According to Bangor Daily News: The city of Bangor has some money available through its residential rehabilitation loan program. Residents who are income eligible can borrow money at 3 percent interest over 20 years to make the improvements necessary to switch to natural gas. Efficiency Maine, a statewide agency dedicated to reducing energy costs, also [...]

According to the Portland Press Herald: In its third year, the forum is an opportunity for female business people to get tips from women who have succeeded in business, said Susan Baracco, president of the networking group Echelon Circles, which hosted the event. More: About 150 business people, most of them women, gathered Thursday at [...]

According to the Bangor Daily News: The Department of Labor has a new computer tool that will enable it to match worker skills with job openings across the state, but it also shows the huge gap between the skills of Mainers and the skills needed for particular jobs and where those jobs are located. More: [...]

In the 5 years since Opportunity Maine began, we’ve been committed to addressing some of the key challenges that are holding Maine’s economy back, promoting educational and economic opportunity and energy independence.  To ensure we’re able to keep going for another 5 years, we’re asking our supporters to make a special anniversary contribution to Opportunity [...]

Maine has waited too long for bold action to build a strong and sustainable economy.  Augusta and Washington aren’t getting it done.  That’s why Opportunity Maine Campaign has joined with a large and diverse coalition to launch the Clean Energy Jobs Initiative, which will provide the good paying jobs and energy independence that our state [...]

Internship Program Description Opportunity Maine is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding educational and economic opportunity for Maine’s people, communities and economy. As one of the state’s fastest-growing and most dynamic non-profits, Opportunity Maine offers an educational and rewarding internship experience.  Our program allows students to choose a facet of the organization that interests them and [...]

There is no more important issue on the table for Mainers than strengthening the state’s economy. It is for this reason that we are committed to fighting for and promoting the development of a strong green job economy here in the state. Perhaps you have read in MaineBiz that Maine’s green jobs sector is growing [...]

Maine Interfaith Power and Light (friends and office space mates of ours) — a collection of Maine people of faith concerned about the state of environment — will convene at the side garden of the First Parish Church in Portland to underscore their collective support of the Clean Air Act. You are invited to join [...]

We’re not sure why the Legislature chose to make voting more difficult and potentially disenfranchise tens of thousands of people, particularly young people, but it was a mistake that we need to fix. Please donate $25 to help us keep young people engaged in Maine’s political dialogue. Five years ago, Opportunity Maine organized and trained [...]

We’re always looking for ways to pursue our mission and do our work better, so we would like to hear from you. We want to know if and how the Opportunity Maine Program is working for you. We would love your feedback over at our Facebook page, on Twitter, or simply by commenting below. In [...]

Urban outdoors clothing brands NAU and Horny Toad are holding a warehouse sale and this Sunday, 2% of the proceeds from that event will benefit Opportunity Maine. The sale will take place from 10 am to 6 pm at The Pavilion in Portland (188 Middle St). We hope that we will see you there. Please [...]

On Wednesday, a major expansion of the Opportunity Maine Program – technically called the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit – will get a public hearing in the legislature’s Taxation Committee at 1pm. The Educational Opportunity Tax Credit reimburses Maine college graduates for student loan payments they make during years that they live and work in Maine.  [...]

With Tax Day approaching, lots of recent graduates have called us, thanking us for the help that the Opportunity Maine Program gives them in paying their student loans.  Unfortunately, many recent graduates don’t earn enough to take full advantage of the Program.  It gets their tax bills down to zero, but doesn’t fully forgive their [...]