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Hancock County, Maine

Free help in Ellsworth, Maine

8 places in Ellsworth, plus 10 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 Ellsworth6

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.

Ellsworth

Everybody Eats

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
134 State St, Ellsworth, ME 04605

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

Housing in Ellsworth1

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.

Health and dental in Ellsworth1

Also helps people in Ellsworth10

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 Hancock 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

Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.

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.

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 Ellsworth

Where can I get free food in Ellsworth, Maine?

We have confirmed 7 places that can help in Ellsworth: Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, (207) 667-4363, call first; Emmaus Center Food Pantry, (207) 667-3962, call first; Ellsworth Farmers' Market, Saturday, call first. 4 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 Ellsworth, Maine?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Ellsworth: 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 Ellsworth, Maine?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Ellsworth: Ellsworth Housing Authority, (207) 288-4770. 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 Ellsworth, Maine?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Ellsworth: Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth Site, (207) 469-7371. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

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

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

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

We have confirmed one place that can help in Ellsworth: 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.