The Center for the Advancement of Rural Living

At A Glance

Contact: 

Bill Flagg

Location: 

Caribou, Maine

Primary Issue Area:

  • Food
  • Environmental Health
  • Living Economies

Active since:

2013

Core volunteers:

75

Community Size:

8,000

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to...improve life in rural communities by filling gaps in services including food security, economic development, culture, and social justice. Our work will include but is not limited to ending homelessness for Veterans in Aroostook County, strengthening the alcohol and prescription drug recovery community to better serve those individuals in Aroostook County struggling with addiction, and helping to expand local grown food production networks and economy.