Work With Us
The Place Matters team is always looking for new partnerships. We offer a variety of services and expertise and can work with you to customize a project to fit your needs. Reach out with ideas and we are happy to help scope out a potential project with you.
Our Services
Community Research & Storytelling
We conduct social research alongside communities on justice, equity, education, and behavioral health focused topics to inform policy solutions and change narratives.
Data & Evaluation
We help community-based organizations design and implement data and evaluation plans that respond to their needs so they can tell their story of impact.
Community Asset Mapping
Our community asset mapping projects aim to identify and lift up the work being done at the local level.
Community Visioning
Grounded in liberatory visioning, we help communities imagine alternatives to current systems.
Facilitation & Training
Our staff facilitate trainings and workshops with adults and youth on a variety of systems change and data topics.
Youth Engagement
Our YPC staff are experts in authentic youth engagement and can help you incorporate youth voice into your work.
Our Staff Expertise & Interests
Place Matters staff come from multi-disciplinary backgrounds and have expertise in a variety of subjects, including:
- Youth & Family Justice
- Racial & Gender Justice
- Behavioral Health, SUD, & Crisis Response
- Restorative & Healing Justice
- Quantitative Data & Statistical Analysis
- Qualitative & Participatory Research Methods
- Storytelling & Arts-based Methods
- Program & Curriculum Design
- Facilitation & Training
- Cross-system Collaboration & Facilitation
- Youth Leadership Development & Advocacy
Get In Touch To Learn More
For partnership inquiries, please send us an email at placematters@maine.edu