DIRECTORY OF COMMONLY REQUESTED

COMMUNITY SERVICES

revised October 2000

For confidential help & information on these
and other available area services, contact

FIRST CALL Mid Coast

United Way of Midcoast Maine
34 Wing Farm Parkway, Suite 201
Bath, ME 04530

443-8952 or 1-800-269-1150

Abuse/Assault
Children & Family Services
Clothing and Housewares
Disabilities Services
Education Services
Elderly
Employment & Training Services
Financial Services & Assistance
Food & Nutrition Services
Health Care - Miscellaneous
Home Health Care
Hospitals
Mental Health Services
Housing & Shelter
Legal
Public Assistance & Other Services
Substance Abuse
Transportation

About FIRST CALL
Who can use FIRST CALL
Can FIRST CALL give me money in an emergency?
When can I call





 

ABUSE/ASSAULT

Child Abuse

Families Can! Greater Brunswick 721-0484

Child Protective Services - DHS 1-800-452-1999

Healthy Kids! Lincoln County 563-1818

Domestic Violence

Family Crisis Shelter (24-hour service) 1-800-537-6066

New Hope for Women 1-800-522-3304

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault Support Services 1-800-822-5999

 
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CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES

Child Care Information and Vouchers

Bath/Brunswick Child Care Services 1-800-675-2413 / 725-6506

Child Care Connection (Cumberland County) 871-7449

Finders Seekers (Androscoggin County) 1-800-543-7008

Freeport Child Care Services 865-4393

Child Care Centers/After School Programs

Bath/Brunswick Child Care Services 725-6506

Bath Area Family YMCA 443-4112

Boothbay Region YMCA 633-4816

Casco Bay YMCA 865-9600

Harbor Children's Center 633-4341

Head Start 1-800-221-2221

Mentoring and Scouting Programs

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bath-Brunswick 729-7736

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Midcoast Maine 563-5599

Kennebec Girl Scout Council 1-800-660-1072

Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts of America 797-5252

Parenting Resources

Healthy Families (Lincoln County) 563-1818

Healthy Families - Greater Brunswick 729-2616

Healthy Generations 443-1260

Home to Home 751-1453

Mainely Parents 1-800-249-5506

Parent Link Newsletter 729-2616

Parent Resource Center (Lincoln County) 563-1591

Youth and Family

Transitions 1-888-486-0340 or 721-9702

Youth Alternatives - Family Mediation 874-1175
youthalternatives.org

 
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CLOTHING AND HOUSEWARES

Adventist Community Services 725-7015

Bath Clothing Bank (Call FIRST CALL)443-8952

People to People - Damariscotta 563-5494

 
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DISABILITIES SERVICES

Alpha One 1-800-499-2357

Bancroft Neurohealth 729-1601

Bur. of Mental Health, Retardation & Substance Abuse

Portland 822-0270

Rockland 596-2300

Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation 1-800-987-6459

Elmhurst, Inc. 443-9783

Independence Association, Inc. - Brunswick 725-4371

Information and Referral for the Deaf 1-800-332-1003

Mobius - Damariscotta 563-3511

Pine Tree Society-Easter Seals Maine 443-3341

 
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EDUCATION SERVICES

Cooperative Extension Service 1-800-287-1458

Literacy Volunteers of America

Bath & Lincoln County 1-800-340-4998

Casco Bay Area 725-1612

 
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ELDERLY SERVICES

Adult Protective Services 1-800-452-1999

Bath Area Senior Citizens 443-4937

Elder Independence 1-800-262-2232

55 Plus Center - Brunswick 729-0757

Legal Services for the Elderly 1-800-750-5353

Long Term Care Ombudsman 1-800-499-0229

Low Cost Drug Program 626-8475

Meals on Wheels 1-800-639-1566

Neighbor's Inc. - Brunswick 725-9444

Senior Spectrum/Area Agency on Aging 1-800-639-1553

Respite Care 729-8571

 
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EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES

Bath Career Center 1-888-836-3355 / 442-0300

Career Prospects 373-0488

TRC Jobs Training Program 1-800-244-5891

Women Unlimited 1-800-281-5259

Women, Work & Community 721-8636

Central Maine Technical College 784-2385

Southern Maine Technical College 767-9500

 
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & ASSISTANCE

Child Support Enforcement 1-800-371-3101

Circuit Breaker Tax Rebate 624-7875

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. 882-7552

Consumer Credit Counseling Services 1-800-539-2227

Finance Authority of Maine 1-800-228-3734

Internal Revenue Service 1-800-829-1040

Maine State Tax Bureau 626-8475

Property Tax Abatement Information 1-800-438-3890

 

 
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FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES

Bath Area Food Bank 443-7522

Bath Area Soup Kitchen

Boothbay Region Food Bank 633-4757

Brunswick Food Bank and Soup Kitchen 725-1151

Cooperative Extension Service 1-800-287-1458

Ecumenical Food Pantry - Newcastle 563-3611

Faith Baptist Church Food Pantry - Newcastle 563-1104

FCF Agape Food Bank - Topsham 729-4688

Food Stamps

Lincoln & Sagadahoc 1-800-432-7802

Cumberland 1-800-482-7520

Freeport Community Services 865-3985

New Harbor Food Pantry 677-2476

Parent Resource Center - Lincoln County 563-1591

St. Jude's Food Closet - Freeport 865-3327

Salvation Army Food Bank 443-3611

Servants of the Cross Food Pantry - Tospham 725-7577

SERVE Food Cooperative 725-1725

Shepherd of Faith Food Bank - Richmond 737-4347

Truth Baptist Church - Jefferson 549-7196

Waldoboro Food Bank 832-6962

Whitefield Union Food Bank 549-5649

Women, Infants & Children (WIC) 1-800-221-2221

 
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HEALTH CARE - MISCELLANEOUS

American Cancer Society 1-800-464-3102

American Red Cross - Mid Coast Chapter 729-6779

Healthline 729-6134

Jessie Albert Dental Center 443-9721

Lead Program 287-4311

Medicaid -- Applications and Eligibility 1-800-321-5557

Medicaid -- Healthworks -- Accessing Service 1-800-977-6740

Medicare 1-800-772-1213

Merrymeeting AIDS Support Services 725-4955

Mid-Coast Family Planning

Damariscotta 563-1224

Rockland 594-6880

Oasis Health Clinic 721-9277

Planned Parenthood 725-8264

Poison Control 1-800-442-6305

Public Health Nurse (including Well Child Clinics)

Bath 1-800-432-7802 / 443-2772

Rockland 1-800-432-7802 / 596-4200

 
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HOME HEALTH CARE

Catholic Charities Maine - Home Care 1-800-660-5231

CHANS Home Health Care 729-6782

Home Resources of Maine 1-800-639-3084

Hospice of Midcoast Maine 729-3602

Kno-Wal-Lin Home Health Care

Rockland 1-800-540-9561

Damariscotta 563-5119

Miles Home Health 563-4592

St. Andrews Home Health Care 633-2121

 
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HOSPITALS

Mid Coast Hospital 729-0181

Mid Coast Urgent Care Center - Bath 443-5524

Miles Health Care Center - Damariscotta 563-1234

Parkview Hospital 729-1641

St. Andrews Hospital - Boothbay Harbor 633-2121

 
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Alliance of the Mentally Ill 1-800-464-5767

Department of Mental Health 287-4200/4230

Mid Coast Elder Services 1-888-253-8428

Statewide Crisis Hotline#9;1-888-568-1112

Support Groups (Contact FIRST CALL Mid Coast)

443-8952 or 1-800-269-1150

Sweetser / Shoreline Community Mental Health 1-800-834-4673

Transitions 1-888-486-0340 or 721-9702

 
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HOUSING & SHELTER

Bath Housing Authority 443-3116

Brunswick Housing Authority 725-8711

CED Housing Assistance 1-800-221-2221

CHIP - Greater Damariscotta 1-800-924-9571

Dirigo Housing 1-800-540-1428

Habitat for Humanity 729-0311

Maine State Housing Authority 1-800-452-4668

Tedford Community Shelter 725-7015

United Voice Community Land Trust 389-9049

Disaster Relief

American Red Cross - Midcoast Chapter 729-6779

The Salvation Army 443-3611

 
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LEGAL SERVICES

Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic 780-4370

Family Law Courthouse Assistance Program 1-800-442-4293

Lawyer Information & Referral Service 1-800-860-1460

Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Lincoln County 622-4731

Cumberland/Sagadahoc County 774-8211

Maine Attorney Generals Office 626-8849

Maine Civil Liberties Union 774-5444

Maine Human Rights Commission 624-6050

Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project 1-800-442-4293

TEL LAW - recorded legal messages 622-1470

 
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE & OTHER $$ SERVICES

ASPIRE 1-800-452-1926

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Cumberland 1-800-482-7520

Lincoln/Sagadahoc 1-800-432-7802

CED Fuel/Utilities Assistance 1-800-221-2221

Emergency Assistance - DHS 1-800-442-6003

General Assistance - Local Town Office or call

FIRST CALL for more info 443-8952/1-800-269-1150

The Salvation Army - Bath 443-3611

The Salvation Army - Rockland 594-5326

Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213

Veterans Administration 1-800-827-1000

 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Addiction Resource Center 1-800-244-3802 / 443-1260

Alcoholics Anonymous - Statewide 1-800-737-6237

Choice Skyward Addiction Center 594-6900

Crossroads for Women 892-2192

Healthy Generations 443-1260

Narcotics Anonymous 1-800-974-00NA

Support Groups (Contact FIRST CALL Mid Coast)

443-8952 or 1-800-269-1150

Sweetser/Shoreline 1-800-834-4673

 
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TRANSPORTATION



Bath Shuttle Bus 443-8371

Coastal Transportation

Bath 443-6207

Rockland 1-800-289-6605

Freeport Community Services 865-3985

Freeport Taxi 865-9494

Provide a Ride 865-9400

Regional Transportation 1-800-244-0704




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About FIRST CALL................

  • What is FIRST CALL?

A free phone call can connect you with help or

information on many different services.

 

  • Who can use FIRST CALL?

Anyone who lives or works in the Mid Coast area:

Freeport, Brunswick, Harpswell, Bath, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties, and nearby towns.

 

  • Can FIRST CALL give me

money in an emergency?

FIRST CALL is a great source of information.

However, we do not provide any of the services directly. Callers are provided with agency contacts that are best suited to meet their current needs.

 

  • When can I call?

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please note: this is not an emergency hotline.

 

 

FIRST CALL is a service of

United Way of

Mid Coast Maine

34 Wing Farm Parkway, Suite 201
Bath, ME 04530

443-8952/1-800-269-1150