Co-Created School Partnerships

Tree Street’s unique approach to partnership is grounded in our philosophy of co-creation. Youth inspired Co-Creation ensures the voices of those most proximate to the issues are centered in designing solutions and responses to some of our community’s and societies most complex challenges.

Canopy Center

The Canopy Center will be a nurturing and protective environment where children ages 0-4 and their families can thrive. Like the canopy of a tree that shields and shelters, we will offer a safe space for young minds to grow, discover, and develop while providing the support their families need.

Samara Strategies

From Tree Street’s learning emerged Samara Strategies, a new social venture. Through consultation, capacity-building, and co-design facilitation across Maine and beyond, Samara generates revenue that directly supports Tree Street Youth’s core programs.

Fueling hope. Igniting potential. Driving change.

MOTION Driver’s Ed is getting youth on the road, at no cost to them or their families.

Our Mission

Tree Street Youth is a Lewiston-based community of youth and adults who use their diverse lived experiences and collective empowerment to co-create youth-centered programs and partnerships that encourage leadership, learning, exploration, and growth.

We are grounded in radical accessibility and relationships rooted in equity and care.

Dream Big

Love More

Fear Less

Our Programs

Tree Street’s programming is grounded in creating opportunities for Leadership, Learning, Exploration, and Growth for all youth ages 4-24 who attend the center. Programming takes place year-round and is embedded in our After School and Summer Programming Structures. We currently have 6 core programs.

Learn About the Samara Project

Co-Creation Partnerships

Our Co-Creation Partnerships include Next Step High, the Community Diversion Team, and Lewiston Public Schools Tutoring.

Cultivation

Cultivation is an intentional team learning experience where we challenge ourselves to explore our individual and collective identities, responses, visions, and power.

Samara Stories

Samara Stories embody our vision “To cultivate leaders who fear less, love more, and dream big, boldly shaping the future and creating communities united across lines of difference.”

They are tales of resilience, leadership, unity, and growth.

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