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Kennebec County, Maine

Free help in Augusta, Maine

13 places in Augusta, 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 Augusta11

Augusta

Augusta Food Bank

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
161 Mt Vernon Ave, Augusta, ME 04330

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

Augusta

Kennebec Pediatrics

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
Ballard Center, 6 E Chestnut St, Augusta, ME

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

Augusta

Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
Kennebec Pediatrics, 6 E Chestnut St, Augusta, ME

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

Augusta

Family Medicine Institute

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
15 E Chestnut St, Augusta, ME

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

Augusta

Farmers' Market at Mill Park

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
North Water St, Augusta, ME

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

Augusta

Augusta Family Medicine

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
15 Enterprise Drive, Augusta, ME

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

Augusta

Harold Alfond Center For Cancer Care

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
361 Old Belgrade Rd, Augusta, ME

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

Augusta

MaineGeneral Behavioral Health Services

Food pantry, a Good Shepherd Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
35 Medical Center Pkwy, Augusta, ME

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

Housing in Augusta2

Augusta

Augusta Housing Authority

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

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1 Weston Ct, Augusta, ME 04330

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

Augusta

Maine State Housing Authority

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

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
26 Edison Dr, Augusta, ME 04330

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

Also helps people in Augusta9

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 Kennebec 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.

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 Augusta

Where can I get free food in Augusta, Maine?

We have confirmed 12 places that can help in Augusta: South Parish Food Resource Network, (207) 622-0552, call first; Augusta Food Bank, (207) 622-5225, call first; Bread of Life Ministries, (207) 626-3434, call first. 9 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 housing help in Augusta, Maine?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Augusta: Augusta Housing Authority, (207) 626-2357, call first; Maine State Housing Authority, (207) 626-4600, 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 Augusta, Maine?

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

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

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