NORWAY — The Oxford Hills region may lose one of its community support pillars, the Pink Feather Foundation, which is 10 weeks away from being turned out of its operations center on Aldrich Avenue.

The foundation was established in 2011 by Jen Kyllonen and Joni Gordon to provide underserved and at-risk youth with quality clothing they can shop for.

The warehouse that has been home for the past three years has been sold and the organization must vacate by Dec. 31. For the past two months, its board of directors has been searching for an affordable, appropriate space in the Oxford Hills/Mechanic Falls area.

“We have explored every opportunity that has come our way,” Kyllonen, the organization’s vice president, said. “It either did not work because of space or because of the cost.”

The program operates through teachers of Maine School Administrative District 17 in Paris and Regional School Unit 16 based in Poland working with their students to assess need and select new clothing through the foundation’s online catalog.

After the order is received, foundation volunteers fulfill the items, and it is delivered to the teacher to share with their student. The goods are packed in customized packages, wrapped in tissue paper and sealed with a pink feather.

What started as two friends seeking gently used clothing for youths who needed it, blossomed into a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that has been generously supported by local businesses and volunteers. One of the latter is Justin Corrente, an autistic young man from Oxford who is often seen walking highways in the area and at Oxford Hills football games with his distinctive Viking hat.

Kyllonen said the foundation needs about 4,000 square feet that can accommodate warehouse storage, a finished area to stage photo shoots and administrative workspace.

Barring that best-case scenario, if they can find cold storage space of at minimum 2,700 square feet, they can at least continue to fulfill clothing orders for students through this school year.

“We’ll just put our coats and gloves on to sort and pack,” she said.

Kyllonen and Gordon plan to pull off the November tradition of distributing Thanksgiving meal baskets to families around Oxford Hills and Mechanic Falls.

But they will no longer accept clothing, footwear and accessories donations for students.

The last day teachers can submit clothing orders will be Nov. 20.

The final day for deliveries will be Nov. 22.

“If we don’t find a new space, we will have to liquidate our inventory,” Kyllonen said. “We will redistribute to The Table (in Norway) and other local organizations. We may also hold an open store day where community members can come and shop by donation.”

For the next two months, the dozen or so volunteers will continue their work. They spend Mondays processing and packaging orders, and schedule volunteers who can help other days by appointment with Gordon’s mother, Pam Lizotte, filling in as volunteer coordinator.

Any business or community member who has advice or leads for a new operations center should email Kyllonen at [email protected] or message her through their Facebook page.