Food, money, rent, etc.

Food

Food Stamps - Helping low-income people buy food
Nutrition for Older People in Maine - Congregate and Home Delivered meals, with links to Maine's Area Agencies on Aging.
Public Assistance Application - Applications for foodstamps, TANF, PaS, MaineCare, Long-term care, request for assistance.
Women, Infants, and Children's Nutrition Program (WIC) - Free nutrition advice, tips for staying healthy, recipes, and resources for growing families.
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Child Support - Services including establishing paternity, finding non-custodial parents, and implementing and enforcing child support payments.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maine - Provides the residents of Maine with financial counseling, debt repayment plans, and consumer education.
Emergency Assistance - Providing benefits to families with children in emergency situations.
Public Assistance Application - Applications for foodstamps, TANF, PaS, MaineCare, Long-term care, request for assistance.
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) - Provides temporary cash assistance, training, employment services and child care assistance.
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Homeless Shelters - Maine homeless shelters with contact names and phone numbers.
Housing Resources - Assisting persons with mental health issues in securing safe, decent, and affordable housing
Maine State Housing Authority - Assisting first-time home buyers, home repair, rental housing, special needs, and the homeless.
Maine Subsidized Housing - Information for low income people in need of subsidized housing or emergency shelters; to renters; and to landlords.
Rights of Tenants in Maine - An overview of Maine's landlord-tenant laws.
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