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
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................
A free phone call can connect you with help or
information on many different services.
Anyone who lives or works in the Mid Coast area:
Freeport, Brunswick, Harpswell, Bath, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties, and nearby towns.
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.
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