Mass Care

List of open shelters by town and county
Title County Town Type Body Contact
Mt Vernon Community Center Kennebec MT Vernon Cooling Center

Mount Vernon Community Center, 2 North Road, Cooling Center Open Thursday 7/2 and Friday 7/3, 12:30 pm to 6 pm. 
Bath Heritage Days- Visitors Center near Ferris Wheel Sagadahoc Bath Cooling Center

Bath Heritage Days- Cooling Center open at Visitors Center near the Ferris Wheel 9 am to 4 pm through Sunday.
Thomas Memorial Library Cumberland Cape Elizabeth Cooling Center

Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road; Cape Elizabeth, ME. Open as a Cooling Center business hours (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am to 7 pm
Schdompha Library Lincoln Damariscotta Cooling Center

 Skidompha Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta, Maine 04543, 207-887-0919. Open as a Cooling Center Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 am to 6 pm. 

Has cold drinks and ice pops! Also willing to do a "fan lending" program upon request.

 
Bon Appetit Community Meal Program York Biddeford Cooling Center

Bon Appetit Community Meal Program, 19 Crescent Street, Biddeford, ME 04005.  Open as a Cooling Center.Wednesday, 7/1/26, Thursday, 7/2/26, and Friday, 7/3/26, from 4:30-5:30 pm
Village of Somesville- Mt. Desert Island Hancock Village of Somesville- Mr Desert Island Cooling Center

Village of Somesville, Mt. Desert Island. 1134 Main Street, Mt Desert, ME.  We are open as cooling center Thursday July 2 9-6 and Friday July 3 9-6. Church Phone: 207-244-9260

 

 

 

 
New Gloucester Community and Recreation Center Cumberland New Gloucester Cooling Center

 

New Gloucester Community and Recreation Center, 25 Campus Drive, New Gloucester, ME. Cooling Center open Wednesday 7/1 - Friday 7/3, 9 am - 7 pm

 

 
Alter L-A Shelter Androscoggin Auburn Cooling Center

Alter L-A Shelter (70 Horton Street) — Open 24/7

Gray Public Library Cumberland Gray Cooling Center

Gray Public Library, 5 Hancock St, Gray, ME.  Cooling Center open Wednesday through Friday

 
Buxton Town Office York Buxton Cooling Center

Buxton Town Hall, 85 Portland Road, Buxton ME 04093.  Cooling Center open Wednesday, 7/1/26, from 11:30 am-7:30 pm, and on Thursday, 7/2/26, from 8:30 am-4:30 pm.

There will be a Cooling Center on an as-needed basis for Friday, 7/3/26, and Saturday, 7/4/26. Call Buxton Dispatch at 207-929-5151 for Friday and Saturday access.

 
North Lebanon Baptist Church York Lebanon Cooling Center, Warming Center

North Lebanon Second Baptist Church, 259 Bakers Grant Road, Lebanon, ME 04027.  The cooling center is on standby. If you need it, please call 207-608-3356 and we will open.

 
Libby Memorial Library York Old Orchard Beach Cooling Center

Libby Memorial Library (27 Staples St.) - Click Here for Google Maps Location Cooling Center Wednesday, 7/1/26, Thursday, 7/2/26, and Friday, 7/3/26, from 9 am-6 pm

 
Wells Public Safety Building York Wells Cooling Center

Wells Public Safety Building, 1563 Post Road, Wells, ME 04090  Cooling Center open Friday, 7/3/26, from 10 am-6 pm

 
Wells Public Library York Wells Cooling Center

Wells Public Library 1434 Post Road, Wells, ME 04090. Open as a Cooling Center

Wednesday, 7/1/26, from 10am-6pm, Thursday, 7/2/26, from 1pm-8pm, and Saturday, 7/4/26, from 10am-8pm

 
Saco Transportation Center York Saco Cooling Center

Saco Transportation Center (138 Main St.)  - Click Here for Google Maps Location  Cooling Center Wednesday, 7/1/26, Thursday, 7/2/26, and Friday, 7/3/26, from  8 am-7pm
Lyman Town Hall York Lyman Cooling Center

If you are in need of a cooling center, call the Lyman Town Hall at 207-499-7562 or Goodwins Mills Fire Rescue at 207-499-2362.
Kennebunkport Police Department York Kennebunkport Charging Center, Cooling Center

Kennebunkport Police Station, 101 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME. Open as a Cooling Center and Charging Station  Tuesday, 6/30/26, Wednesday, 7/1/26, Thursday, 7/2/26, and Friday, 7/3/26, from 6 am-9 pm
Seed of Hope Neighborhood Center York Biddeford Cooling Center

Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center, 35 South Street, Biddeford, ME 04005. Open as a Cooling Center. Wednesday, 7/1/26, Thursday, 7/2/26, and Friday, 7/3/26, from 9 am-4:45 pm and 6 pm-7 am

  

 
Bowdoinham Fire and Rescue Bowdoinham Cooling Center

Bowdoinham Fire and Rescue will be open for Cooling Center, July 1, 2, and 3 from 8 am to 8 pm. Address is 57 Post Road, Bowdoinham, ME 04008. Contact: 207-449-2086.
Otisfield Community Center Oxford Otisfield Cooling Center, Warming Center

Otisfield Community Hall, 292 State Route 121, Otisfield, ME. Open as a Cooling Center, 8 am to 8 pm July 1, 2, and 3, 2026.  Otisfield EMA Director 207-558-0454

 

 

 

 
Wiscasset Community Center Lincoln Wiscasset Cooling Center

Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME. Open as a Cooling Center: 207-882-8230, Wednesday 5 am- 8 p.m., Thursday 5 am - 8 pm, Friday 5 am to 6 pm.

 
Boothbay Harbor Town Hall Lincoln Boothbay Harbor Cooling Center

Boothbay Harbor will open a cooling center at the town office, 11 Howard St, in Boothbay Harbor, ME 04583, 207-633-3371. Wednesday- Thursday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. (can be open Friday by an officer if requested).
Winthrop Fire Station Kennebec Winthrop Cooling Center

Winthrop Fire Station, 1703 US Route 202, Open as a Cooling Center Thursday 7/2 & Friday 7/3 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
South Portland Public Library Cumberland South Portland Charging Center, Cooling Center

South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway St. South Portland, ME. Cooling Center open Thursday July 2, 2026 10 am to 8 pm and Friday, July 3, 2026 10 am to 6 pm. Device Charging.

 

 
Family Ice Arena Cumberland Falmouth Cooling Center

20 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth, ME. Open for Cooling Center during the summer season, Mon–Fri 4 a.m.–midnight; Sat & Sun 4 p.m.–9 p.m . Closing at 5 pm on Friday, 7/3

 

 207-781-4200
Brunswick Recreation Center Cumberland Brunswick Cooling Center

Brunswick Parks and Recreation Center, 220 Neptune Drive. Open as a Cooling Center Thursday and Friday- no Saturday 6 am to 8 pm.  No AC but cold showers.

 
Auburn Senior Community Center Androscoggin Auburn Cooling Center


The Cooling Center will be the Auburn Senior Community Center located at 48 Pettengill Park Road (on the Auburn Recreation campus). It will be open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. If you need a break from the heat, please stop in and stay a while. We’ll have bottled water available — and you’re welcome to bring a book, crafts, or quiet activities to help pass the time.06

 

 
Caribou Wellness/Rec Center Aroostook Caribou Cooling Center

Caribou Wellness and Recreation Center at 55 Bennett Drive will welcome people from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and can accommodate 120 people at a time. No meals will be offered. Call 207-551-5883 for information.

 
Lisbon Police Department Androscoggin Lisbon Charging Center, Cooling Center

The Lisbon PD Lobby is available as a Cooling/Charging center.

Lisbon Police Department – Lobby

300 Lisbon Street

Lisbon, Maine 04250

207-353-2500

Services: Cooling/Charging

Hours: 24/7 as needed

 

 

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Glossary

A Warming Center is a facility that has been opened for short term operations due to a specific emergency or event. They are normally opened when temperatures or a combination of precipitation, wind chill, wind and temperatures have or may become dangerous. Their paramount purpose is the prevention of death and injury related to exposure to the elements. Warming centers can help stranded motorists, or residents that have lost critical services. Some warming centers may provide limited food, showers, charging stations and places to rest.

A Cooling Center is a facility that has been opened for short term operations due to a specific emergency or event. They are normally opened when hot temperatures may become dangerous. 

A General Population shelter (aka Emergency shelter) is a place for people to live temporarily when they cannot live in their current residence. The main difference between a warming center and emergency shelter is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made disasters. Another difference from a warming center is that people staying in emergency shelters are provided places to sleep and/or eat for an extended period. If the shelter is run by the Red Cross facilities are ADA compliant and non-acute medical care and disaster mental health services are available.