Maine Community Integration (MCI) is a non-profit organization promoting support and understanding of the communities and their various cultures through enhancing and improving the opportunities of the communities to better integrate in the American culture through education, advocacy, and social change empowerment. MCI aims to sustain the social vitality and cultural vibrancy of the New-Mainers heritage by strengthening family life, uplifting human services, binding together historical traditions, providing and assisting clients with needed social services, and organizing meaningful traditional and cultural events. By working in collaboration with other organizations, when possible, MCI will have a larger collective impact. Our vision is to empower immigrant communities and their families to become a driving force in shaping their future by providing social, educational and community building opportunities. As such, we believe the urgent issues of environmental stewardship and environmental justice are relevant to our community and that more needs to be done in these areas.  With this request, we would like renew our partnership with a local initiative,  Maine Campus Compact's AmeriCorps Maine Partneship for Environmental Stewardship Program to provide stipends for 2 AmeriCorps members to provide support for increased energy efficiency for disadvantaged households in our community.