Partner Agencies
ACAP Child & Family
Provides quality child care for families who are working or attending school full day/full year
services available at 5 locations for children 6 weeks to 13 years.
Phone: 768-3045
ACAP HIV
Provides education, testing, counseling and referrals, primarily to individuals who are more difficult
to reach and at higher risk for HIV transmission and infection.
Phone: 768-3026
ACAP WIC
Provides healthy foods, nutrition, education, screening and health care referrals to eligible pregnant
and post-partumwomen, nursing mother, infants and children under five years of age.
Phone: 768-3026
Adopt-A-Block of Aroostook
Meets physical and emotional community needs through individualized programs and partnerships with existing
agencies to provide a consistent continuum of care.
Phone: 532-2783
Pine Tree Chapter of American Red Cross
The Pine Tree Chapter's free, volunteer led Red Cross disaster response and Armed Forces Emergency
programs help County residents respond to household and military emergencies.
Phone: 493-4620
Aroostook Council for Healthy Families
The program called Healthy Families of Aroostook is a free, voluntary home visitation program for first
time parents and pregnant or parenting adolescents.
Phone: 532-7405
Aroostook Council for Healthy Families
The program called Raising Stronger Families provides parent support and education through
classes, trainings and written materials to strengthen parenting skills.
Phone: 532-7405
Hope and Justice Project
Provides direct services to victims of domestic violence, including emergency shelter, individual
advocacy, 24 hr. toll free hot line responses, crisis intervention, support groups and legal assistance.
Phone: 764-2977
Catholic Charities Maine independent Support Services
Independent Support Services in partnership with Aroostook Home Health Services provides
homemaking services to elders and adults with disability in all of Aroostook County's communities.
Phone: 523-1162
Catholic Charities Maine Home Supplies and Food Bank
Provides food for 21 food pantries and offers building materials, furniture, appliances and
household items to low income resients at a fraction of their cost.
Phone: 498-2575
Central Aroostook ARC
Provides services to people with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation,has a
variety of programs from pre-school through adult from day treatment to residential and
support services.
Phone: 764-0134
Central Aroostook Mentoring Program
Arranges safe and caring relationships between at-risk youth and responsible, trained role
models from their communities.
Phone: 768-3115
Friends of Aroostook
Providing fresh nutrional vegetables and emergency firewood to those in need.
Phone: 694-8131
Grace Interfaith Food Table
Provides food to individuals and families with temporary unmet nutritional needs, on a
non-discriminatory basis, who reside in Castle Hill, Chapman, Crouseville, Mapleton and
Presque Isle.
Phone: 764-8584
Helping Neighbors
A program that provides small 0% interest loans to people with very limited resources to
meet their basic needs, such as heating, utilities and repairs.
Phone: 768-3115
Homeless Services of Aroostook
Provides shelter to individuals and families in need and promotes empowerment through clear
expectations. Also Transitional Housing Program helps families go from homelessness to self sufficiency.
Phone: 764-5114
Meals on Wheels (AAAA)
Meals on Wheels provides nutritionally balanced meals to homebound older people and some younger
disabled people who are unable to prepare meals for themselves.
Phone: 764-6185
Ryan's Heart
The program called Neighborhood Hearts provides a 10-week grief support for children and
their families or caregivers who are experiencing the death of a loved one.
Phone: 768-4298
Reitred & Senior Volunteer Program
Volunteers 55 years or older provide social and health servcies where necessary and are an
advocate to assure that the rights of older people are secured and respected.
Phone: 764-3396
Salvation Army - Houlton Corps
Provides emergency food, overnight shelter, clothing, counseling and referral to those in
need of assistance. Also rent/mortgage and utility assistance provided as governmental and private
funds are available.
Phone: 532-2322
St. John Valley Association
Promotes personal and social choices that enhance development and maintenance of valued
life skills and adult roles to maximize individual capability and personal independence for
persons with mental retardation.
Phone: 728-7917
Other Partnerships
The following agencies receive donor-designated contributions:
Aroostook Cancer Care
Cary Medical Center/ASAP Coalition
Houlton Regional Hospital Services Foundation
TAMC - Lifeline
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