An anonymous Portland couple is making an impact with the help of a friend, who delivers envelopes for them with a $100 bill and a message of support.

A small group of volunteers is distributing personal hygiene kits containing items donated from local businesses to Portland’s Preble Street shelter.

YuJi Smith, 12, of Edgecomb donated 200 surgical face masks to the Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta, courtesy of a relative in China and in honor of a World War II vet.

Don Bisson oversees the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25 percent increase in client requests since the start of the pandemic.

The Center for Grieving Children in Portland has shifted its in-person group meetings to online chats during the pandemic.

Two neighbors in Cape Elizabeth have raised funds to buy iPads they are donating at senior-living facilities.

The University of New England’s Center for Excellence and Aging is helping adults 55 and older to stay connected during the pandemic.

A group of medical students handles chores for doctors and nurses while they work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Three Portland restaurants are part of an effort that delivers free meals to health care workers – and assists the struggling restaurants as well.