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Androscoggin County, Maine

Free help in Lewiston, Maine

25 places in Lewiston, plus 9 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Lewiston19

Lewiston

Bell Farms

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
320 Ferry Road, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

Lewiston Farmers' Market

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
2 Oxford St Next to Simard-Payne Park, Lewiston, ME

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Good Shepherd Food Bank at 207-782-3554.

Lewiston

Somali Bantu Community/Liberation Farm

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
145 Pierce Street, #101, Lewiston, ME 04240

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Good Shepherd Food Bank at 207-782-3554.

Lewiston

New Roots

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
PO Box 2142, Lewiston, ME 04241

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Lewiston

Kennedy Park Farmers' Market

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
Bates Street, Lewiston, ME

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Good Shepherd Food Bank at 207-782-3554.

Lewiston

Gather to Grow

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
208 Bates St, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

Trinity Jubilee Center

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
123 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

Stukas Farm

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
144 Ferry Road, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

Lewiston Winter Farmers' Market

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
YWCA 130 East Avenue, Lewiston, ME

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Good Shepherd Food Bank at 207-782-3554.

Lewiston

Hope House Network

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
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Address
91 College St, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

OK Community Farm, LLC

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
248 Pond Road, Lewiston, ME 04240

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Good Shepherd Food Bank at 207-782-3554.

Lewiston

Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
15 Strawberry Ave, Lewiston, ME

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Good Shepherd Food Bank at 207-782-3554.

Utility bills and rent help in Lewiston1

Lewiston

Community Concepts (HEAP)

Community action agency: help paying light and gas bills (LIHEAP), and, when funds allow, emergency rent help and other family programs. Call to ask what help is open now.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
240 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME 04240

Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.

Housing in Lewiston1

Lewiston

Lewiston Housing Authority

Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
86 Lisbon St, Lewiston, ME 04240

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Health and dental in Lewiston4

Lewiston

B Street Health Center

Community health center run by Community Clinical Services INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
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Address
57 Birch St, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

CCS @ Recovery Connections of Maine

Community health center run by Community Clinical Services INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
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Address
103 Park St, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

CCS Family Health Center

Community health center run by Community Clinical Services INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
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Address
100 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Lewiston

CCS Pediatrics

Community health center run by Community Clinical Services INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
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Address
330 Sabattus St, Lewiston, ME 04240

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Also helps people in Lewiston9

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Countywide

Good Shepherd Food Bank (call to find a pantry near you)

Good Shepherd Food Bank serves Androscoggin County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
3121 Hotel Road, Auburn, ME 04211

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Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Questions people ask in Lewiston

Where can I get free food in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed 20 places that can help in Lewiston: Bell Farms, (207) 784-1455, call first; R. Belanger & Sons Farms, (207) 783-3737, call first; Seniors Plus Meals on Wheels, Lewiston, (207) 795-4010, call first. 17 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Lewiston: Community Concepts (HEAP), (800) 866-5588. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get housing help in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Lewiston: Lewiston Housing Authority, (207) 783-1423. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed 4 places that can help in Lewiston: B Street Health Center, (207) 753-5400, call first; CCS @ Recovery Connections of Maine, (207) 440-7922, call first; CCS Family Health Center, (207) 755-3445, call first. 1 more is listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Lewiston: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Lewiston: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

Where can I get free legal help in Lewiston, Maine?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Lewiston: Pine Tree Legal Assistance, (207) 774-4753. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Something missing, or out of date?

If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.