Bank of America Funds Goodwill Maine Job Training
A $100,000 two-year grant from Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders program will expand Goodwill Northern New England's SNAP employment services.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Jobs — General
Bank of America is providing Goodwill Northern New England $100,000 over two years to support its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training work. The program is operated in partnership with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Why it matters
Thousands of Mainers could benefit from employment support, and reaching more people requires investing in programs and people. The funding aims to help Goodwill extend its career-planning services to more SNAP recipients across the state.
Bank of America is committing $100,000 over two years to Goodwill Northern New England, which serves a pool of more than 23,000 Maine SNAP recipients who qualify as work registrants. The outcomes the grant will produce and how many participants it will reach have not been disclosed.
The players
Bank of America
A major U.S. multinational bank that runs the Neighborhood Builders program, which provides community development grants.
Goodwill Northern New England
A nonprofit workforce development organization serving Maine and northern New England, and the state's largest employment and training provider for SNAP recipients.
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
The state agency that administers public assistance programs in Maine, including SNAP, and partners in operating the employment and training program.
The details
Through its Neighborhood Builders program, Bank of America is funding Goodwill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training work, which Goodwill operates with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Goodwill helps participants build individualized career plans while addressing barriers such as transportation, housing, childcare and health needs.
Timeline
The $100,000 funding period runs over two years.
The funding announcement was published on November 11, 2026.
Market Landscape
The grant sits within the federal SNAP Employment and Training framework, which requires many recipients to participate in work-related activities as a condition of benefits. Private philanthropic funding from banks is increasingly used to supplement these state-administered programs.
Maine SNAP recipients who qualify as work registrants may gain access to individualized career planning through Goodwill's expanded services. The support addresses practical barriers such as transportation, housing, childcare and health needs that can keep job seekers from working.
The takeaway
Practical barriers like transportation and childcare often determine whether public assistance recipients can enter the workforce, so programs that address those needs alongside job training are worth watching. Readers seeking employment help can contact Goodwill Northern New England directly for program details.
Further reading
Explore more Jobs — General coverage to see how workforce programs like this one are shaping employment across Maine.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Mainebiz.
