Dozens of organizations in Lewiston and Auburn (L-A) are working together to create a more resilient and vibrant community, and Sewall is excited to support them in partnership with other Maine funders.

Sewall is supporting a three-year pilot process (2022-2024), to implement the L-A Systems Approach Workplan.  About 90 organizations are participating in virtual sessions each quarter, to increase collaboration, deepen equity, and build their capacity to advance shared goals within and across sectors.

2024 Available Funding: up to $1,510,000. Please see below for details on process.

Focus Area Lead: Lauress Lawrence, Community and Equity Learning Partner

Priorities

Our grants, convenings, and values-aligned investments, support collective work in L-A that addresses one or more of these five priority areas:

  • Equitable Municipal Systems

  • Workforce Access and Economic Development

  • Community Health and Wellness

  • Healthy, Affordable Housing

  • Healthy Local Food Systems

2024 Grantmaking

Grants in the Lewiston-Auburn Focus Area are allocated through L-A’s collaborative process.

In January 2024, L-A organizations will meet by priority area to determine how to equitably distribute available resources to advance their collective work.  These sessions will be via Zoom on these days and times:

  • Healthy, Affordable Housing:  Thursday, January 18 at 10am-noon

  • Workforce Access and Economic Development:  Thursday, January 25 at 1-3pm

  • Equitable Municipal Systems:  Monday, January 29 at 10am-noon

  • Community Health and Wellness AND Healthy Local Food Systems:  Thursday, February 1 at 10am-noon

2024 Lewiston-Auburn Fact Sheet