Social Services Committee

Mission/Purpose

The purpose of this Committee is to use the guidelines established by the Social Services Funding Policy in the review of grant funding requests from non-governmental charitable organizations and make recommendations to the Town Council.

Membership

The Social Services Funding Committee consists of five (5) members:

Three (3) ex-officio, voting members will be appointed by the Town Council Chair from members of the Town Council for annual terms.
Two (2) members are citizens of the Town of Brunswick for two-year staggered terms. A full term is considered to be a term lasting two (2) full years; an appointment to the Committee in mid-year, to fill a vacancy, is not a full term. In appointing members to the Committee, the Town Council shall endeavor to appoint candidates with a diversity of experiences and backgrounds.

The Committee will select a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.

Members:

Councilor Nathan MacDonald
Councilor Kimberly Anderson
Councilor Corrine Perreault
Jessie Chalmers
Abby King

Meeting Schedule

TBD

Committee Responsibilities

See the Social Services Funding Policy. The Committee’s principal duties are to:

Administer the town’s Social Services Funding policy and make recommendations regarding amendments to the policy.
Develop and administer any procedures consistent with the Social Services Funding policy as necessary to meet the goals of the policy
Receive and review funding requests made pursuant to the policy
Recommend grant amounts to be awarded to eligible organizations.

Committee Staff

The Town Manager shall select the staff that will provide administrative and technical support for the Committee.

Annual Reporting

The Committee shall report on its activities to the Town Council, at least quarterly.

Application Process

How to Apply:

Send the completed PDF form application along with all the require attachments to SSFund@BrunswickME.org. Please put “Your Organization SSFund Application 2025” as the email subject.

SSF 2025 Application

Application Questions:

If you have any question about the application or application materials please reach out to SSFund@BrunswickME.org.

2025 Timeline:

Application opens July 1, 2025
Application closes 5:00pm August 31, 2025
Questions from the review committee between Wednesday, September 3, 2025, and Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Grant Recommendations to Town Council October
Grant Notifications and disbursements October