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About KVO

The Kennebec Valley Organization (KVO) is a broad-based organization of religious congregations, labor union locals, community and small business groups that brings people together across lines of religion, geography, age, ethnic group, and economic status to take action on our issues of shared concern, such as saving, strengthening, and creating good jobs, affordable housing, and critical public services. Also, by building relationships and developing leadership skills within our member groups, we will strengthen our own institutions as well as the broader community.

KVO is a member of the InterValley Project, a cooperative organizing network that includes the Granite State Organizing Project in New Hampshire, the Naugatuck Valley Project in Connecticut, the Pioneer Valley Project and the Merrimack Valley Project in Massachusetts, and the Rhode Island Organizing Project.

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What's New:

Monday, April 13: KVO Health Care Team Chair Helen Hanson Featured in Coverage of Health Care Bill of Rights Hearing

Listen to coverage as well on Maine Public Radio:

Legislation Aims to Make Health Insurers' Plans and Practices Transparent

Mar 13: 200 People Show up to Tell Anthem "No Way" to Proposed 18% Rate Increase

KVO and our allies on the Health Care for America Now Coalition helped to turn out almost 200 people to three Bureau of Insurance public hearings to speak out against Anthem's proposal to raise rates by an average of 18% on over 12,000 individual health insurance policy holders, even as the company reaps big profits. Click here to read more.

Feb 15: KVO Hires Nicole Brown as New Lead Organizer

KVO is very excited to announce we have hired Nicole Brown as our new Lead Organizer! After a successful search process that attracted many qualified candidates, our Personnel Committee and Executive Council are very impressed by Nicole's credentials and talents, and believe she will do a stellar job. Come meet her at the next KVO meeting or event, or call her in the office at 873-5844. Our outgoing lead organizer, Dan Koehler, will continue to work with the organization through the summer in a supporting role.

Mid Maine Time Bank is a Year Old!

The MMTB is up and running with over 50 members and 100 different services on offer, and a downtown Waterville office in the old Laverdiere's building (179 Main Street, Suite 201). Contact MMTB Coordinator Stacey Jacobsohn at 872-2909 or info@midmetimebank.com. To learn more, visit www.midmetimebank.com.