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General Assistance, Home Energy Help, Soup kitchens...

I've left off DHHS and Penquis, but if you need help and end up talking to Brenda Harrington, she is a wealth of information about those and other agencies. Please always remember you can call me at 207-596-0028 and I will do my utmost to connect you to the right agency.

City of Rockland General Assistance

Contact Brenda Harrington at 207-594-0303

www.ci.rockland.me.us/engine_departments.cfm?department=10

Brenda Harrington is the General Assistance Administrator. Rockland's General Assistance Office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. The office is located in the rear of City Hall to protect individual's confidentiality. People are encouraged to call 594-0302 and make an appointment with the General Assistance Director. If the administrator is not available at the time of the call, a message should be left on the answering machine with a name and telephone number. The administrator will return the call as soon as possible. IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS, CALL 593-9132 (Knox Regional Communication Center Dispatch) to get a message to the General Assistance Director. To protect the applicant's confidentiality, staff at City Hall are discouraged from becoming involved with walk-ins and telephone calls and will refer the client to call the General Assistance telephone number to leave a message.

General Assistance is intended to provide immediate aid within 24 hours of an application for people who are unable to maintain themselves or their families with basic necessities (food, shelter, utilities, fuel, clothing and other items when they are essential). It provides a safety net when citizens have no other resources available to them. In other words, it is the last resort when all other resources have been utilized.

Are you having difficulty paying your property taxes?

Please contact City Hall, at 207-594-0303 before you find yourself in the unfortunate position of facing a tax lien. I know how hard it is to ask for help: I've been there, and I still have times when I find myself up against a wall. I know what it is like to not have the money for your taxes or food. Please, please, do not suffer silently.

Knox County Home Energy Committee:

You can call Anne Beebe-Center at 207-594-2060 or Ed Mazurek at 207-594-5647

This is a group of amazing people working to make sure that no one goes without heat this winter, or has to chose between heat and food.

Contributions Welcome, if you can help. If you need help, please ask.

Also, please remember to dial #211 if you need help, or visit www.211.org

211 is the number, and you will find a general clearing house of information concerning many kinds of needs, all in one place. Supported by the State of Maine and many volunteer and ecumenical organizations, 211 is a great first wave resource for helping match resources to people in need, quickly.

Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry

www.aiofoodpantry.org

70 Thomaston St Rockland, ME 04841-2122 United States

(207) 596-1043

Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon, Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

Email: info@aiofoodpantry.org

Area Soup Kitchens

This is a link to the State of Maine Agriculture Department's listings for soup kitchens throughout much of the midcoast/adjacent/island regions.

www.state.me.us/agriculture/co/tefap/Knox.shtml

Here follows direct information about soup kitchens in Rockland and Thomaston.

Soup Kitchens In Rockland:

You should know about Wayside Soup Kitchen, In Portland.

www.waysidesoupkitchen.org