Community Assistance
H.O.M.E., Inc. has many programs designed to assist folks with the basic necessities of life. Food, clothing, hygiene supplies, school supplies and more.
H.O.M.E. Retail
H.O.M.E.'s gift shop, thrift store and sawmill generate a small income for H.O.M.E. while providing gifts, shingles, lumber and basic home items to our community.
Homeless Services
H.O.M.E.'s Homeless services include: Diversion, which aims to prevent homelessness prior to entering shelter, Emergency overnight shelter across four locations, and Housing Navigation which exists to assist shelter guests with finding permanent, stable housing.
H.O.M.E. Inc. has been selected as a
2022 Bezos Day 1 Families Fund award recipient!
We’re proud to be among the 40 organizations across the country to be recognized this year by an independent advisory group of homelessness experts for making measurable progress on family homelessness in our community. We plan to use this generous $600.000 investment to develop a Homeless Family Outreach program and acquire a multi-unit building to serve as permanent supportive housing for families experiencing homelessness. As we continue to help families navigate through an uncertain economy, we’re especially grateful for the Day 1 Families Fund’s support, which will allow us to double down on our work to serve and provide stability for families in our community.
If you didn’t know, Here’s a bit about us.
H.O.M.E., Inc. was founded in 1970 by Sr. Lucy Poulin (pictured with a group of young volunteers) and other community members. In the beginning, handcraft studios were created as a means for low-income families in rural Hancock County to earn extra income through hard Maine winters. Community members produced items from their homes to sell at the Craft Store which is located on H.O.M.E.’s 23-acre site in Orland and that program continues on today. Now, more than 50 years later, needs of local citizens have led to programs of service tailored to respond in positive and effective outcomes, i.e. shelters for those experiencing homelessness, affordable daycare, organic gardens, a food pantry and soup kitchen, plus programs to support a house construction and repair effort that has built 53 homes for low-income families.
- Shelter
- Soup Kitchen
- Food Pantry
- Child Care
- Diversion Assistance
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The Bargain Barn is closed today all other programs at H.O.M.E are open.
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H.O.M.E. food pantry and food rescue will be closed today due to weather and staff shortage. The shelters and warming center remain open. See More
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Did you know H.O.M.E. has a licensed daycare center and afterschool program? This week we learned our Childcare Director, Christina Witham has been selected to See More
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Good Morning - H.O.M.E. offices will be opening at 10 today. The food line will be open at 9.
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“Housing really is the foundation for health and well-being,”
Providing housing to people who are chronically homeless, and women who are pregnant or who have a newborn child, is particularly important.
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Our work is fueled by generosity – from our recent grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund, to ongoing support from friends in our See More
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We want to wish a Happy New Year to our friends and supporters. From the wonderful homeless shelter guests we’ve met over the past year, See More
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WARMING SPACE- Learning Center is open. If you need to warm up, or charge a phone, or fill up water jugs, come on in.
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SERVICE UPDATE: The Community Food Line will be closing at 11am on Friday for our staff party. To make up for the early closure we See More
Program Numbers 2021
Shelter and Housing
- 8696 bed nights provided – 171 guests were sheltered
- Dorr House Men’s Shelter – 28 guests – 20% exited to permanent housing
- Sister Marie House – 41 guests – 25% exited to permanent housing
- St. Francis Inn – 27 guests – 37% exited to permanent housing
- Emmaus Homeless Shelter – 75 guests – 25% exited to permanent housing
- 28 households provided hotel rooms
- 15 households housed in H.O.M.E.’s transitional housing spaces
- 12 households housed in H.O.M.E.’s permanent housing units
- Applied for waiver and granted to perform on-site COVID testing
- COVID quarantine spaces used 5 times
Food and Resources
- 93 children provided with backpacks and school supplies
- 429 individuals received Christmas gifts
- 14 unduplicated daycare enrollments – 3 subsidies provided
- Food boxes distributed to 938 individuals across 305 families
- 193 families received Thanksgiving food boxes
- 159 families received Christmas food boxes
- 118,641 pounds of food rescued and distributed
- 50 households received assistance with linenes, hygiene supplies, and household supplies
- 20 families received heat assistance in the form of firewood
- 80 quilts made for shelter guests
Become a Volunteer
H.O.M.E. provides volunteer opportunities in many departments. From sorting donations to stacking firewood there is something for every skill level here at H.O.M.E., Inc.
