Maine Cancer Foundation award lodging and transportation grants

MAINE (WABI) - The Maine Cancer Foundation has been awarded $717,000 in lodging and transportation grants.

The two-year grants will help Mainers across the state when it comes to quality cancer care.

In total, 14 programs were selected to receive funding.

• Angel Flight of New England (Statewide): Changing Lives One Flight at a Time: Bridging the Gap Between Distance & Care for ME Cancer Patients – $60,000

• Aroostook Regional Transportation System (Aroostook County): Cancer Assistance Fund – $60,000

• Fisher House of Boston (Statewide): Boston Medical Lodging Program – $60,000

• Friends in Action (Hancock County): Connecting Seniors to Essential Cancer Services and Treatments – $40,000

• Island Connections (Hancock County): Support Demand for Existing Programs – $10,000

• Joe Andruzzi Foundation (Statewide): Transportation Support for Maine Cancer Patients – $60,000

• Kennebec Valley Community Action Program: (Kennebec County), Transportation for Cancer Patients – $60,000

• Maine Association for New Americans (Cumberland County): Trauma Informed and Multilingual Transportation Program – $60,000

• Maine Mobile Health Program (Multiple Sites): Transportation for Cancer Screenings for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers – $50,000

• MaineHealth Cancer Care Network (Multiple Sites): Transportation & Lodging Services for Oncology Patients – $57,500

• My Breast Cancer Support (York County): Maine Gas Grant Program – $20,000

• Patient Airlift Services (Statewide): Eliminating Transportation Barriers for Cancer Patients in Maine – $60,000

• Pleasant Point Health Center (Washington County): Sipayik Cancer Transportation and Lodging Support – $60,000

• York County Community Action Corporation (York County): Connecting to Cancer Care – $60,000