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Hancock County, Maine

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KNOXPENOBSCOTWALDOWASHINGTON HANCOCK COUNTY West Grand Lake Ellsworth
Maine
47 places

    Some safety programs do not share an address, so they are not on the map. They are listed under Safety below.

    Food pantries and meals31

    Stongington

    Healthy Island Project

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    91 S Burnt Cove Rd, Stongington, ME 04681

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Stonington

    Island Family Medicine

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    Island Family Medicine, Stonington, ME

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

    Stonington

    Island Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    2 Pasture Road, Stonington, ME 04681

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Castine

    Northern Light Primary Care

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    102 Court St, Castine, ME

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

    Blue Hill

    Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    57 Water St, Blue Hill, ME

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

    Blue Hill

    Blue Hill Co-op

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    70 South Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Southwest Harbor

    Common Good Soup Kitchen

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    19 Clark Point Rd, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Mt. Desert

    Beech Hill Farm

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    171 Beech Hill Road, Mt. Desert, ME 04660

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Penobscot

    Horsepower Farm

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    56 Horsepower Farm Road, Penobscot, ME 04476

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Penobscot

    King Hill Farm

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    29 Faerie Kingdom Road, Penobscot, ME 04476

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Hancock County

    Mount Desert Island

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, ME

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

    Bar Harbor

    Bar Harbor Community Farm

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    7 Pine Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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

    Bar Harbor

    Lisa Stewart Women's Health Center

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    330 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME

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

    Bar Harbor

    Bar Harbor Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    34 Kennebec Place, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Bar Harbor

    Cooper Gilmore Health Center

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    17 Hancock St, Bar Harbor, ME

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

    Trenton

    Trenton Health Center

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    394 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton, ME

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

    Ellsworth

    Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    137 Downeast Highway (Rte 1 N), Ellsworth, ME 04605

    Call first. Hours come from the Good Shepherd Food Bank's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Ellsworth

    Ellsworth Farmers' Market, Saturday

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    190 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME

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

    Ellsworth

    Ellsworth Winter Farmers' Market

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    121 Bucksport Road Unitarian Universalist Church, Ellsworth, ME

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

    Ellsworth

    Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

    Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    50 Union St, Ellsworth, ME

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

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    Utility bills and rent help1

    Countywide

    Avec Community Action (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
    771 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769

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

    Housing5

    Ellsworth

    Ellsworth 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
    430 Water St, Ellsworth, ME 04605

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

    Bar Harbor

    Bar Harbor Housing Authority

    Public housing (low-rent apartments) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    80 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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

    Bass Harbor

    Tremont Housing Authority

    Public housing (low-rent apartments) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    , Bass Harbor, ME 04653

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

    Mount Desert

    Mount Desert Housing Authority

    Public housing (low-rent apartments) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    , Mount Desert, ME 04660

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

    Southwest Harbor

    Southwest Harbor Housing Authority

    Public housing (low-rent apartments) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    24 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679

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

    Health and dental2

    Bucksport

    Bucksport Regional Health Center

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

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    110 Broadway, Bucksport, ME 04416

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Recovery and mental health help2

    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

    Veterans services2

    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

    Safety and crisis help1

    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

    Government offices2

    How HelpByState works

    Checked, dated and corrected by neighbors

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      Matched to the source

      A listing goes up only after its phone and its address or hours match the organization's own page, or an official list.

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      Dated on every card

      Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.

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      Fixed by the community

      See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.

    Neighbors helping neighbors

    Help is closer than you think in Hancock County

    A volunteer hands a bag of fresh groceries to a mother holding her daughter's hand
    Free groceriesFood banks and pantries give food to anyone who needs it.
    A helper smiles as she helps an older man fill out a form
    Someone to help you applyState offices and local programs help with food stamps, bills and more.
    Kids laughing together over a free meal with a grandmother at a community center
    Meals and care for kidsFree meals, clinics and family programs, close to home.

    Questions people ask

    Where can I get free food in Hancock County, Maine?

    We have confirmed 31 places that can help in Hancock County: Healthy Island Project in Stongington, (207) 367-6332, call first; Island Family Medicine in Stonington, call first; Island Food Pantry in Stonington, (207) 348-6181, call first. 28 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 Hancock County, Maine?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Hancock County: Avec Community Action (HEAP), (800) 585-3053. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get housing help in Hancock County, Maine?

    We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Hancock County: Ellsworth Housing Authority, (207) 288-4770, call first; Bar Harbor Housing Authority, (207) 288-4770, call first; Tremont Housing Authority in Bass Harbor, (207) 288-4770, call first. 2 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 find a free or low-cost clinic in Hancock County, Maine?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Hancock County: Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth Site, (207) 469-7371, call first; Bucksport Regional Health Center, (207) 469-7371, call first. 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 Hancock County, Maine?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Hancock County: 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 Hancock County, Maine?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Hancock County: 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 Hancock County, Maine?

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

    Is HelpByState free to use?

    Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.

    Why do some listings say call first?

    Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.

    I run a pantry or a program. How do I get listed or fix our hours?

    Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.

    Is this the same as 2-1-1?

    No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.

    Where do the hours and phone numbers come from?

    From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the Good Shepherd Food Bank food map. We list the source on every card.

    Something missing, or out of date?

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