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Meals and more: The need for a new facility is great and the combination of an education and nutrition center affords exciting opportunities.

The new kitchen will replace a rented, cramped, outgrown facility that has been utilized for more than a decade. New technologies have rendered our current education center outdated and the construction of this building affords us the opportunity to take older adult education to a new level in Western Maine.

The 12,000-square foot structure will be located at 14 Mollison Way in Lewiston, adjoining our current headquarters at 8 Falcon Road, and designed by the Auburn architectural firm Platz Associates. Groundbreaking is expected in 2025.

Architect's rendering shows the floor plan of the new Education and Nutrition Center at SeniorsPlus

Features of the new facility include the following.

  • Meal preparation and storage for more than 175,000 meals, benefiting 1,000 older adults and adults with disabilities in Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties annually.
  • Designated workspace for Nutrition staff and clients to convene to ensure confidentiality.
  • A pet food pantry to support Meals on Wheels clients with pets.
  • A social dining area with kitchen access, adjoining the education center.
  • Professionally-led adult learning classes and activities including book clubs, support groups and health promotion, exercise classes, etc., benefiting an estimated 400 clients annually.
  • Digital access and equity.
  • An expanded education center with two “privacy pod” rooms to allow for telehealth, behavioral health, familial, and legal consultations.

The project will create a welcoming space for lifelong learning and access to nutritional food and engagement.

Gallery of architectural renderings (click to enlarge)

Architect's rendering shows a light colored single-story building with curved roof and tall, narrow, single-paned windows. At the right side is another entrance for the Nutrition side of the building. At the far right is a tractor trailer using the designated delivery area for food for the Meals on Wheels program.
The entrance to the new Education and Nutrition Center is welcoming and offers ample parking.
Architect's rendering shows an aerial view of a single-story building with solar panels on the roof. The property fronts Mollison Way, with a purple city bus passing by.
Aerial view of the new SeniorsPlus Education and Nutrition Center
Architect's rendering shows a stone patio edged with flowers and decorative boulders. A fitness instructor leads a group of older adults in stretching exercises.
A paved patio will provide outdoor space for classes such as Tai Chi and other fitness offerings.
Architect's rendering shows a view of the front and side of the new SeniorsPlus Education and Nutrition Center, including a dedicated loading area for truck deliveries. Mature trees and the purple city bus are also visible.
Architect’s rendering shows a view of the front and side of the new SeniorsPlus Education and Nutrition Center, including a dedicated loading area for truck deliveries.
Architect's rendering shows a bright, spacious kitchen with multiple people preparing and packaging Meals on Wheels
The new SeniorsPlus Education and Nutrition Center will include a bright, spacious kitchen with ample room for cooking and packaging Meals on Wheels.
Architect's rendering shows a room with a wall of glass at one end, lighting tables where several people are enjoying a meal in the company of others.
The new center will include space for congregate dining, where older adults and those with disabilities can attend a social meal.