In 2018-19, with grants from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation and the Maine Community Foundation, the Center improved public internet access in 11 libraries serving the Maine West area.

The Community Destination Academy (CDA) held in the Bethel/Mahoosuc area in Maine helped community leaders understand emerging travel trends, enhance the area’s destination appeal, and capitalize on related economic opportunities.

We teamed up with the Trust for Public Land to help Mahoosuc Pathways and residents of Bethel, Maine, create a 978-acre Community Forest.

The Center and its partners in the Maine West coalition provided mobile hotspots to help students in Oxford Hills, Bethel, Rumford and the River Valley connect to online learning services.

Members of the Maine West initiative are using a new regional mapping tool to help prioritize community conservation projects with strong ties to other important community interests.

The Second Nature Adventure Challenge encourages people in Western Maine to be active outdoors, and in 2020 the program added a fundraising incentive to address food insecurity heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.