WindowDressers’ goal is to provide insulating window inserts to all households with drafty windows and high energy burden, regardless of ability to pay, through the integrated efforts of the community.  Our tagline is “Warming Homes, Saving Energy, Buiding Community.” Our local build has two other, concurrent goals. Most obvious is that we are able to produce all the inserts requested and cover the cost of inserts built as “Special Rate”, reduced or no charge. Our goal is to provide up to half the inserts at no cost to those families who need them and cannot afford to pay for them. Equally important, is that we expand our engagement within the community by 1. Reaching out more extensively to underserved groups to reduce barriers to accessing inserts and 2. Working to increase the involvement and contributions of service groups and businesses.  A critical component of WindowDressers’ model is the concept of local “Community Builds”, We engage volunteers throughout the community: customers who receive inserts, volunteers from previous builds, residents of the Maine State Prison System, high school students from the technical school, volunteers from local service groups, new Mainers and members of churches and synagogues in working along side each other to build the inserts, make new connections and forge new friendships. Many of our volunteers return in subsequent years and further engage by taking leadership positions.