181 Brackett St. Portland, ME 04102

207-775-0105

207-780-1701 (fax)

Mon-Fri,  8am-4pm

Portland West has turned 40! 
Our good work with the community has bridged two centuries.
1967 to 2008.

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Youth Building Alternatives is Getting Ready for the
New England Carpentry Challenge!
This is the 12th year that Portland West’s Youth Building Alternatives students will enter the Carpentry Challenge in Massachusetts.
If you hear pounding going on in our driveway on Brackett St., it is the YBA students practicing  putting up walls in record time, without leaving so much as a piece of sawdust behind.

click on "programs" and "YBA " to learn more about Youth Building Alternatives.
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Recruitment for the Youth Building Alternatives program is now Open

Please contact program director Elizabeth Murphy
emurphy@portlandwest.org

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West End Clean Up Day May 3rd was a Big success. Thanks to everyone in the neighborhood for making our community beautiful.
Check out the window boxes on the front of Portland West's  building at 181 Brackett St.  They were made in our Youth Building Alternative program!
 
 
 Community Outreach Program Director  John R. Navarra
775-0105  jnavarra@portlandwest.org


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One Fish, Two Fish... Have you Heard
about our Trout in the Classroom Project?

The Community Learning Center is participating in the Trout in the Classroom project, lead by the Portland Water District. The staff and students in the learning center are raising the trout from eggs.  Learn more about this project and find out how you can support this program 


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The Learning Center's After School Program children are
Walking around Portland  with their pedometers!
Wednesdays from 3:00pm to 3:45
Get off your end and join this healthy community project!

   Contact: jnavarra@portlandwest.org 

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