RVHCC in the News

Face Time: Allie Burke and Melissa Harding working to benefit their communities

As leaders with the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, Allie Burke and Melissa Harding are addressing hunger, poor health, substance abuse and more in their communities.

Written by Marianne Hutchinson, Rumford Falls Times

Mountain Valley High School collects food for Rumford pantry

Hundreds of items were gathered in the Cereal Box Challenge.

Written by Bruce Farrin, Rumford Falls Times

Maine West Coalition Coordinates Regional Effort to Support Local Food Pantries

Maine West organizations and donations of $10,000 address food security

Written by the Northern Forest Center

Volunteers deliver meals to Rumford area seniors

Community partnership provides 37 home-cooked dinners.

Written by Bruce Farrin, Rumford Falls Times

River Valley Rotary Club gives more to the community

Rotary members recently made a donation of $466 to the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition.

Written by Turner Publishing

New food pantry fills a community need

The new food pantry, which is located in the former Holy Savior School building, fills the void left when a pantry that operated out of the Mexico Congregational Church closed in December 2020.

Written by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland

Weed sign stirs up controversy in Mexico

Patrons of Frosty Delite in Mexico sit at tables as an electronic sign next door delivers messages about the benefits of cannabis oil.

Written by Bruce Farrin, Sun Journal

Moving Freely makes physical activity fun

The last class for seniors’ exercise group Moving Freely at Mexico’s Recreation Center on Wednesday included a surprise pickleball game led by instructor Mitzi Sequoia.

Written by Marianne Hutchinson, Rumford Falls Times

$2.2 Million in Federal Grant awards for Maine Drug-Free Communities

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a total of $2.25 million in grant funding to several Maine health coalitions and local governments to prevent youth substance abuse and foster drug-free communities in Maine.

Written by the Penobscot Bay Pilot

River Valley Rising Wins 125k Grant

The money was awarded through a federal grant and the organization is just one of two in Maine to receive it.

Written by Bruce Farrin, Rumford Falls Times