Maine Assistance Programs and Services

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• 1. Maine Food Supplement Program ⇑ – Monthly food stamp benefits to help low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. The food stamp benefits can be spend at most Maine stores that accept EBT card. You can also find a Main EBT store near you by entering your city or zip code at the Maine Food Retailers Accepting The Pine Tree EBT Card table.  (+++)  Call: 207-624-416

• 2. Maine Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ⇑ – Provides cash as temporary financial assistance to children and their parents while the family works toward becoming self-supporting, Call: 207-624-4168

• 3. Maine General Assistance ⇑ – Provides benefits to families with children in some situations when the family is threatened by destitution or homelessness due to an emergency situation, Call: 207-624-4168

• 4. Maine Alternative Aid Assistance ⇑ – Provides voucher payments to assist TANF eligible parents who need short term help to find or maintain employment. Voucher payments, equal to up to three months of TANF benefits, are made available to families to help them with employment related expenses and avoid the need for TANF benefits. Call: 207-624-4168

• 5. Maine Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment ASPIRE/TANF ⇑ – A program that helps TANF recipients find employment that will pay enough to make it possible for them to get off welfare, Call: 207-624-4168

• 6. Maine Federal Telephone Assistance Program (Lifeline) ⇑ – Provides assistance to qualified residential customers to reduce monthly telephone service charges, (+++)  Call: Local telephone company

• 7. Maine MaineCare ⇑ – A health insurance program that provides medical and health-related services to eligible Maine residents, Call: 207-287-3707

• 8. Maine Parents as Scholars (PaS) Program ⇑ – Provides a range of support services, including transportation,  child care, required books and supplies to Maine TANF participants who are pursuing two-year or four-year post-secondary degrees, Call: 207-624-4168

• 9. Maine Premium Health Insurance Payment (PHIP) Program ⇑ – Designed to help with costs associated with health insurance premiums for qualifying Maine residents, Call: 800-977-6740

• 10. Maine Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) ⇑ – Healthy foods, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, health care referrals, Call: 207-287-3991

• 11. Maine National School Lunch Program (NSLP) ⇑ – Provides low-cost or free lunches to school children, Call: 207-624-6600

• 12. Maine Special Milk Program ⇑ – Offers milk to children in schools, childcare institutions, and eligible camps, Call: 207-624-6600

• 13. Maine School Breakfast Program (SBP) ⇑ – Provides low-cost or free meals to school children, Call: 207-624-6600

• 14. Maine Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) ⇑ – Provides free meals and snacks to help low-income children in the summer months, Call: 207-624-6600

• 15. Maine Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) ⇑ – Provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care, Call: 207-624-7900

• 16. Maine Head Start ⇑ – Comprehensive child development programs serving low-income children and their families, Call: 207-624-7900

• 17. Maine Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ⇑ – Provides money to help low-income homeowners and renters pay for heating costs, Call: 877-544-3271

• 18. Maine Housing Weatherization Program (HWAP) ⇑ – Provides grants to low-income homeowners and renters to reduce energy costs by improving home energy efficiency, Call: 207-626-4639

• 19. Maine Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) ⇑ – Designed to aid individuals known to be at risk of malnutrition due to low income and poor health conditions, Call: 207-287-3491

• 20. Maine Senior Farm Share Program ⇑ – Provides low-income seniors the chance to receive fresh vegetables and fruits from Maine farmers during the growing season, Call: 877-353-3771

• 21. Maine Housing Choice Voucher Program ⇑ – Helps eligible low-income households lease privately owned rental units from participating landlords, Call: Local PHA

• 22. Maine Public Housing ⇑ – Provides safe, decent, and affordable rental units for eligible low-income residents., Call: Local PHA