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ABUSE
AMHC – Sexual Assault Services, 1-800-550-3304
Hope and Justice Project , 1-800-43-2323
ADVOCACY
Department of Health & Human Services, 207-493-4000
Maine Human Rights Commission, 207-624-6290
CLOTHING
Calvary Baptist Church, 207-493-6608
Good Samaritan Thrift Shop, 207-498-8655
Salvation Army Thrift Store, 207-764-1816
The Cubby, 207-496-0600
Threads of Hope, 207-493-8919
DISABILITY RESOURCES
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Department of Health & Human Services, 207-493-4000
FOOD STAMPS
Department of Health & Human Services, 207-493-4000
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
City of Caribou, General Assistance, 207-493-3324 ext. 221
HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP), 207-768-3053
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security, SSI Benefits, Social Security Dependents, Disabled Adult Child, Prescription Drug Costs, 1-800-772-1213
TANF
Department of Health & Human Services, 207-493-4000
EDUCATION
ADULT ED
Adult Education Programs, 493-4272
Aroostook Training & Education Coalition, 207-493-4272
CAREER/VOCATIONAL
Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) Employment & Training, 207-764-3721
ASPIRE Program (DHHS), 207-493-4000
Department of Labor, Career Center, 207-760-6300
Loring Job Corps Center, 207-328-4212
Women, Work & Community 207-764-0050
COLLEGES
Husson College, 207-760-1177
Northern Maine Community College, 207-768-2700
University of Maine at Presque Isle, – 207-768-9400
PRESCHOOL
ACAP Headstart, 207-768-6045
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Division for the Blind & Visually Impaired, 207-760-6347
Central Aroostook Association, 207-554-4515
FOOD
Bread of Life Soup Kitchen, 207-493-4858
Caribou Ecumencial, 207-493-4860
United Baptist Food Pantry, 207-496-7881
HOUSING SERVICES/ ASSISTANCE
Fort Fairfield Housing Authority, 207-476-5770
Maine Housing Authority, 1-800-452-4668
Maine Veteran’s Home, 207-498-6074
Presque Isle Housing Authority, 207-768-8231.
Van Buren Housing Authority, 207-868-5441
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, 1-800-332-8529
Maine Equal Justice Partners, 1-866-626-7059
Maine Human Rights Commission, 1-888-577-6690
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, , 207-794-4349
MENTAL HEALTH
Allies, Inc, 207-764-5809
Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. (AMHC), 1-800-244-6431
Care and Comfort, 1-866-764-3071
Caribou Veteran’s Outreach Center, 207-496-3900
Central Aroostook Psychiatric Services (CAPS), 207-764-9700
Community Health & Counseling Services 207-496-3166
Department of Health & Human Services, 1-800-432-7366
Healing Hearts, LLC, 492-1000
Hope Recovery Services, 207-493-1700
Life By Design, 207-492-1653
New Day Counseling, 207-492-1130
Northern Maine General, 207-492-1036
Pathways of Maine, 207-492-3009
The Northern Lighthouse, 207-492-2011
Wings for Children & Families, Inc. 207-493-4671
SHELTERS
Homeless Services of Aroostook, 207-764-5114
Hope and Justice Project, 207-764-2977
Sister Mary O’Donnell Emergency Shelter, 207-764-4125
Transitional Housing, 207-764-6000
SOCIAL AND SPECIAL SERVICES
Alpha One, 207-764-6466
Aroostook Area Agency on Aging and RSVP 207-764-3396
Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP), 207-764-3721
Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. (AMHC), 1-800-244-6431
Caribou Veteran’s Outreach Center, 207-496-3900
Catholic Charities of Maine, 207-498-2575
Department of Health & Human Services, 1-800-432-7366
Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 207-493-4527
New Ventures Maine, 207-768-9635
Personal Services of Aroostook (PSA), 207-764-3766
Women, Work & Community, 207-764-0050
SUBSTANCE ABUSE/SUPPORT GROUPS
ABUSE
Hope and Justice Project , 1-800-43-2323
DRUG ABUSE
Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. (AMHC), 207-493-3361
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. (AMHC), 1-800-550-3304
TRANSPORTATION
Aroostook Regional Transportation System, 207-764-3384
County Ride Service, 207-492-1379
VETERANS
Aroostook Veteran’s Alliance, 207-496-8211
Caribou Bureau of Veteran’s Services, 207-492-1173
Caribou Veteran’s Outreach Center, 207-493-3900
Caribou VA Clinic, 207-493-3882