Community Resources
Maine Crisis Hotline
1-888-568-1112 (Voice) 711 (Maine Relay)
If you are concerned about yourself or about somebody else, call the crisis hotline. This will connect you to your closest crisis center or to other needed services.
Link to all Maine Hotlines: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/hotlines.htm
Sweeter Promise Line
1-800-434-3000
When someone if you are concerned about someone in your life and think they may need support, the Sweetser PromiseLine can help. One call can connect you to services available throughout Maine.
Link to Sweetser Website: https://www.sweetser.org/
The Center for Grieving Children
The Center for Grieving Children, based in Portland, Maine, serves more than 4,000 grieving children, teens, families, and young adults annually through peer support, outreach, and education. In York County, the CGC provides phone support and support groups for grieving children and adults. All services are free.
Link to York County Services: http://www.cgcmaine.org/programs-and-services/York-County/
Dempsey Center
The Dempsey Center provides free support services to children and families affected by cancer.
Website: https://www.dempseycenter.org/ Phone: (207) 795-8250 Toll-free: 1-877-336-7287
Food Pantry at the 1st Parish Congregational Church of Lebanon
650 Center Road, Lebanon
Call for an appointment: 207-651-5506
Sexual Assault Response Services of Maine (SARSSM)
24 hour Crisis and Support Line: 1-800-313-9900
Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (SARSSM) has been providing free and confidential services to victims of sexual assault since 1973. This 40 year history has provided SARSSM with unique insight into the communities and the people whom we serve. Through this lens, we have developed advocacy, support, education and prevention services to meet the needs of the Southern Maine region. SARSSM’s has two main foci: to provide support and advocacy to victims of sexual violence, and to provide prevention education and awareness around the issue of sexual violence and exploitation.
Website: http://www.sarsonline.org/
Caring Unlimited
24 Hour Hotline: 1-800-239-7298
It is the mission of Caring Unlimited to work with the community to end domestic violence in York County. This includes providing support and safe haven to women, their children and men whose lives are affected by domestic abuse in a manner that honors their essential worth, nurtures their inherent strengths and respects their right of self-determination.
Website: http://www.caring-unlimited.org/
Maine State Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/
Lebanon General Assistance
The Town of Lebanon administers a Welfare/General Assistance program that provides confidential financial assistance to residents who are having difficulty meeting basic needs for housing, utilities, and food.
Contact: Lynne M. Davis 207-457-6082 Option 5
York County Community Action Corporation
For over fifty years, York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC) has been providing services and presenting opportunities to support the economic, social, educational, physical and emotional well being of York County residents. YCCAC believes that all individuals deserve the opportunity to live full and meaningful lives, with a warm and safe place to call home, reliable transportation, affordable health care, nutritious food and, above all, a sense of purpose within a safe and supportive community.
Website: https://www.yccac.org/
York County Shelter Programs
"We have an emergency shelter for individuals, families, and children. There is 24 hours staff at our shelters and everyone has an opportunity to receive one on one care. We offer multiple in-house educational groups that are focused on increasing our client’s abilities to live healthy, fulfilling, and productive lives.
We offer medical care through the support and collaboration of Nasson Health Care, as well as psychiatric care and counseling services for those interested. In addition to the services that happen in Alfred, we also offer Substance Abuse Out-Patient (SAOP) and Residential Treatment houses in West Newfield (The Farm) and in Portland (The Serenity House). We have also begun offering DEEP and IOP to those seeking those services. Homelessness is not a requirement to enter our Substance Abuse Addition services and programs.
We work with the Springvale Career Center, the Veterans Administration (VA), and the Dept. of Corrections to help our residents pursue their economic and employment goals.
We operate one of the largest food pantries in southern Maine."