercise and fun activities.
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Featured ProjectOld School Food Pantry
After determining the widespread food insecurity facing the River Valley region, River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition (RVHCC) set a path to open a food pantry to address this pressing problem.
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Featured ProjectRSU Food Delivery Program
Partnering with Full Plates Potential (FPP), a non-profit corporation, RSU # 10 secured a portion of funds to purchase the van, but a shortfall remained.
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Featured ProjectArtVan
Through the creative process, ArtVan discovers new meanings and relationships, creates a practical path to the unseen, and then brings it to a place of reality with Art Therapy.
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Featured Project
Team Long Run
Team Long Run, a Bridgton-based non-profit organization, helps school-age children improve their literacy by combining it with exercise and fun activities.
Old School Food Pantry
After determining the widespread food insecurity facing the River Valley region, River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition (RVHCC) set a path to open a food pantry to address this pressing problem.
View Project
RSU Food Delivery Program
Partnering with Full Plates Potential (FPP), a non-profit corporation, RSU # 10 secured a portion of funds to purchase the van, but a shortfall remained.
View Project
ArtVan
Through the creative process, ArtVan discovers new meanings and relationships, creates a practical path to the unseen, and then brings it to a place of reality with Art Therapy.
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Our Impact
Even in our first couple months of work, we’re already starting to see the positive impact of local programs and organizations coming together to help revitalize our community. And we’re just getting started!
3,700
Meals delivered per week
$20,000
Donated to the Rumford Public Library for children’s literacy and STEM programs.
150
Families served per week by the food pantry funded by FRV and the Maine Community Foundation.
Latest Happenings
Keep up with Friends of the River Valley
Even in our first couple months of work, we’re already starting to see the positive impact of local programs and organizations coming together to help revitalize our community. And we’re just getting started!
A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
A Special Thanks to Our Donors
We Thrive Together
We can only succeed as a community when our children and families have access to nourishment, education, and wellness resources. Part of Friends of the River Valley’s work is to provide funding for programs that address these urgent needs. We couldn’t do this without your generous support.
