York County Community Resources
Please note that these resources focus on Northern and inland York County.
- York County Helpline
- 1-207-283-6610 during normal business hours. This an clearinghouse telephone
number that offers referrals to sources of help in York County for a wide variety of
social service issues.
- United Way of York County (Kennebunk)
- Umbrella organization for York County community services. Sections on
Nurturing Children and Youth; Strengthening Families; Meeting Emergency Needs;
Community Building; Get Connected:
Volunteer!; Starfish Awards; News & Events; Annual Report; Board Members; Committees; Staff.
Contact info.
- York County Helplines (Journal Tribune)
- Contact and identifying information about various York and Cumberland County support groups and
community resources, arranged by issue: Abusive situations, Adoption, AIDS, Death, Divorce, Drug
and Alcohol Abuse, Education, Elder Services, Gambling, Gay/Lesbian, Health and Medical,
Housing, Men, Parenting, Pregnancy, Rape, Recovery, Special Needs Children,
Weight loss, and a miscellaneous category.
- York County Community Action Corporation (Sanford)
- Address: 6 Spruce Street, PO Box 72, Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: 207-324-5762
Info on all programs (WIC, Head Start, Transportation, Energy Services, Affordable
Housing, Community Outreach, the York
County Ca$h Program, Hunger Prevention, Access
to Justice), news/press releases,
staff member and directors listing,
income guidelines, mission. Directions
to the site.
- American Red Cross of Southern Maine (Portland)
- Website sections: Disaster Services, Military Services, Health and Safety Services, International Services,
Community Services, PrepareME Corps, Sanford Site, Contact List, Make a Donation, Course Registration,
Remember Us In Your Will. The Sanford site webpage
lists a few staff members and has a little information. Sanford Site address: 889 Main Street, Sanford, ME 04073; hone: 207-324-4071
- Maine Department of Human Services - Biddeford
- Address: 208 Graham Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: 207-282-2400; 1-800-322-1919; TTY 1-207-286-2402
Contact Department of Human Services Regional Offices about Food Stamps, Medical
Assistance and Boarding and Nursing Home Assistance (Medicaid),
Child and Adult Protective Services, Public Health Nursing, and
other child and family service programs. The website for Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services
has a wealth of information on all aspects of human services.
- Maine Department of Human Services - Sanford
- Address: 890 Main Street, Suite #208, Sanford, ME 04073-3800
Phone: 207-490-5400; 1-800-482-0790; TTY 207-490-5466
Contact Department of Human Services Regional Offices about Food Stamps, Medical
Assistance and Boarding and Nursing Home Assistance (Medicaid),
Child and Adult Protective Services, Public Health Nursing, and
other child and family service programs. The website for Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services
has a wealth of information on all aspects of human services.
- Goodall Library Literacy Volunteers (Sanford)
- Address: 238 Main Street, Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: 207-490-2665
- Southern Maine Agency on Aging
- Address: Central Office: U S Route One, Scarborough, ME 04074
Phone: 207-396-6500; 1-800-427-7411; FAX: 207-883-8249; E-mail: smaaa@smaaa.org
Toll-Free Phone for Statewide Services: 1-877-353-3771
Organization provides services to the elderly, including Meals on Wheels and other
nutrition programs, congregate housing services, tenant services, RSVP,
community education, The Truslow Adult Day Center (Kimball Health Center, 333 Lincoln
Street, Saco, ME 04072; 207-283-0166), etc. Website has info on
Senior Information Center, Information & Advocacy,
Child Care Connections, Community Education, Congregate Housing,
Meals On Wheels, Adult Day Care, Maine Medicare Education Program,
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Legal Services for the Elderly,
Volunteer Connections, Maine Senior Games, Mr. Fix-It Program,
Senior Info Link, and Money Minders, as well as employment opportunities,
agendas/meetings, community corner, newsletters, annual report, and contact info.
- Goodall Hospital ElderCare Services (Sanford)
- Address: 25 June Street, Sanford, Maine 04073
Phone: (207) 324-4310
Services and facilities include The Newton Center for Rehabilitation and
Nursing Care; Newton Center Nursing Care; Hillcrest Gardens Residential
Care; The Pavilion (residence for people with Alzheimer's
Disease and related dementia) and Pavilion Day Services and
Respite Care; Alzheimer's Support Groups; and Stroke/Head Injury Support Group.
- Alzheimer's Support Groups (Goodall Hospital) (Sanford)
- Address: 25 June Street, Sanford, Maine 04073
Phone for more info: 207-490-7600.
Two monthly support groups: first Wednesday of each month at 7 pm, and
third Wednesday of each month from 9:15 am to 11:15 am.
- Stroke/Head Injury Support Group (Goodall
Hospital) (Sanford)
- Address: 25 June Street, Sanford, Maine 04073
Phone for more info: 207-324-4310.
For those recovering from a brain attack and those caring for them. Meets
first Monday of the month at 2 pm and third Monday of the month at 6 pm.
- Maine Department of HHS Bureau of Child and Family Services
- Website sections: About Us; Report Child Abuse; Child & Family Services Policy; Child Protection;
Foster and Adoptive Care; Levels of Care; Independent Living; Interstate Compact; Child Welfare Training Institute;
Concerns or Complaints; Career Opportunities; State of Maine.
- York County Chapter of the Child Abuse & Neglect Council, Inc. (Biddeford)
- Address: 0 Dental Ave., P.O. Box 568, Biddeford, ME 04005
Contact: Marilyn Staples, Executive Director, (207) 284-1337; Fax: (207) 284-1593; Email: yccanc@gwi.net
- Sweetser Children's Services (Saco - Statewide)
- Address: 50 Moody Street, Saco, Maine 04072-0892
Phone: 1-800-434-3000
Provides services to help improve the behavioral health of children, adolescents, and
families in Maine, including crisis services (in Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties);
case management; and residential, community-based, and school-based services (generally available statewide).
One of the community-based programs is the Homeless Youth Program, which works with homeless youth in York County.
The School at Sweetser and the Experiential Learning Program are located in Saco;
Sanford and Windham offices provide preschool services and day treatment programs.
Website has info about Sweetser; Programs & Services; How
to Help; Training Institute; and contact info.
- York County Community Action Corporation WIC Program (Sanford)
- Address: 6 Spruce Street, PO Box 72, Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: 1-800-644-4202 ext. 21
The W.I.C. Program provides nutrition education and nutritious foods (milk,
cheese, eggs, cereal, juice, peanut butter, carrots, tuna fish and infant formula)
to eligible pregnant and breast feeding women, infants and children up to age five.
- York County Community Action Corporation: Head Start (Sanford)
- Address: 6 Spruce Street, PO Box 72, Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: 207-324-5762
Head Start is a preschool program for three-, four-, and five-year-old children
and their families. To be eligible, families must meet income
guidelines. The areas of Education, Health, Nutrition, Social Services,
and Parent Involvement are addressed through the program. There are
Head Start sites in Acton, Berwick, Biddeford, Hollis, Lyman, North
Berwick, Old Orchard Beach, Parsonsfield, Saco, and Sanford.
- Child Care Services of York County (Sanford and Kittery)
- Address: 26 Amherst Street, Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: Sanford, 207-324-6025
A subsidized developmental center-based child care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old.
Programs include Carelink Child Resource Development Center, a county-wide service providing
financial assistance for child care, child care resource and referral, training
for providers, and resource development and consultation to employers.
Also East Side Acres Training Co-Op, a vocational training program for individuals with
multiple barriers to employment. There's also a Route 1 location in Kittery, Maine.
- Mainely Families Parent Support Group (Biddeford)
- Address: St. Joseph's Church, Route 1, Biddeford
Phone: 1-800-698-4959 ext. 338.
Meetings: Mondays, 7-9 p.m. (call first)
- St. Andre Home, Inc. (Biddeford)
- Address: 283 Elm Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: 207-282-3351; Fax: 207-282-8733
Provides residential care for pregnant young women, residential care for mothers
with children and counseling to single mothers. Offers county-wide
non-residential outreach and counseling services, infant foster
care and comprehensive adoption services. Website has sections
on Adoption; Group Homes and Counseling Services; Russian
Orphan Program; and Donations and Requests for Information.
- St. Louis Child Development Center (Catholic Charities - Biddeford)
- Addresses: 116 Hill Street, PO Box 645, Biddeford, Maine 04005
Phone: 207-282-3790 / Fax: 207-284-7317
A full-service non-sectarian child care program for kids 2-1/2 to 6 years old. Also provide
services for developmentally delayed children.
- Northern York County Family YMCA Summer Camp (Biddeford)
- Address: Alfred Road, Business Park, Biddeford
Phone: (207) 283-0100 / (207) 283-3778
Offers summer day camp run for children 3 to 17, held in weeklong sessions at the center's
facility in Biddeford, which features 26 acres of fields and woodlands. You don't
need to be a resident of York County to participate in
the YMCA programs.
- State of Maine Accessibility & Disability Resources
- Annotated links to websites in these categories: Accessibility in Information Technology; Accessible Recreation, Arts and Leisure;
Disability Resources - State Government; and Disability Resources - Non-Governmental.
- Free Health Clinic (Biddeford)
- Free clinic for uninsured, Monday-Thursday, 6-9 p.m., Community Center,
Alfred Street, Biddeford. Information: 282-1138.
- Consumers for Affordable Health Care (Maine)
- Lots of resources here, including a handbook for navigating the health system,
with sections on hospital care, prescription drugs and private health insurance;
lists (with contact info) of public health care programs for
children, adults and the elderly; and info on additional local, state and national
programs.
- Maine Poison Center
- Address: 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102
Emergency Phone: 1-800-222-1222; 877-299-4447 (TTY/TDD); Administrative Phone: 207-772-8850
Provides 24-hour-a-day access to information about
poisoning and appropriate treatment. The American Association
of Poison Control Centers has lots of info, including poisoning data,
poison prevention and education, 2000 Poison Center survey results,
poison center lists, rumors, games, more.
- Southern Maine Medical Center (Biddeford)
- Address: One Medical Center Drive, Biddeford, ME 04005
Contact: General Information: (207) 283-7000; TTY: (207) 283-7028; E-Mail: info@smmc.org
EMERGENCY: (207) 283-7100 (24-hour); TTY Emergency: (207) 283-7004
A 150-bed, full-service, not-for-profit acute care hospital providing medical,
surgical, obstetric, pediatric and mental health services to the
full-time and part-time residents of northern York County. Web site has directions,
contact info, sections on news and events, staff, services, employment, and
community education.
- Goodall Hospital (Sanford)
- Address: 25 June Street, Sanford, Maine 04073
Phone: (207) 324-4310
Web site has general information, a physician directory, a list of services,
and sections on community health education, health links, topics in health, employment, directions,
news releases, eldercare services, occupational health clinics,
and women's care. Also a 15-minute virtual tour of the hospital.
- Stroke/Head Injury Support Group (Goodall
Hospital) (Sanford)
- Address: 25 June Street, Sanford, Maine 04073
Phone for more info: 207-324-4310.
For those recovering from a brain attack and those caring for them. Meets
first Monday of the month at 2 pm and third Monday of the month at 6 pm.
- Visiting Nurse Service (Saco/Sanford)
- Locations: 15 industrial Park Road, Saco ME 04072; Phone: 1-800-660-4867; FAX: 207-282-4148; E-mail: info@vnshome.org
160 Cottage Street, Sanford, ME 04073; Phone: 207-324-3662
Also locations in York (207-363-7632) and Limerick (800-660-4867).
Home health care, serving Southern Maine and New Hampshire.
Web site has info on service area covered, programs offered
(including Nursing Care, Home Health Aide Services, Rehabilitative Therapy, Counseling and
Emotional Support, Coordination of Care, Hospice Care, Lifeline, Community Health,
Parent and Child Health, Specialty Care), mission, telehealth, and volunteering.
- Counseling Services, Inc. (Saco)
- Address: 265 North Street, PO Box 1010 Saco, Maine 04072
Phone: 1-207-282-1500; FAX: 1-207-282-7509.
Crisis Response Services Hotline: 1-888-568-1112; TTY: 207-284-2009
" An organization committed to offering easy access to
a broad spectrum of high quality and affordable mental health,
substance abuse and support services for the residents of Southern Maine." Provides
crisis support, mental health services for children and families,
case management, drop-in centers, sexual abuse treatment program, substance abuse treatment
program, more. Locations in Saco, Biddeford (409 Alfred Street, Park 111, Biddeford, ME
04005; 1-207-284-5554), Kittery (453 US Route 1, Kittery, ME 03904; 1-207-439-8391),
and Springvale (474 Main Street, Springvale, ME 04083; 1-207-324-1550). Nice website, with newsletters.
- St. Andre Home, Inc. (Biddeford)
- Address: 283 Elm Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: 207-282-3351
Provides residential care for pregnant young women, residential care for mothers
with children and counseling to single mothers. Offers county-wide
non-residential outreach and counseling services, infant foster
care and comprehensive adoption services.
- York County Dental Health Center (Saco and Sanford)
- Addresses: Saco: Kimball Health Center, 333 Lincoln Street, Suite 4, Saco, ME 04072; 207-282-1305
Sanford Springvale Dental Health Center: 277 Main St., Sanford, ME 04073; 207-324-5508
Provides emergency, preventative and restorative dental care on a sliding-fee basis and
provides dental health education to community organizations.
- Caring Unlimited (Sanford)
- 24 Hotline: 207-324-1802; 1-800-239-7298
Address: PO Box 590, Sanford ME 04073
Phone: 207-490-3227; Fax: 207-490-2186; E-mail: caring@gwi.net
Emergency shelter for abused women. Website has Volunteer opportunities,
donating, domestic violence
facts, info about Caring Unlimited, York County Domestic Violence Task Force,
Raising Children in a Violent World, more. Website Warning: Pages are made up completely of
images, so don't turn off images when viewing this site!
- Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (Sanford)
- P.O. Box 1605, Sanford, ME 04073 / Phone: 207-490-3787 / HOTLINE: 1-800-313-9900; TTY: 1-888-458-5599
"Provides free and confidential assistance in cases of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, incest and sexual
harassment. Services include community education, crisis intervention, in-person advocacy at the hospital,
police station and support throughout the court process." Website consists
almost entirely of images. The statistics page
provides some facts about sexual assault in Maine. Website sections: About SARSSM;
Sexual Assault Definitions & Help; Reports, Laws, & Statistics; Volunteer Opportunities;
Links; News & Events; Chocolate Lover's Fling; Support SARSSM; Advocate Resources; Board Resources.
- Counseling Services, Inc. (Saco)
- Address: 265 North Street, PO Box 1010 Saco, Maine 04072
Phone: 1-207-282-1500; FAX: 1-207-282-7509
Crisis Response Services Hotline: 1-888-568-1112; TTY: 207-284-2009
" An organization committed to offering easy access to
a broad spectrum of high quality and affordable mental health,
substance abuse and support services for the residents of Southern Maine." Provides
crisis support, mental health services for children and families,
case management, drop-in centers, sexual abuse treatment program, substance abuse treatment
program, more. Locations in Saco, Biddeford (409 Alfred Street, Park 111, Biddeford, ME
04005; 207-284-1087), Kittery (453 US Route 1, Kittery, ME 03904; 207-439-8391),
and Springvale (474 Main Street, Springvale, ME 04083; 1-207-324-1550).
- Food Banks in Maine
- The Good Shepherd Food Bank in Lewiston provides a list, sorted by county,
of 450 member agencies in Maine that distribute food to people. With
phone numbers. Food banks in York Co. are listed here.
- Food For Life St. Stephen's Church - Food Pantry (Waterboro)
- Address: Route 5, Sokokis Trail, Waterboro, Maine, 04087
Phone: (207) 247-6458
Contact: Paul Hopkins (207) 625-8460
Hours: Thursday, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Notre Dame Bakery - Food Pantry (Alfred)
- Address: Shaker Hill Road, P.O. Box 20, Alfred, Maine, 04002
Contact: Mike Kuzma (207) 324-8811
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- York County Shelters Soup Kitchen - Notre Dame Bakery (Alfred)
- Address: Shaker Hill Road, P.O. Box 20, Alfred, Maine, 04002
Contact: Mike Kuzma (207) 324-8811
Hours: Daily, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- The Family of Churches Food Pantry (Sanford)
- Address: 21 River Street, Sanford, Maine, 04073
Phone: (207) 490-2397
Contact: Marie Clancy (207) 324-4330
Hours: Monday 10 a.m. - 12 noon
- The Salvation Army Food Pantry (Sanford)
- Address: 191 Main Street, Sanford, Maine, 04073
Contact: Kennith Van Brunt (207) 324-3134
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Bon Appetit Community Meal Program, Biddeford
- Offered Monday-Friday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Fremont Club, 82 Alfred St. in Biddeford.
Free, donations welcome. Information: 283-0380.
- Sanford Food Kitchen
- Meal offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, from 12-1 p.m., at the Unitarian
Church, Main and Lebanon streets, Sanford. Information: 324-8811.
- York County Shelters (Alfred/Sanford)
- Addresses: Adult Shelter: 147 Shaker Hill Road, Alfred, Maine; Family Shelter:
23 Riverside, Sanford, Maine
Phone: 207-324-1137; FAX: 207-324-5290
Serves victims of domestic violence, single men and women, families. Provides emergency and extended shelter,
transitional living, soup kitchen, community feeding programs,
substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, basic medical
attention and vocational training.
- Caring Unlimited Shelter (Sanford)
- Address: PO Box 590, Sanford, ME 04073
Phone: 207-490-3227; FAX: 207-490-2186; E-mail: caring@gwi.net
Serves victims of domestic violence, especially in York County but also statewide if space available.
Provides emergency shelter, hotline, advocacy, support groups, transitional housing, legal support and community response.
- Maine Homeless Shelters (Maine State Housing Authority)
- 56-page PDF file listing Maine's homeless shelters. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Last updated
Summer 1999 (as of 04/2002). From the same source, a one-page PDF listing
of Maine Housing Authority-financed Emergency Shelters
in Maine.
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maine
- Address: 407 Alfred Road, Suite 202, Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: 1-866-889-9347
Helps Maine residents with financial counseling, debt repayment plans, and
consumer education, including homeowners falling behind or in danger of falling behind
on mortgage payments. Offers online advice
to homeowners behind on payments. Provides no-fee online or in-person counseling. Also provides
education to people who want to buy a house.
- Maine HoMEworks
- Contact: E-mail: info@mainehomeworks.com
Provides classes throughout the state to educate prospective homebuyers about
all aspects of purchasing and maintaining a home.
- Maine Housing-Building Materials Bank (Sanford)
- Address: 148 Main St, Sanford
Contact: Call Jim Smith at 657-2957
Provides household fixtures and appliances for low-income
home owners. Seeks donations of reusable materials. People are needed to
help solicit, arrange and pick up donations, and for office
help.
- Maine Consumer Assistance Contacts (State of Maine - Attorney General's Office)
- Huge list of contact numbers for virtually every occasion, from inquiries or complaints
about Agriculture and Asbestos to the Lemon Law, Electric Bills,
Labor Issues, Odometers, Veteran's Services, and Wood Complaints! Also,
contact numbers for the state licensing and regulatory boards, U.S. postal inspectors, and
Maine's district attorneys and courts.
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maine
- Address: 407 Alfred Road, Suite 202, Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: 1-866-889-9347
No-fee credit/debt counseling service. The organisation provides
debt management plans; housing help; education programs to
businesses, community groups, schools, colleges, and the
general public, interpretation of credit reports; and a scholarship fund that
gives two $1000 educational scholarships to the children of their clients.
Website sections: Five Consumer Laws; Money and Marriage; Your 401(K); Ask
Susan (lots of advice concerning bankruptcy, mortgage foreclosure, loans, debt repayment,
collections, budgeting, credit, and taxes); Kids Pages; Order A Credit Report;
Online Counseling; Office Locations; Travel Planner; Decreased Income plannng tool.
- Animal Welfare Society (West Kennebunk)
- Address: Holland Road, West Kennebunk
Phone: (207) 985-3244; Fax: (207) 985-1446
Animal shelter that serves Waterboro and most other York County towns. Web site has
info on the shelter, adoption, volunteering,
education, services, and events.
- Maine Animal Coalition (Portland)
- "Dedicated to the elimination of animal abuse and exploitation through education and example."
Website sections: About M.A.C.; Animal Rights; Call to Action; Donations; Wildlife
Rehabilitators; Kids; Delicious!; Virtual Vegetarian. News, action alerts, adoption opportunities,
50 ways to help animals.
