STATEWIDE
Apply for federally funded LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
assistance at your local CAP agency.Many CAPS
began accepting applications on July 1.
The governor's office posts a statewide
Energy page. The
Homeowners section includes links
to all of the state programs that help homeowners with energy-related needs. (Many of these program help renters, too.)
The USDA Rural Development office also
offers low-interest loans to qualified applicants through its
Repair and Rehabilitation Loan Program.
You can use this money to buy a new heating system, replace insulation, doors or windows, repair a foundation, or do many
other types of repairs or upgrades, to make your home more energy efficient, or just more livable.
Find out about more statewide programs (MEJP website)
REGIONAL and LOCAL
Many local and regional supplemental programs
are administered by the county
CAP agencies.
This can include
help for people with income over the LIHEAP guidelines, or for people who have used up their LIHEAP.
So, if you don't see your
town or county listed here, contact your nearest
CAP agency
to find out about any supplemental funds in your area. Many towns, local organizations, and churches have also announced supplemental aid
for this year - including help for people who were not financially eligible in the past.
Contact your town office, or call 211 for a referral.
Here is a partial list of programs we have heard about. (Information for starred items * has been verified, as of 10/28/09.)
Androscoggin County
Warm Thy Neighbor 725-4594
Serving Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Bailey Island, Brunswick, Harpswell, Orrs Island, S. Harpswell,
Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, W. Bowdoinham*
Click here to see a Word document with more information.
Salvation Army Emergency
Assistance Program 783-0801
Serving Auburn and Lewiston*
Rural Community Action Ministry 524-5095
Serving Buckfield, Canton, Greene, Hartford, Leeds, Litchfield, Livermore, Monmouth, Sabattus,
Sumner, Turner, Wales, and Wayne*
Aroostook County
Aroostook County Action Program 800-432-7881
Lists resources available in the area, including low-interest home improvement loans, heating system
improvements, and emergency fuel delivery for income-eligible households.*
Manna Ministries 990-2870
Serving Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties*
Salvation Army of Houlton
Fuel Assistance Program532-2322
Serving Aroostook County*
Cumberland County
Warm Thy Neighbor 725-4594
Serving Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Bailey Island, Brunswick, Harpswell, Orrs Island, S. Harpswell,
Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, W. Bowdoinham*
Click here to see a Word document with more information.
Bridgton Community Center Fuel Collaborative 647-3116
Serving Bridgton residents who do not qualify for other programs
Freeport Community Services 865-3985
Serving Freeport and Pownal*
http://www.cityofbath.com/
community_pages_pub60.html"> Regional School Unit 1 Fuel for Friends 442-7963
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell, Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath, Woolwich (people who do not
financially qualify for LIHEAP)*
Peaks Island Tax and Energy Assistance 766-0067
Salvation Army of Bath/Brunswick
Emergency Assistance Program 443-3611
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell and all of Sagadahoc County (but not Richmond)
Westbrook: Good Samaritan Fund 854-2292*
Portland: Cora L. Brown Foundation 772-2443 (information not verified for 2009)
Provides fuel assistance to Portland residents who are elderly, disabled, or have children.
Scarborough: Project G.R.A.C.E. 883-5111
Hancock County
Manna Ministries 990-2870
Serving Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties*
DEAN Emergency Utility Assistance 667-3506
Serving persons who are HIV positive in Hancock and Washington Counties*
Maine Sea Coast Mission Emergency Financial Assistance Program 866-207-4010
Serving Hancock and Washington Counties*
Friends for a Warmer Town 359-8394
Serving Brooklin*
MDI Community Campfire Coalition 276-5039
Serving Mount Desert Island
More information*
Blue Hill Weekly Packet maintains
a "Winter Warming" page, listing resources available in Blue Hill and surrounding towns.*
Ellsworth discretionary fuel fund City Hall: 667-2563 X128
Kennebec County
Waterville, Winslow: Salvation Army of Waterville 872-2172*
Winthrop United Methodist Church Heating Assistance Program 377-8620 (Winthrop only)
Augusta, Chelsea, Hallowell, Sidney:
Salvation Army of Augusta 623-3752
Knox County
Area Interfaith Outreach 596-1043 (must qualify for Penquis CAP services)*
Salvation Army Emergency Assistance Program 594-5326
Serving Knox County*
Rockland Home Heating Assistance Program will provide emergency assistance. "The fund is designed to help those
residents who might just miss the strict income guidelines of other home heating programs." Apply to the Rockland
General Assistance office.
The city council is challenging
corporations, service clubs and individuals to double the fund, which was started with $10,000 from the Haines
Charitable Trust. Donate by calling 594-0300. (Source: Bangor Daily News 12/19/07)
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Community Energy Fund 563-3883*
Community Housing Improvement Project 800-924-9571
Serving Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, So. Bristol, Waldoboro, Whitefield*
United Way of Mid-coast Maine creates emergency heat fund
(Times-Record 12/26/07)
Apply to Warm Thy Neighbor in Brunswick, The Salvation Army in Bath, or Midcoast Maine Community Action (formerly CED),
serving residents of Brunswick and Harpswell as well as Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties. (not verified for 2009)
Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties
Crossroads Ministries Resource Center 827-1298
Serving Alton, Argyle, Bradley, Greenbush, Greenfield, Milford, Old Town, Orono, Veazie*
Penobscot Indian Nation Heating Assistance Program
Serving low-income members of the Penobscot Tribe*
Manna Ministries 990-2870
Serving Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties*
The
Eastern Maine Funders Energy Initiative
pays for weatherization, furnace maintenance, smart purchasing and fuel assistance for the five counties of
Eastern Maine. To get help from this fund, contact your
county CAP agency.
To contribute, contact the Maine Community Foundation at 1-877-700-6800.
Good Neighbor Fund - for higher income families - up to 200% of poverty level; apply to
CAP agency (not verified for 2009)
Sagadahoc County
Warm Thy Neighbor 725-4594
Serving Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Bailey Island, Brunswick, Harpswell, Orrs Island, S. Harpswell,
Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, W. Bowdoinham*
Regional School Unit 1 Fuel for Friends 442-7963
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell, Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath, Woolwich (people who do not
financially qualify for LIHEAP)*
Salvation Army of Bath/Brunswick Emergency Assistance Program 443-3611
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell and all of Sagadahoc County (but not Richmond)
Waldo County
Greater Belfast Area Ministerium Interfaith Fuel Fund 338-5575
Serving Waldo County (several qualification requirements)*
Washington County
DEAN Emergency Utility Assistance 667-3506
Serving persons who are HIV positive in Hancock and Washington Counties*
Maine Sea Coast Mission Emergency Financial Assistance Program 866-207-4010
Servind Hancock and Washington Counties*
Centre Street Congregational Church Emergency Assistance 255-6665
Serving Bucks Harbor, Cooper, East Machias, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Machias, Machiasport, Marshfield, Northfield,
Roques Bluff, Wesley, Whiting*
Greater Eastport Ecumenical Churches Association Heating Assistance Christ Epicopal Church
Charlotte, Dennysville, Eastport, Pembroke, Perry*
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Indian Township Reservation) 796-2931
Serving low-income persons who are listed on the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribe Census Roll and live on the reservation*
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Pleasant Point) 853-2600
Passamaquoddy tribal members whose income is 150 percent of the poverty guidelines; 170 percent of the poverty guidelines
if elderly or have a child under two years old*
York County
Keeping Neighbors Warm "is a coalition of area businesses and local
citizens in Southern Maine" providing money for heating assistance. Contact one of
9 town offices to apply for help.
Go here to contribute.*
Fuel & More 2008-09 Program of Need
Town of Kittery*
Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport:
Community Assistance Heating Fund (emergencies) 967-1911*
Salvation Army of Sanford 324-3134
Serving Acton, Alfred, Lyman, Sanford, Shapleigh, Springvale, Waterboro*
Warm Hearts, Warm Homes York Community Service Association, 363-5504
To donate, write to: York Community Service Assn., 1320 U.S. Route 1, P.O. Box 85, Cape Neddick, ME 03902
Read more here SeacoastOnline, Dec. 3, 2008
Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Old Orchard Beach, Saco: Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Corps 934-4381*
