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Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization (SLRO)

"We need to respond to our marginalization in the Maine food economy by building up the knowledge and the capacity to farm, harvest, market, sell and distribute our products,” ~Mohamed Dekow, Executive Director.

SLRO has been supporting the immigrant community since the the COVID-19 started. We have been focusing to educate, inform and eliminate system barriers and inequalities. Also, to address the unique problems facing the new immigrant families during the pandemic through a combination of outreach, education and support. SLRO has been responding to the needs of the immigrant community by providing basic needs such as food, transportation, access to housing, etc.