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Kayden Boilard, 13, of Lewiston and her father, Kevin, set up a second Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry location Monday in the Hartley Block on Lisbon Street. The Lewiston Middle School student started the nonprofit with her parents in February 2017 at their home to help families needing food and clothing. In 2019, they moved to the Pepperell Mill at 550 Lisbon St. They added a second store in the Hartley Block to bring supplies closer to those who use them. “Monday was the first day to have the lights on to see how the two locations will co-exist,” Kevin Boilard said. “Both locations will be operational throughout the week.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
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Shelves of food line a wall Monday at the newest location of Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry in the Hartley Block on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. It opened Monday, bringing the nonprofit’s offerings of food and clothing closer to those who use them. The other pantry at Pepperell Mill at 550 Lisbon St. will continue to operate. A mobile app allows people to give their input on what types of food they receive and allows for scheduled pickup times. Kevin Boilard, president of the nonprofit and father of pantry organizer, Kayden Boilard, 13, of Lewiston, said the pantry is the first in Maine to utilize its own mobile app. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
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Kayden Boilard, 13, organizes shoes Monday at the newest location of Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry in the Hartley Block on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston. The seventh-grader at Lewiston Middle School started her food pantry in 2017 at her family’s home to help local families in need. It moved to the Pepperell Mill at 550 Lisbon St. in 2019. Both locations offer food and clothing to those in need. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
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Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry opened a second store Monday on the first floor of the Hartley Block on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston. It is closer to those who use the nonprofit’s resources of food and clothing, said Kevin Boilard, president of the nonprofit started by his daughter, Kayden, 13, in 2017. The other store in the Pepperell Mill at 550 Lisbon St. will continue operations. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
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Kayden Boilard, 13, of Lewiston and her father, Kevin, get the newest Kaydenz Kitchen Food Pantry store ready Monday in the Hartley Block on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston. The seventh-grader at Lewiston Middle School started the food pantry in February 2017 to help local families with food and clothing needs. Eventually the nonprofit established by her parents outgrew their home and moved to the Pepperell Mill at 550 Lisbon St. “Monday was the first day to have the lights on to see how the two locations will co-exist,” Kevin said. “Both locations will be operational throughout the week moving forward. If you would have said four years ago that Kayden would go from operating out of a bedroom to two locations with 4,500 square feet of space, I would not have believed you,” he said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo
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