COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Local community or neighborhood groups addressing a variety of issues and
problems and building voluntary action response among residents. Also statewide
support and volunteer organizations.
Bayside Neighborhood Association
24 Stone St., Box 15
Portland, ME 04101
415-0769
bayside_neighbors@msn.net
http://www.baysideneighborhood.org
Bayside is one of the most diverse urban neighborhoods in Portland. We are working to inform and involve Baysiders in the redevelopment of Bayside, to preserve and enhance the urban environment while maintaining safety, diversity, and affordable housing.
Bridgton Regional Community Coalition
9 Pleasant St.
Bridgton, ME 04009
647-2389
applewood@ime.net
A forum for organizations and service providers to exchange ideas and create special projects to make greater opportunities available to people in the Bridgton area.
Casco Bay Island Development Association
PO Box 3373
Portland, ME
04104
772-3616
Concerned with the health of Casco Bay and of the residents
of its islands.
Center for Consensual Democracy
PO Box 406
Woolwich, ME
04579
443-6292 Fax 443-6292
democracy@amcinc.com
www.consensualdemocracy.org
Larry
Lemmel
We promote an integrated collaborative approach to building community
from the bottom up. Hallmarks of consensual democracies include: broad-based
community councils, volunteer committees, and high quality of life through
pro-active citizen involvement. Offers one-day community values workshop;
has conducted workshops in Limestone and Waterville.
Community Action
Programs (CAPs)--See Low Income
Cooperative Extension Service - Maine
5741 Libby Hall, UMO
Orono, ME
04469
581-3188, 800-287-0274 Fax 581-1387
www.umext.maine.edu
We provide
educational programs and publications to assist Maine residents in becoming more
resourceful and self-reliant. We work with individuals and groups to develop
community resources. Programs relate not only to agriculture, but also to
family and community development, business education, natural resources, and to
young people. County offices below:
Cooperative Extension-Androscoggin/Sagadahoc County
24 Main St.
Lisbon Falls, ME 04353
800-287-1458, 353-5550 fax 353-5558
Cooperative Extension Service-Aroostook County
PO Box 727, Houlton
Road
Presque Isle, ME 04769
800-287-1462, 764-3361
Cooperative Extension-Aroostook County
13 Hall St.
Fort Kent, ME
04743
800-287-1421, 834-3905
Cooperative Extension-Aroostook County
PO Box 8
Houlton, ME
04730
800-287-1469, 532-6548
Cooperative Extension-Cumberland County
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME
04104
800-287-1471, 780-4205
Cooperative Extension-Franklin County
147 Farmington Falls
Road
Farmington, ME 04938
800-287-1478, 778-4650
Cooperative Extension-Hancock County
63 Boggy Brook Rd
Ellsworth, ME
04605
800-287-1479, 667-8212
Cooperative Extension-Kennebec County
125 State St.
Augusta, ME
04330
800-287-1481, 622-7546
Cooperative Extension-Knox/Lincoln
County
235 Jefferson St, PO Box 309
Waldoboro, ME 04572
800-244-2104,
832-0343
Cooperative Extension-Oxford County
9 Olson Road
South Paris, ME
04281
800-287-1482, 743-6329
Cooperative Extension-Penobscot County
307 Maine Ave.
Bangor, ME
04401
800-287-1485, 942-7396
Cooperative Extension-Piscataquis County
59 E Main St.
Dover-Foxcroft,
ME 04426
800-287-1491, 564-3301
Cooperative Extension-Somerset County
RR 1, Box 4734
Skowhegan, ME
04976
800-287-1495, 474-9622
Cooperative Extension-Waldo County
992 Waterville Road
Waldo, ME
04915
800-287-1426, 342-5971
Cooperative Extension-Washington County
11 Water St.
Machias, ME
04654
800-287-1542, 255-3345
Cooperative Extension-York County
41 Shaw's Ridge Road
Sanford, ME
04073
800-287-1535, 324-2814
Cultivating Community
PO Box 3792
Portland, ME 04104
761–GROW
calapine@hotmail.com
http://www.cultivatingcommunity.us
Growing sustainable communities in the Portland area through agriculture, education, service, and enterprise. Young people grow food in a sustainable environment, get job training and education, and food is distributed to hungry people.
Dragon Farm
PO Box 45
Rockland, ME 04841
http://www.dragonfarm.org
Vini Nair
We are
an educational, research, and membership organization committed to empowering
the voice and practice of female authority in the world. We do this by
helping both women and men members to develop and sustain project ideas.
ESTIA International EcoPeace Community
1 Ayers Island, PO Box 127
Orono, ME 04473
866-2619 x619
info@estiamaine.org
http://www.estiamaine.org
Stands for EcoPeace Sustainability Training International Affiliations. Working to create a model ecological and peace community on an island formerly a textile mill and now polluted and abandoned.
East Madison Square Garden
RR 2 Box 1950
Madison, ME
04950
474-3557
richmond@somtel.com
Brian Richmond
A
community organization building a community center in East Madison; center will
offer programs and classes in theater, dance, visual arts, music, woodworking,
and other crafts. Annual fundraisers include concerts and dances, also summer
events.
Empower Lewiston
57 Birch St. #205
Lewiston, ME 04240
777-5144
community@empowerlewiston.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EmpLew/
Works toward "creating neighborhood in downtown Lewiston."
First Call Midcoast
34 Wing Farm Parkway #201
Bath, ME
04530
800-269-1150 Fax 443-9794
kathyc@uwmcm.org
Promotes volunteerism and
community problem-solving in midcoast Maine.
Franklin County Volunteer Network
PO Box 126
Farmington, ME
04938
778-6697 Fax 778-4160
eodonal@mbhs.msad9.k12.me.us
Betsy
O'Donal
We promote volunteerism through a network of volunteer
coordinators. Share knowledge of volunteer opportunities within the
county. Offer mutual support and education. Directory available at no
charge.
Frenchtown Neighborhood Watch
PO Box 1168
Westbrook, ME
04098
856-2830
Carol Burnham
We are organizing in the Westbrook
neighborhood between the two large mills to make the community better for
residents. We include crime watch and neighborhood development
projects.
Friends of Midcoast Maine
88 Elm St.
Camden, ME 04843
236-1077
jblafleur@friendsmidcoast.org
http://www.friendsmidcoast.org
Promotes "smart growth" and prevention of sprawl in the Midcoast region.
Friends of St. Lawrence Church
76 Congress St.
Portland, ME
04101
775-5568, 775-7667
Home of the St. Lawrence Community Arts and Cultural Center, which sponsors various cultural and educational events for Munjoy Hill and Portland.
Haushaben Community
1653 Kingman Rd.
Kingman, ME 04451
765-2068
pwalpot88@yahoo.com
http://www.haushabencommunity.com
A religious community promoting "a church with no rich or poor, no unemployed or hungry, not homeless or battered or lonely."
Healthy Island Project
PO Box 454
Stonington, ME
04681
367-6332
We are a community capacity-building organization
based on the "healthy cities" model of community organizing. We help residents
to create programs to address community-identified needs including childhood
literacy, adolescent substance abuse and economic viability.
HOME Coop--See Low Income
Institute for Civic Leadership
PO Box 422
Portland, ME
04112
773-3254 Fax 772-5954
icl@civicleadership.org
Ellen
Grant
Our mission is to enhance the civic capacity of the Greater Portland
Region and to build a collaborative leadership culture for addressing issues and
opportunities facing the region. Programs include an annual 15-day
training in collaborative leadership for a diverse group of business,
government, and nonprofit leaders and programs designed to support its
network of graduates in their collaborative leadership work. Founded
1993.
Intentional Communities
PO Box 23
Hulls Cove, ME 04644
288-9639
pattyk@acadia.net
Patty Kelley
We can
provide personal details on 30 intentional communities around the US and
information on many more. Talks and slide shows about communal living also
available.
League of Maine Neighborhoods
68 High Street, Room 352
Portland, Maine 04101
773-4336
cfeller@maine.rr.com
Christina L. Feller, Executive Director
http://www.maineneighborhoods.org
Maine Commission for Community Service
189 State St., State House Staton
38
Augusta, ME 04333
287-5313 Fax 287-8059
mccs@state.me.us
www.state.me.us/spo/mccs
Promotes
community service efforts throughout Maine, including Americorps and VISTA
volunteers working for nonprofit groups.
Maine Homestead and Community Self Reliance Skills Training Network
PO Box 177
Brooks, ME 04921
722-3654
baldwin@acadia.net
http://www.homesteadskills.org
Peter Baldwin
Creating more sustainable lifestyles through workshops, trainings, apprenticeships, and other learn by doing activities around resource use, simple living, local food production and preserving, and other ways of reducing our ecological footprint.
Maine Time Dollar Network
47 Portland St.
Portland, ME 04101
874-9868 Fax 773-4701
sray3@maine.rr.com
www.mtdn.org
Auta Main
A Time Dollar Exchange allows members to earn one service credit for each
hour they spend helping others with transportation, tutoring, or a wide range of
other services. They can then spend their credits to meet their own needs or
donate them to others. We also work with organizations to develop TD Exchanges
throughout Maine.
Aroostook Time Dollar Program
PO box 748
Caribou, ME 04736
498-2575
Howe2Exchange@yahoo.com, klagasse@ccmaine.org
Lewiston Time Dollar Program
2 Howe St.
Lewiston, ME 04240
782-4204
Howe2Exchange@yahoo.com, kkimball@ccmaine.org
Midcoast Time Bank
170 Pleasant St. #A
Rockland, ME 04841
596-0361 x112
combuild@penquiscap.org
Hancock County Time Bank
c/o WHCA, PO Box 299
Ellsworth, ME 04609
667-2786
renee@hancockcountytimebank.org
http://hancockcountytimebank.org/
Bath/Brunswick Time Bank
6 Noble St.
Brunswick, ME 04011
Mt. Katahdin Time Bank
217 Penobscot Ave.
Millinicket, ME 04462
723-6500
Maine Volunteer Connection--See Self-Help, Support, and Advocacy
Mountain Counties Heritage
PO Box 508
Farmington, ME
04938
778-3885 Fax 778-5095
bhazard@mint.net
www.maine-mts.org
Bruce Hazard
Works
with communities, nonprofits, and businesses in four-county region to make
sustainable and broad-based use of our heritage assets. Active in
education, resource conservation, community planning, and economic
development.
Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization
92 Congress St.
Portland, ME
04101
775-3050 Fax 772-2019
mhno@maine.rr.com
http://www.mhno.org
We work to build a livable
neighborhood by increasing political, social, and economic power at the
neightborhood level.
Neighborhood Action Coalition
17 Salem St.
Portland, ME 04102
828-3762
We
are a group of neighborhood and tenant groups who work together to develop our
own leadership, to advocate for better living conditions, and to work on city
issues to prevent the deterioration of our neighborhoods. Organized in
1985.
Neverdun Farm
259 Log Cabin Road
Arundel, ME 04046
967-4735
We are a group of people living lightly and cooperatively, trying to
generate a sustainable lifestyle. We produce 60+% of our own food; organic
gardening is a major focus. We extend support given to one another to a
larger community, trying to create change without forcing change. A group
started by farm members, Living Lightly, holds monthly discussions and potlucks
about simple living.
People's Free Space
PO Box 4875, 144 Cumberland Ave.
Portland, ME 04112
822-9869
info@peoplesfreespace.org
http://www.peoplesfreespace.org
Operates a Community Space on Portland's East End with workshop and meeting space, computers, library, kids' space, free room, bike workshop, and community kitchen.
Portland West
181 Brackett St.
Portland, ME 04102
775-0105 Fax
780-1701
pwnpc@aol.com
A social
service agency involved in affordable housing, neighborhood advocacy, and a
variety of educational programs serving youth, teens, adults. Offices are
located across from the Reiche School.
REM - Catch the Dream
93 Main St, The Center
Waterville, ME
04901
873-4444 Fax 873-5004
rem@rem1.org
www.rem1.org
Faye Nicholson
Convener of
coordinated community enterprises working to build an organizational structure
for the civic sector of democracy in the greater Waterville area. We are
working to build consensual democracy in Mid-Maine.
Rescue Community
PO Box 474
Portland, ME 04101
871-5300
t@rescuecommunity.org
http://www.rescuecommunity.org
Promoting low cost housing and affordable living arrangements for people in the Portland area and other parts of Maine.
St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center--See Arts and Culture
SERVE New England
PO Box 104
Belfast, ME 04915
338-5994,
800-637-5501 Fax 338-5753
servemaine@servenewengland.org
Uses
food as a catalyst to encourage people to volunteer in their community.
Sponsors food package distributions in various parts of Maine.
Tranet (Transnational Network for Alternative/Appropriate Technologies)
PO
Box 567
Rangeley, ME 04970
864-3784
tranet@rangeley.com
www.nonviolence.com/tranet
Bill
Ellis
Transnational network of, by, and for local developers. Local
problems solved with local resources and local skills. Information
exchange amount people.
Unity Barn Raisers
32 School St., PO Box 381
Unity, ME
04988
948-9005 Fax 948-3415
UBR@uninets.net
Lori Koming
We are
currently involved in implementing findings of a community visioning process
which stressed a desire to maintain Unity's small town character and to build a
stronger community-based economy. Membership in our nonprofit is open to
anyone concerned about advancing the quality of life in Unity.
Vital Pathways
PO Box 1437
Houlton, ME 04730
532-3066
ayork@bangornews.infi.net
Works
with area communities to build a strong economy based on technology and natural
and human resources which revitalize economic, educational, and recreational
opportunities for children and adults. Provides a network of support for
families in need; enables people to make better health decisions; and ensures
that the area remains an attractive place to live.
Volunteer Center
400 Congress St., PO Box 15200
Portland, ME
04112
874-1000 Fax 874-1007
dgrannell@unitedwaygp.org
www.unitedwaygp.org/giving.htm
Dorothy
Grannell
Serves as a gateway for connecting potential volunteers with
agencies who need volunteers to address a variety of community needs. A United
Way project.
Volunteer! York County
36 Water St., PO Box 727
Kennebunk, ME
04043
985-6869, 800-794-6896 Fax 985-3564
uwycme@uwycme.org
www.uwycme.org
Beth Marass
Our mission is
to encourage and promote volunteerism. Through our Volunteer Connections
program, we work with individuals to help them understand why they want to
volunteer, increase their awareness of community needs and connect them to those
needs. A United Way project.
Volunteers of America, Northern New England
14 Maine St.
#205
Brunswick, ME 04011
373-1140 Fax 373-1160
patrib@blazenetme.net
www.voa-nne.org
June Koegel
National,
nonprofit, spiritually based organization providing local human service programs
and opportunities for individual and community involvement. In Maine and
New Hampshire we focus on providing affordable housing for low-income seniors,
youth and family services, and juvenile and adult corrections
programs.
Western Mountains Alliance
PO Box 29
Farmington, ME
04938
778-3885
info@westernmountainsalliance.org
http://www.westernmountainsalliance.org
We strive to improve the quality of life and to strengthen the regional
identity of the western mountains region of Maine, while honoring rural values
and the environment and supporting sustainable community development. We
provide a forum to bring together many voices and many communities to find
common ground through regional dialogue, bold thinking, and capacity
building. We serve as an energetic advocate for the western mountains
region of Maine.
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