Different than many churches, the Northern Lights Metropolitan Community Church aims to be sanctuary for all, regardless of background. Michelle Cillia captures how the church is not just focused on being a safe space for gays and lesbians, but all who have been rejected from other churches.

As incidents of Lyme disease grow on the island of Islesboro, the community decided to take steps against the disease. Lindsey Thomas highlights how there are varying views regarding the tick problem and deers, between the hunting community and everyone else.

Rachel Quimby speaks to Amita Jarmon, a rabbi who discusses her struggles dealing with low attendance at the synagogue. Quimby highlights the Jewish community in Rockland, getting their first rabbi since 1937 with Jarmon, and why the older community does not attend synagogue.

For three months, Salt students visited the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village as their guests. Rebecca Sheble documents how Maine's Shaker community has been able to grow within recent years by adapting to a changing world.

Amanda Herman captures the fishing business within the Stonington community.

Former residents of Little Italy in Portland discusses their experiences growing up in their neighborhood, and their sense of community. They speak about the community being destroyed because of urban renewal and the issue with eminent domain.

Two artists in the Penobscot Nation attempt to bring community together through an art project that integrates language, land, and time. Sean Edwin documents the work that James Francis and Dominic Polchies put into their New Moon Drum project.

From all over the world, Joanne Millay has nine internationally adopted children, and raises them as a single mother. Dana Carmody-Burns speaks to Millay about her experiences adopting children and how the family functions as a community.

Kate Denkla captures the lives of lesbians who live in rural communities in Maine.

Michelle Mitchell explores the emerging identity within a new cultural landscape for Somali immigrants, with the help from Somali mothers and daughters.

Losing their hearing, Kevin and James hatch are trying to cope with the changes. Katie Freddoso documents how the two brothers have begun to interact with the deaf community to help their transition.

In 1987, Earl and Glenna Alderson spent weeks rafting a river in Siberia with Russians, becoming the first Americans to do so. Mike Healey documents the journey that the Alderson's went on, and speaks to them the differences between the American and Russian rafters.