During my time spent with the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center I had the opportunity to revitalize its e-newsletter and social media presence through different strategies that engaged its community through its collective work around food and land access. Additionally, I produced organizational content and resources, managing a consistent external brand identity and tone for the organization.

Facebook cover: ST. MARY'S NUTRITION CENTER.

PRESENTATIONS

St. Mary's Nutrition Center.
OUR VISION. We envision s just and vibrant Lewiston-Auburn where neighbors care for each other and come together across difference to ensure every person has good food, a sense of purpose and belonging, and opportunities to thrive. OUR MISSION. The Nutrition Center brings people together to collectively imagine and build a just food system and healthy community.
HOW IT STARTED. The. Nutrition Center (NC) was founded by St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston, Maine in 2006 to promote community health through organizing, advocacy, and aducation. Although the NC was formed in 2006, it houses the Lots to Gardens program, which has provided gardening and food access programming in Lewiston since 1999. Depicted is photo of a woman planting a tree.
ST. MARY'S NUTRITION CENTER TODAY. Depicted is a photo of the Nutrition Center Demonstration Garden.
ST. MARY'S NUTRITION CENTER FOOD PANTRY. Depicted is a photo of a woman distributing produce during a food pantry distribution.
THE FOOD PANTRY'S HOURS OF OPERATION. Community members can visit the Food Pantry once each week, during our open hours below: Tuesday, 1 PM - 6 PM and Friday, 9 AM - 12 PM.
DISTRIBUTION AT THE PANTRY. About our distribution model: The St. Mary's Nutrition Center Food Pantry has a choice-based distribution model. This means food pantry staff and volunteers try to make the pantry experience as close to what one would expect at a grocery store! Depicted is a photo of a smiling women behind crates of produce.
HOW WE GET FOOD. 1. Donations 2. Direct Purchases 3. Federal Programs 4. Mainers Feeding Mainers
HOW MUCH FOOD MOVED THROUGH THE PANTRY. In 2023, the St. Mary's Nutrition Center Food Pantry moved over 460,000 pounds of food into its community! That averages over 8,800 pounds a week! Depicted is a photo of a masked man placing canned food into a paper bag outside. Also depicted is a photo of boxes of food inside a food pantry storage room.
MOVING FOOD THROUGH THE PANTRY. We tracked staff, volunteers, and interns' pantry activity over the course of 1 work week and found they took over 510,000 steps and lifted over 280,000 lbs.
MOVING FOOD THROUGH THE PANTRY. That's the equivalent of walking back and forth from Lewiston to Portland 4 times or lifting 2 North Atlantic Great Whales!
COMMUNITY GARDENS. Depicted is a young boy planting a seed in front of a chain link fence.
COMMUNITY GARDENING. Growing food where it is needed, with the people who need it. Lots to Gardens, now known as Community Gardens, is a founding program of the St. Mary's Nutrition Center. Since 1999, our program has transformed over twenty vacant neighborhood lots into thriving urban gardens used by community members, schools, and youth gardeners in our training programs. Depicted is 4 community gardeners holding shallots.
OUR GARDEN LOCATIONS. Listed are Lewiston and Auburn locations.
OUR GARDEN LOCATIONS. Of the gardens the Nutrition Center manages, six are used primarily for community garden plots. In these, over 120 households are building self-reliance through the growing of their own food in these gardens through the Community Gardener Program.
COMMUNITY GARDENER PROGRAM. Once in the program, the Nutrition Center provides its community gardeners with: 1. Seeds and seedlings 2. Garden tools and instructions 3. Monthly gardener workshops on a variety of topics 4. Weekly hands-on support in the gardens. Depicted is an individual working in a community garden.
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS. Depicted are FoodCorps service members planting in a concrete garden bed with school-aged youth.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH: Longley Elementary, Robert V. Connors Elementary, Thomas J. McMahon Elementary, Montello Elementary, Lewiston Middle School, Geiger Elementary.
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: 1. Teaching lessons in gardens, classrooms, cafeterias, and cooking clubs 2. Supporting teachers and providing curriculum and lesson resources 3. Creating and expanding school garden infrastructure 4. Working with the school department's Nutrition Services to add more culturally relevant foods to the school menu and increase the sourcing of fresh local foods 5. Integrating garden learning programs into summer school sessions. Depicted are the hands of a school-aged youth dicing vegetables, and two school-aged youth outside in a school garden.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING. Depicted is a young boy wearing a mask, working on a craft with mason jars.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP. The Nutrition Center provides training opportunities for diverse crews of young people throughout the summer months. Their unique and powerful voices are heard within their community as they learn to grow, harvest, and cook healthy food; learn about nutrition, food systems and hunger; and teach others their newfound knowledge. Depicted is an outside craft with youth.
FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVES. Depicted is a photo of beets.
THE LEWISTON FARMERS' MARKET. The Lewiston Farmers' Market, (LFM) is dedicated to bringing fresh, local food to residents of the Lewiston-Auburn area. Community members can shop for vegetables, fruit, baked goods, crafts, and more. The summer market runs Sundays from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, May through October, at 2 Oxford St. in Lewiston. Depicted is the Lewiston Farmers' Market.
SUPPORT OUT WORK. VOLUNTEER. Our work would be impossible without charitable contributions from generous organizations, businesses, and individuals. Thank you to all the people who support the work of the Nutrition Center through their time, energy, and financial resources.
ST. MARY'S NUTRITION CENTER. CONTACT US.

PRINTED MEDIA

St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Community Gardens infographic.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: School Partnerships infographic.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Food Pantry infographic.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Youth Programs infographic.
Celebrating Ramadan. The holy month of Ramadan has begun! Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is observed by muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, community, and giving.

SOCIAL MEDIA

St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Giving Tuesday. Social Media Post.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Love Lewiston Day. Social Media Post.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Upcoming Closures. Social Media Post.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Vermicomposting Garden Workshop. Social Media Post.
Juneteenth flag colors painted on a black background.
St. Mary's Nutrition Center: Keep growing with us. Depicted is a woman in a weeding in a field.

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