The Center for Wisdom’s Women, a drop in center in Lewiston, announces the celebration of its 2nd anniversary with an Open House on October 23 from 10:00-12:00. The Center was begun by The Daughters of Wisdom as Wisdom’s Center in 1999. When it closed in June of...
In the course of one week, two women called The Center for Wisdom’s Women, nearly in tears, saying that they had found bed bugs on their beds. One of them within a week was finding bugs in other places. What to do? The Executive Director, Klara Tammany, remembered...
We have been building a focus on health and wellness that we have come to call “Strong Women” programs. They include: A monthly series of classes about eating healthy on a budget (offered by The Nutrition Center), and presentations on tenant rights by the Housing...
The Retired Episcopal Bishop of Maine, the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, came to talk about her work with women in Haiti. She brought slides and a traditional Haitian meal of rice and beans. Here she is with Billie Jean, who shared her dream of doing similar work
Yes, there IS a tooth fairy! It is Cindy Leavitt, a local dental hygienist who had an idea to start a non-profit business called Healthy Smile 4 ME! During the school year as Tooth Fairy Inc. she visits schools and provides basic dental care to local school children...
