Emergencies (Food/Clothing/Fuel/Shelter)
Department of Health & Human Services 207-822-2000 or 1-800-482-7520
151 Jetport Blvd, South Portland, Maine
Offers the following services:
Alternative Aid Assistance - program to assist TANF eligible parents who need short term help to find or maintain employment)
ASPIRE/TANF - helps TANF recipients find employment that will pay enough to make it possible for them to get off welfare
ASPIRE/JET - a program that helps Food Supplement recipients find employment
Child Support
Disability Determination Services
Emergency Assistance - provides benefits to families with children in specified emergency situations (fire, other natural disasters, termination of utility service, evictions or lack of adequate shelter) when the family is threatened by destitution or homelessness
Food Supplements
General Assistance
Medical Assistance - including MaineCare, Cub Care and Medically Needy programs
Parents as Scholars - a program for parents involved in a two or four year postsecondary program
TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; temporary help for children and their parents while they work towards becoming self-supporting.
Preble Resource Center 207-775-0026
18 Portland Street, Portland, Maine 04101 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday; 9am – 12pm Saturday and Sunday A private nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services including a soup kitchen, day shelter, teen center, supported housing, overnight emergency shelter for youth, casework services, and general advocacy for homeless and low-income people. A Multicultural Caseworker provides bilingual case management and serves as the agency point-person for multicultural issues, collaboration, and information.
Logan Place – 24 on-site support for 30 adults who have been persistently homeless
52 Frederic Place, Portland, Maine 04101
http://www.preblestreet.org/logan_place.php
Florence House – Safe, supported, permanent housing for chronically homeless women in Maine. Three levels: efficiency apartments, safe haven (for women who aren’t ready to maintain their own apartments, these women gain skills to become more independent), and a small number of emergency beds.
190 Valley Street, Portland, Maine 04101
http://www.preblestreet.org/florence_house.php
Veterans Housing Services – Housing search and placement, case management services, and budget counseling for veterans.
18 Portland Street, Portland, Maine 04101
151 Jetport Blvd, South Portland, Maine
Offers the following services:
Alternative Aid Assistance - program to assist TANF eligible parents who need short term help to find or maintain employment)
ASPIRE/TANF - helps TANF recipients find employment that will pay enough to make it possible for them to get off welfare
ASPIRE/JET - a program that helps Food Supplement recipients find employment
Child Support
Disability Determination Services
Emergency Assistance - provides benefits to families with children in specified emergency situations (fire, other natural disasters, termination of utility service, evictions or lack of adequate shelter) when the family is threatened by destitution or homelessness
Food Supplements
General Assistance
Medical Assistance - including MaineCare, Cub Care and Medically Needy programs
Parents as Scholars - a program for parents involved in a two or four year postsecondary program
TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; temporary help for children and their parents while they work towards becoming self-supporting.
Preble Resource Center 207-775-0026
18 Portland Street, Portland, Maine 04101 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday; 9am – 12pm Saturday and Sunday A private nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services including a soup kitchen, day shelter, teen center, supported housing, overnight emergency shelter for youth, casework services, and general advocacy for homeless and low-income people. A Multicultural Caseworker provides bilingual case management and serves as the agency point-person for multicultural issues, collaboration, and information.
Logan Place – 24 on-site support for 30 adults who have been persistently homeless
52 Frederic Place, Portland, Maine 04101
http://www.preblestreet.org/logan_place.php
Florence House – Safe, supported, permanent housing for chronically homeless women in Maine. Three levels: efficiency apartments, safe haven (for women who aren’t ready to maintain their own apartments, these women gain skills to become more independent), and a small number of emergency beds.
190 Valley Street, Portland, Maine 04101
http://www.preblestreet.org/florence_house.php
Veterans Housing Services – Housing search and placement, case management services, and budget counseling for veterans.
18 Portland Street, Portland, Maine 04101
Housing, Community Policing Centers & Community Organizations
Portland Housing Authority 207-773-4753
14 Baxter Boulevard http://www.porthouse.org/
The Portland Housing Authority will provide quality, affordable housing opportunities
Community Centers
Bayside Neighborhood Association 1st Tuesday every other month at 6PM
Community Room, 24 Stone Street
Bayside Neighborhood Watch 2nd Tuesday every other month at 6PM
Community Room, 24 Stone Street
East Bayside Neighborhood Organization 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7PM
Root Cellar, 94 Washington Avenue
Midtown Community Policing Center 207-772-1371, Mary Ellen Welch
26 Portland Street [email protected]
Munjoy Hill Community Policing Center 207-756-8135, Janine Kaiserman
101 Atlantic Street [email protected]
Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization 2nd Monday of every month at 7PM
MHNO Building, 92 Congress Street
Parkside Community Policing Center 207-756-8137, Michelle Lauture
85 Grant Street [email protected]
Parkside Neighborhood Association 2nd Thursday of every month at 7PM
Parkside Neighborhood Center
St. John Valley Neighborhood Association 1st Weds of every month at 6:30
Shalom House on Park Ave. http://stjohnvalley.blogspot.com/
West End Community Policing Center 207-780-0495
166A Brackett Street [email protected]
West End Neighborhood Association 2nd Weds of every month at 6:30
Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St http://www.wenamaine.org/
West End Neighborhood Watch 2nd Weds of every month at 5:30
Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St http://www.facebook.com/westendneighborhoodwatch
14 Baxter Boulevard http://www.porthouse.org/
The Portland Housing Authority will provide quality, affordable housing opportunities
Community Centers
Bayside Neighborhood Association 1st Tuesday every other month at 6PM
Community Room, 24 Stone Street
Bayside Neighborhood Watch 2nd Tuesday every other month at 6PM
Community Room, 24 Stone Street
East Bayside Neighborhood Organization 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7PM
Root Cellar, 94 Washington Avenue
Midtown Community Policing Center 207-772-1371, Mary Ellen Welch
26 Portland Street [email protected]
Munjoy Hill Community Policing Center 207-756-8135, Janine Kaiserman
101 Atlantic Street [email protected]
Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization 2nd Monday of every month at 7PM
MHNO Building, 92 Congress Street
Parkside Community Policing Center 207-756-8137, Michelle Lauture
85 Grant Street [email protected]
Parkside Neighborhood Association 2nd Thursday of every month at 7PM
Parkside Neighborhood Center
St. John Valley Neighborhood Association 1st Weds of every month at 6:30
Shalom House on Park Ave. http://stjohnvalley.blogspot.com/
West End Community Policing Center 207-780-0495
166A Brackett Street [email protected]
West End Neighborhood Association 2nd Weds of every month at 6:30
Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St http://www.wenamaine.org/
West End Neighborhood Watch 2nd Weds of every month at 5:30
Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St http://www.facebook.com/westendneighborhoodwatch