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LEWISTON — Norway Savings Bank recently gave the Center for Wisdom’s Women a $1,000 donation in support of its mission.

The center, located at 97 Blake St. and greatly supported by volunteers, supports and empowers women survivors of addiction, trafficking and incarceration, offering holistic healing in a shared community that tends to the material and spiritual needs of women.

The organization features several programs serving different needs: Its drop-in center is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions are offered each morning and afternoon ranging from art therapy to wellness programs to writing and poetry workshops. All programs are free, and hygiene items and clothing are also available. Two newer programs are Sophia’s House, which is a long-term, residential recovery community for women who are survivors of prostitution, trafficking, prison, and addiction; and Herban Works, where women develop a range of skills and earn a stipend by making handmade products like calendula salve, teas, salted herbs, and more. All profits from the sale of the products return to the program to support more women through herbal healing.