With support from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a delegation of local leaders working to address poverty in Lewiston traveled to Harlem to learn from the groundbreaking work of the Harlem Children’s Zone, whose mission is “To break the cycle of poverty in Central Harlem by working at scale to build community, strengthen families and ensure that our children succeed from birth through college and career.” Sun Journal reporter Steve Collins was in tow, filing several stories to document what they learned. They are definitely worth a read.

• Lewiston educators head to Harlem in search of ideas to address poverty
• The pipeline for Harlem’s children
• Lewiston looks to Harlem programs to spur change
• Healthy Harlem targets obesity
• Harlem’s Baby College starts young