Gateway Community Services Maine

The current services are Leadership, Community and Wellness.Leadership team create outdoor and civic experiences for our BIPOC youth. Together, we help youth learn skills in leadership, emotional wellness, and community engagement to encourage holistic youth development and help BIPOC/new Mainer youth be a part of and mold our Maine communities.Community team provides a space for community event in our Portland and Lewiston offices. It also has an Education Program that provides access to free educational opportunities for community members by connecting them with a committed team of local volunteers. Services provided include 1-1 long-term tutoring for 5th-12th graders and drop-in educational sessions for New Mainer youth and youth experiencing homelessness, as well as opportunities to engage with learning at the Gateway Hubs in Portland and Lewiston. Wellness team has a team of Community Health Outreach Workers helping to serve the immigrant, refugee, asylee, and asylum-seeking Greater Portland and Lewiston-Auburn communities. All our CHWs work to provide wraparound wellness services to community members. The Wellness team also provide a space and guidance for different community groups to address mental and behavioral health. Finally, we offer a Workforce navigator specialist to guide and match employees and employer, offering different types of training for workforce preparedness.