The Portland Office of Elder Affairs will implement a temporary volunteer service
to provide grocery shopping and food delivery to elderly Portland residents who
may have difficulty accessing food during the Coronavirus pandemic. The service
is intended to serve the most vulnerable senior citizens who are without
community/family support.
Birch Shambaugh and other restaurant owners participate in the FEED the Frontline program. This is why we love Birch, Fayth and the crew at WF&B!
Read MoreThe Friends of Woodfords Corner seeks volunteers to join its board of directors. In particular, we seek individuals who have the following background, knowledge or skills to broaden our collective talents: small business experience, community organizing/social justice, fundraising, economic development, marketing and public relations, and communications and writing.
Read MoreFWC and City develop translations of snow removal ordinance into the languages of our neighbors! Acholi, Arabic, French, Khmer, Vietnamese, Kinayarnda, Kirundi, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish
Read More“Flowers are good for the soul”
Read MoreWe can’t believe it’s been a year since our feature in the Portland Press Herald. With as much as we have accomplished, there is always more to be done. But it is also worth reflecting on where we were one year ago.
Read MoreFWC is seeking event sponsors for Third Thursdays in Trinity Park 2020 series. Have your organization or business support the great work of FWC and our growing neighborhood hub by sponsoring this summer! Music, games, food, arts, crafts and lots of activities. This is how to build a neighborhood.
Portland Phoenix piece by Lori Eschholz captures the growing affection and pleasures of small neighborhoods with traditional commercial hubs. READ ARTICLE
Read MoreREVE joins FWC as local business sponsor.
Read MoreYes there IS parking in Woodfords Corner! Check out the interactive parking map developed by student at the USM Muskie School PPM program for Friends of Woodfords Corner. Now you can locate potential parking and tell your friends to meet you at our great local businesses.
Read MoreNeal Goldberg, a master’s candidate in public policy at USM’s Muskie School, will be joining the FWC team to support their mission of community revitalization. HIs work is sponsored by Maine Economic Improvement Fund. Neal is meeting with Gloria Karumuna of Glory Store as she is working on her new grocery in WC.
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