LOW INCOME
Organizing, advocacy, and services by and for persons with low incomes,
and groups working to end poverty. Many in the Housing and Shelters category
focus on the needs of low income people also.
Allen's Place
2158 Lisbon Rd.
Lewiston, ME 04240
784-9380
Provides food, housing, and other assistance to low income residents of Lewiston.
Community Action Programs (CAPs)
The 11 CAP agencies that serve the people
of Maine believe that poverty need not be a permanent condition of peoples'
lives. Funding for services are a mix of federal, state, local, and
private. Services include job training, day care, Head Start, senior
employment, housing management, family health, nutrition, assistance with
heating bills, transportation, home repair and weatherization, alcohol rehab and
more. Some also offer special programs such as home mortgages, micro-business
loans, small business support services, Homestart, home buyer's education, and
family development accounts. Contact your local office.
Aroostook County Action Program
771 Main St., PO Box 1116
Presque
Isle, ME 04769
764-3721, 800-432-7881 Fax 768-3022
csandstrom@acap-me.org
Coastal Community Action Program (CCAP)
4 Union St., PO Box
808
Rockland, ME 04841
596-0361 Fax 594-2695
nfritz@ime.net
Coastal Economic Development Corporation
34 Wing Farm Parkway
Bath, ME
04530
442-7963, 800-221-2221 Fax 443-7447
jessica.harnar@state.me.us
Community Concepts
79 Main St.
Auburn, ME 04210
795-4030
Community Concepts
100 York St.
Rumford, ME
04276
364-3721
Community Concepts
PO Box 278
South Paris, ME 04281
743-7716
Fax 743-6513
cchase@community-concepts.org
Kennebec Valley CAP
219 Cony Rd., RFD 7 Box 1103
Augusta, ME
04330
622-4761
Kennebec Valley CAP
RR 1 Box 4747, Mary St.
Skowhegan, ME
04976
800-542-8227
Kennebec Valley CAP
97 Water St.
Waterville, ME 04901
873-2122
Fax 873-0158
rayr@kvcap.org
Penquis CAP
262 Harlow St., PO Box 1162
Bangor, ME
04402
973-3500 Fax 973-3699
cnewton@penquiscap.org
Penquis CAP
50 North St.
Dover-Foxcroft, ME
04426
564-7116
PROP (People's Regional Opportunity Program)
510 Cumberland
Ave.
Portland, ME 04101
874-1140 800-698-4959 Fax
874-1155
grant@propeople.org
Waldo Community Action Partners
9 Field St., PO Box
130
Belfast, ME 04915
338-6809 338-6812
joyce@acadia.net
http://www.waldocap.org
Washington-Hancock Community Agency
PO Box 280
Milbridge, ME
04658
546-7544 Fax 546-3216
sprescott@whcacap.org
Western Maine Community Action
20 A Church St., PO Box 200
East
Wilton, ME 04234
645-3764 Fax 645-9604
ffowler@wmca.org
York County Community Action Corporation
11 Cottage St., PO Box
72
Sanford, ME 04073
324-5762 Fax 490-5026
yccacorg@aol.com
Crossroads Ministries
RR 2 Box 322
Old Town, ME 04468
394-4655
Fax: 394-2530
hurbturk@midmaine.com
We are a food
pantry - open Mon., Tue., Wed., and Fri. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and other times by
appointment; we do other work in support of low income people overcoming
poverty.
Dental and Medical Clinics for Low Income Mainers
There are a number of
dental health clinics that serve low income Mainers. Some are sponsored by
local health clinics, others by non-profit groups or local governments. A
complete list is available from the Maine Dental Access Coalition (see Health
and Healing). Three free medical clinics (Biddeford, Portland, Ellsworth) and
other sliding scale clinic programs are listed in the Health and Healing
section.
Downtown Neighborhood Association
145 Lisbon St., PO Box 7223
Lewiston,
ME 04243
784-2380; 786-4810
We seek to empower residents of
downtown Lewiston to become active in the affairs of our community and reverse
the trends of poverty, unemployment, and neglect that we live with everyday.
Food Pantries--See Food and Agriculture
Good Shepherd Food Bank--See Food and Agriculture
Homeworkers Organized for More Employment (HOME)
PO Box 10
Orland, ME
04472
469-7961 Fax 469-1023
home@homecoop.net
http://www.homecoop.net
Grassroots co-op
offering social services, shelters, and education, with economic development,
food bank, soup kitchen. Also see Covenant Community Land Trust listing
(Housing and Shelter). Country Fair in August. This Time publication is
$5/year.
Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods (MAIN)
PO Box
2711
Bangor, ME 04402
947-4371
krjguay@myexcel.com
Coalition of low
income groups and persons working together to get involved in decision-making
that affects our lives. Legislative focus on issues such as welfare,
health care, living wage, and others with some grassroots organizing work
also.
Midcoast MAIN
1301 Manktown Rd.
Waldoboro, ME 04572
832-4754
info@midcoastmain.com
http://www.midcoastmaine.com
Maine Coalition for Food Security--See Food and Agriculture
Maine Coalition for the Homeless
PO Box 820
Alfred, ME
04002
324-1137
Advocates for the rights of homeless people, for adequate
shelter facilities, for more affordable housing, and for changes to address the
underlying causes of homelessness.
Maine Department of Human Services Offices
The DHS Regional Offices
administer Food Stamps, Medical Assistance (Medicaid), Protective Services,
Public Health Nursing, and a variety of other child and family service programs.
Region I
Main Office
161 Marginal Way
Portland, ME
04101
822-2000; 800-482-7520;
822-2293-TTY Fax: 822-2146
890 Main St. #208
Sanford, ME 04073
490-5400; 800-482-0790;
490-5466-TTY Fax: 490-5463
208 Graham St.
Biddeford, ME 04005
286-2400; 800-322-1919;
286-2402-TTY Fax: 286-2408
Region II
Main Office
219 Capitol St.
Augusta, ME 04333
624-8000;
800-452-1926;
624-8004-TTY Fax: 624-8074
2 Old Bath Road
Bath, ME 04530
443-2772 Fax: 443-8403
9 Field St.
Belfast, ME 04915
338-2060;
338-1732-TTY Fax:
338-5676
360 Old County Road
Rockland, ME 04841
596-4200; 800-432-7802;
596-4201-TTY Fax: 596-4235
140 North Ave.
Skowhegan, ME 04976
474-4800; 800-452-4602;
474-4891-TTY Fax: 474-4888
74 Drummond Ave.
Waterville, ME 04901
861-8364
200 Main St
Lewiston, ME 04240
795-4300; 800-482-7517;
795-4595-TTY Fax: 795-4444
129 Main St. #2
Farmington, ME 04938
778-8211; 800-442-6382;
778-8239-TTY Fax: 778-8210
243 Main St., #6
South Paris, ME 04281
744-1200; 888-593-9775;
744-1224-TTY Fax:743-8798
Region III
Main Office
396 Griffin Road
Bangor, ME
04401
561-4100; 800-432-7825;
561-4403-TTY Fax: 561-4122
88-A South St.
Calais, ME 04619
454-9000; 800-622-1400;
454-3415-TTY
Fax: 454-9012
125 Summer St.
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
564-3444; 800-432-1641;
564-0052-TTY Fax: 564-0064
17 Eastward Lane
Ellsworth, ME 04605
667-1600; 800-432-7823;
667-1639-TTY Fax: 667-5364
13 Prescott Drive
Machias, ME 04654
255-2000; 800-432-7846;
255-6866-TTY Fax: 255-2022
11 High St.
Houlton, ME 04730
532-5000; 800-432-7338;
532-5001-TTY
Fax: 532-7995
14 Access Highway
Caribou, ME 04736
493-4000; 800-432-7366;
493-4034-TTY Fax: 493-4001
92 Market St.
Fort Kent, ME 04743
834-7700; 800-432-7340;
834-7702-TTY Fax: 834-7701
Maine Equal Justice--See Justice and Legal Rights
Mission at the Eastward
PO Box 206
Farmington, ME 04938
778-4654,
778-4705
A consortium of churches in western Maine supporting local
work on low-income housing, economic development, social services, and advocacy
for low-income people
Northern Aroostook Homesteaders
PO Box 58
Oakfield, ME
04763
757-8782
adam@ainop.com
Francis/Doris Boisvert
We
are organized to help people become self-sufficient. We provide animals
and training for the hungry. We'll help you get started. At our
yearly expo, you can sell your handmade crafts, learn how to make cheese, and
much more.
Operation Help
52 Congress St. #1
Portland, ME
04101
761-4637
Operation Help is now organizing to provide
low-income families with non-food household items (paper products, soap,
etc.). It accepts donations of money or non-food items.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance--See Justice and Legal Rights
POWER (Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights)
PO Box 4281
Portland, ME 04101
681-0035
power@riseup.net
Southern Maine organization working to gain economic rights and power for low income and other oppressed groups. Believes that economic rights are human rights.
Preble Street Consumer Advocacy Project
PO Box 1459
Portland, ME 04104
775-0026
preblest_advocates@hotmail.com
Consumer-led group that advocates for social change to address the needs of people struggling with homelessness and poverty.
Preble Street Resource Center
PO Box 1459
Portland, ME
04104
874-6560
Homeless assistance center offers referral to
shelter and housing, drop-in day center, food kitchen and pantry, youth
services, consumer advocacy project.
Project GRACE (Granting Resources and Assistance through Community
Effort)
PO Box 6846
Scarborough, ME 04070
883-5111
Our group
helps neighbors facing difficult times by providing clothing, school supplies,
holiday/birthday gifts, assistance with medical/dental expenses, small
interest-free loans, cleaning and personal care supplies, necessities for local
homeless shelters, and information about other agencies and resources.
Project Rural Tech
RR 2, Box 1544
Bucksport, ME 04416
469-3946
karen.saum@stanfordalumni.org
www.westendwebs.com/ruraltech
Karen
Saum
Working to help low income people in rural Maine, especially in downeast
areas, to obtain computers and access to the internet.
Proud Lesbians of Poverty--See Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender,
Questioning
Rural Community Action Ministry (RCAM)
123 Church Hill Road #2
Leeds,
ME 04263
524-5095, 524-3791, 224-7505 Fax 524-2202
rcam98@ctel.com
www.rcam.net
Sponsors numerous programs for
low income people in 13 rural towns in Androscoggin, Oxford, and Kennebec
communities. Low-cost and emergency housing and repair, emergency needs like
food and fuel, adolescent pregnancy services, information and referral,
gardening and nutrition, migrant health outreach. Volunteers always
welcome.
Soup Kitchens--See Food and Agriculture
Stone Soup Café
c/o Portland Public Market, 50 Preble St.
Portland, ME 04101
842-2979
A cafe sponsored by the Preble Street Resource Center, it's aim is to train homeless and low income people in culinary arts skills while providing delicious food to its customers.
Temporary/Homeless Shelters -
Statewide list from Maine State Housing Authority
800-452-4668
Homeless
shelters have different eligibility requirements and fees, if any. Most
provide temporary and emergency shelter only; check before arriving. See Housing
and Shelters for more information.
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Advisory Council
PO Box
2028
Augusta, ME 04338
621-8520
We examine TANF and Dept. of
Human Services policies and make recommendations to the DHS Commissioner.
We seek more involvement from TANF recipients.
United Methodist Economic Ministry
RR 1, Box 726
Strong, ME
04983
678-2611
umem@somtel.com
Kay Webb
We offer
economic assistance through thrift shops and food cupboards. We operate a
furniture repair and refinishing cottage industry and a housing rehabilitation
program to support rural outreach.
Volunteer Lawyers Project--See Justice and Legal Rights
We Who Care
246 Auburn St. #83
Portland, ME 04103
797-5761
Beverly Chabot
Maine's oldest welfare rights organization that promotes
legislation and provides advocacy for low income people in the Portland
area. Connects with other low income groups throughout the state.
Weald Bethel
PO Box 428
Cherryfield, ME 04622
546-7424
Branch of Maine Seacoast Missionary Society. Runs a recycle/thrift
shop, emergency food pantry, and other programs.
Well Suited--See Women
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