The John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland nonprofit, received national recognition for its role in supporting a community partnership that is bringing new housing, economic opportunity and millions of dollars in public and private investment to Lewiston’s Tree Streets neighborhood.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and Council on Foundations gave Gorman a Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships.

Partners in the Tree Streets project include the city of Lewiston, Lewiston Housing, Avesta Housing, Maine Housing, St. Mary’s Health System, Healthy Neighborhoods, the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Area Chamber of Commerce, Tree Street Youth, the Root Cellar and Maine Centers for Disease Control.