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: 768-3056

ACAP Head Start Program

Delivers Home Base services to families in extreme rural parts of Aroostook County where transportation is not available to preschool programs.

Phone: 768-3045

ACAP HIV

Provides education, testing, counseling, and referrals, primarily to indivduals who are more difficult to reach and at higher risk for HIV transmission and infection.

Phone: 768-3056

ACAP WIC

Provides healthy foods, nutrition, education, screening and health care referrals to eligible pregnant and post-partum women, nursing mothers, infants and children under five years of age.

Phone: 764-3721

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

Battered Women’s Project

Provides direct services to victims of domestic violence, including emergency shelter, individual advocacy, 24hr. toll free hot line responses, crisis intervention, support groups and legal assistance.

Phone: 764-2977

Catholic Charities Me Home Supplies and Food Bank

Provides food for 21 food pantries and offers building materials, furniture, appliances and household items to low income residents at a fraction of their cost.

Phone: 498-2575

Central Aroostook ARC

Provides services to people with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation is 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: 764-7664

Daybreak

Provides a respectful, dignified, flexible, creative option, to in-home care for those who face daily challenges with decreasing memory.

Phone: 764-3396

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

Green Valley Association

Supported employment program that provides employment support services to adults with developmental disabilities so they may become productive, working members of our community.

Phone: 463-2156

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: 764-7664

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

Personal Services of Aroostook

Provides assistance with all daily living skills and support for adults in our community with developmental disabilities to improve their quality of life.

Phone: 764-3396

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

Volunteers 55 years or older provide social and health services 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 government 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

The Lord’s Pantry

A food pantry serving resident of New Sweden, Stockholm, Woodland, Westmanland and sections of Connor & Perham, provides, food to those in need on a monthly basis.

Phone: 896-5744

Substance Abuse Initiative Agencies

AMHC Opioid Enhanced Case Management Services

An innovative treatment intervention which includes both behavorial and physical health care individuals with opioid dependency.

Phone: 498-6431

AMHC – Teen Leadership Camp

Five day residential camp program designed to strengthen and continue development of positive leadership skills, offer healthy alternatives to substance abuse and to maintain a support network for adolescents interested in living a drug free lifestyle.

Phone: 498-6431

Cary Medical Center – ASAP

A project designed to address the growing need for increased substance abuse awareness in Aroostook County specifically through social marketing and to supplement existing drug & alcohol education programs.

Phone: 521-2408

Drug Detection Canine

To provide drug detection capabilities to an officer while on patrol himself and upon the request of any other agency. through the use of a specially trained canine.

Phone: 532-3471

Madawaska Schools – Bullying Program

A comprehensive research based bullying prevention program and committee that will ensure all students have a safer and more tolerant learning environment.

Phone: 728-3056 ext. 405

Partnership for a Healthy Community

A collaborative effort in Central Aroostook County working with many agencies to address issues of tobacco, physical activity, nutrition and substance abuse.

Phone: 768-3056 ext. 629

Other Partnerships
The following agencies receive donor-designated contributions:

Aroostook Cancer Care

Hospice of Aroostook

Houlton Regional Hospital Health Services Foundation

Junior Achievement

Katahdin Area Boy Scout Council

TAMC – Lifeline

Wings for Children & Families