Tree Street Youth member Perola Meli, left, pauses a video Wednesday afternoon as team members Cave Moubarak, bottom right, and Nasiera Moubarak, third from right, debate about possible suspects during the beginning stages of their defense of their Mock Trial competition. They did not believe the prosecution team, in another room at the Tree Street Youth facility on Howe Street in Lewiston, had accused the correct suspect based on the physical and video evidence they were reviewing. Tree Street Youth was founded in 2011 by two Bates College alumnae. The grass roots organization has grown from an after school homework program into year-round programming that serves 500 youth pre-k through seniors in high school, where members are involved in academics and athletics, but also empowerment, college access, leadership, enrichment and mentorship. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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