Julia Sleeper founded Tree Street Youth as a summer youth program in 2011 with a fellow Bates College graduate, Kim Sullivan. While helping out at local public schools and other community organizations, Sleeper was inspired by young students who told … Continue reading
Maine is full of natural resources and resourceful people. But without planning, resources can be depleted or left untapped, an opportunity to move the state forward wasted. The following pages are filled with Mainers improving upon strengths rather than focusing … Continue reading
FEATURE-November2013 By Jaed Coffin Photographs by Fred Field Tree Street Youth, The Maine Community Foundation, and the love of a single neighborhood On a cloudy afternoon in mid-September, I drive into downtown Lewiston via Route 196, onto East Avenue, onto … Continue reading
