| Jurisdiction Name: | Cumberland County |
| State/Province: | ME |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 288,204 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | program |
| Year: | 2016 |
| GFC Topic: | community food security |
| Keywords: | Elderly, distribution, emergency food, food access, food assistance, food banks, healthy food, hunger, nutrition, youth |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cumberland County Municipal Oversight Committee |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | South Portland Food Cupboard |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $10,000.00 |
| Funding Sources: | Community Development Block Grant through the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Allocates grant funds to provide food assistance and hunger-alleviation services to low-to-moderate income residents of the City of South Portland. The program services include a food pantry, community resource help desk, service to home bound seniors and Snack Packs which are pre-packaged snack-sized foods for families with children 12-years and under. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
