OUR FIVE IMPACT AREAS

Thriving Families / Successful Children-Success By 6:
Supporting families and ensuring children are ready to succeed when they enter school, as well as beyond.
* 16% of children in Androscoggin County live in poverty.

A Dynamic Community:
Promoting, supporting, enhancing independence and self-sufficiency
* 49% of local residents cannot read higher than a sixth grade level.

Meeting Basic Needs:
Ensuring individuals and families have food, shelter, clothing and access to services that promote physical and mental well-being.
* 60 people in our community are homeless on any given night.

Life-Long Learning:
Promoting opportunities for job training, education, collaboration and volunteerism.
* In 2004, 200 high school students in our county dropped out of school.

Personal and Community Safety:
Advocating that individuals and families are safe and protected at all times
* Over 3,000 crimes were committed in Androscoggin County last year.

United Way of Androscoggin County | 66 Ash Street, PO Box 888, Lewiston, ME 04243-0888 | P: 207-795-4000 F: 207-795-6100
unitedway@unitedwayandro.org

Alexis de Tocqueville Society

If you are interested in learning about the Alexis de Tocqueville Society – a special group committed to addressing human care issues in Androscoggin County – please contact Executive Director Joleen Bedard at 207-795-4000 or jbedard@unitedwayandro.org. 

Alexis de Tocqueville Society leaders have a dramatic impact on the lives of those in our community with their gift of $10,000 or more annually through United Way of Androscoggin County.

“When an American asks for the cooperation of his fellow citizens, it is seldom refused; I have often seen it afforded spontaneously, and with great goodwill.”- Alexis de Tocqueville