CLICK HERE TO MAKE A 2021 YEAR END GIFT TODAY! LOVING OUR NEIGHBORS SINCE 1984 JOIN US! Will you help us stock our Neighborhood Toy Store? We need you and your friends to donate NEW TOYS to stock our Christmas Toy Store! We have made a list based on the input from the parents who will be shopping. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE! A BIT OF GOOD NEWS! TO OUR DEAR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS, Nov 29, 2021 “To our Dear Friends and Partners, As I have looked back at 2021 and ahead to 2022, I am so excited to be able to share a few stories of hope and peace in the midst of all of the challenges…” Read More → HOPE IN THE MIDST OF TRAGEDY IN LEWISTON Nov 23, 2021 On the afternoon of September 11th, 2021, firefighters and emergency responders were called into action as 226 Blake St., one of downtown Lewiston’s largest buildings, billowed in smoke. Within minutes, flames rose five stories up from sparks… Read More → SMILING AGAIN IN PORTLAND Nov 9, 2021 Mainely Teeth’s mission is to break down barriers to oral health care and provide access to quality, compassionate dental care to individuals, families, and communities. Read more about this exciting partnership! Read More → PARTNERING WITH YOUNG LIFE OF CASCO BAY! Oct 14, 2021 The Portland Youth Collaborative (Young Life Casco Bay & The Root Cellar | Portland) is looking for a full-time Coordinator to lead, develop, and grow the ministry (Young Life Casco Bay & The Root Cellar) in and among the African immigrant community of Portland. Read More → THE ROOT CELLAR IS… A PLACE WHERE NEIGHBORS AND VOLUNTEERS COME TOGETHER TO CULTIVATE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND SPIRITUAL WHOLENESS AS PART OF GOD'S KINGDOM. Since 1984, we have been committed to loving the residents of Maine's most impoverished neighborhoods. This began when volunteers opened a teen center in the basement of a church in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland. In 2009, we opened our 2nd site in the heart of Lewiston's Tree Street Neighborhood. HOW WILL YOU GET INVOLVED? VOLUNTEER IN PORTLAND GIVE MONTHLY VOLUNTEER IN LEWISTON 94 WASHINGTON AVE. We have been here for a long time, but there is still more work to be done. Join us and let’s get started! Learn More → 89 BIRCH ST. There is hope and a future for our neighborhood! How will you contribute? Learn More → see Our values at work IN THE WAY OF JESUS, WE CREATE A CULTURE OF... WELCOMING OUR NEW NEIGHBORS AT THE EXPO! In June, a large group of families made their way to Portland, ME seeking asylum, traveling by bus from San Antonio, Texas. This was the last leg of a very long journey, taking them from their home countries of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they fled violence and oppression. Read More → PORTLAND'S NEW ASYLUM SEEKERS : HOW TO HELP The City of Portland is currently welcoming hundreds of new asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Over 150 are currently being housed at the Portland Expo, we are told that hundreds more are in route. This is a dynamic, changing scene - and there is much work to be done. Here are a few things you can do right now. Read More → GOD'S KINGDOM We pray to see God’s Kingdom come and His will be done in our neighborhood, just as it is in heaven. Read More → INTERDEPENDENCE We empower one another, humbly growing together as we rely on each others strengths. Read More → SHALOM We join God in His work of reconciliation; seeing that which is broken redeemed to new life. Read More → OUR TEAM TURKEY BASKET DELIVERY DAY THE ROOT CELLAR, 94 WASHINGTON AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME, 04101, UNITED STATESINFO@THEROOTCELLAR.ORG