First National Bank has donated $45,000 to 39 local food pantries and food access programs across its Maine market area, helping strengthen food security for families, students, older adults, and neighbors throughout the communities it serves.
The annual donations support local organizations that provide essential food resources and help families access reliable, nutritious food close to home.
“First National Bank deeply values the essential services our local food pantries provide to neighbors and families,” said Tony C. McKim, President and CEO of First National Bank. “As a Maine community bank, we are committed to supporting these vital organizations as they help expand access to food and build stronger, healthier communities.”
The 39 food pantries and food access programs receiving donations include AIO Food Pantry in Rockland; All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor; Bangor Area Homeless Shelter; Bar Harbor Food Pantry; Belfast Soup Kitchen; Beth Wright Cancer Center in Ellsworth; Boothbay Regional High School’s Food Pantry; Bread for the Journey in Warren; Bread of Life on Swan’s Island; Brewer Area Food Pantry; Calais School Department’s Backpack Program; Camden Area Christian Food Pantry; Come Spring Food Pantry in Union; Community Resource Council’s Community Fridge in Boothbay; Eastport Elementary School’s Tiny Tiger Food Pantry; Emmaus Homeless Shelter in Ellsworth; Foxcroft Academy’s Food Pantry in Dover-Foxcroft; Friendship/Cushing Food Pantry; Garrapy Food Pantry in Eastport; Good Shepherd Food Bank, Help Yourself Shelf in Wiscasset; Irene Chadbourne Food Pantry in Calais; Liberty Area Food Pantry; Little Free Food Pantry on Vinalhaven; Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry in Ellsworth; Magic Food Bus in Blue Hill; Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation; Shead High School’s Food Pantry in Eastport; St. George Community Cupboard; Thomaston Interchurch Fellowship; Tree of Life in Blue Hill; Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness; Waldoboro Food Pantry; Westside Food Pantry in Southwest Harbor; Whitefield Food Pantry; Wiscasset Food Pantry; and Woodland Community Food Pantry in Baileyville.
“At First National Bank, community banking means being there for our neighbors,” McKim added. “We are grateful for the dedication of these organizations and the many volunteers who make this important work possible every day.”
First National Bank’s food security giving reflects its broader commitment to supporting Maine communities through local partnerships, charitable giving, and community-centered initiatives that help people and places thrive.
About First National Bank
First National Bank, a subsidiary of The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNLC), is an independent community bank with 18 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Hancock, Washington, and Penobscot Counties. For more information about First National Bank, please call 1-800-564-3195 or visit www.thefirst.com.