Houlton Maliseets will expand food pantry services during pandemic

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The Houlton Band of Maliseets' community center, which the tribe will improve upon after receiving $900,000 from the Indian Community Development Block Grant. (Courtesy of Houlton Band of Maliseets)
A Native American tribe in Maine plans to expand its food pantry services as it responds to the coronavirus pandemic. The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians has received $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Community Development Block Grant program to retrofit and expand a food service facility, Republican Sen. Susan Collins said.Read more.