Downeast Helping Hands: Food, Heating Help and Volunteering |
Practical contacts and community support for November 11–17, 2026 |
Helping Hands Help with heating costs MaineHousing lists Avec Community Action as the heating-assistance contact for Hancock and Washington Counties: 207-764-3721 or 800-585-3053. The HEAP application season runs August 3, 2026–May 29, 2027, or until funds are exhausted. The agency determines eligibility and benefits. MaineHousing agency contacts · Heating assistance details Food resources across the region Loaves and Fishes · Ellsworth: 137 Downeast Highway, 207-667-4363. Regular Monday and Friday hours are 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., including November 13 and 16. Confirm Veterans Day arrangements before a Wednesday visit. Services, donations and volunteering. Bar Harbor Food Pantry: 34 Kennebec Place, 207-288-3375. Regular Thursday hours are noon–6 p.m.; Fresh Food Friday is 9 a.m.–noon; Tuesday hours are 9 a.m.–2 p.m. The pantry serves Hancock County residents, including seasonal residents. Confirm Veterans Day hours separately. Pantry services. Garrapy Food Pantry · Eastport: Eastport Labor of Love lists Friday hours of 2–5:30 p.m., at 137 County Road. Call 207-853-0812 about assistance or emergency needs. Find assistance. Lend a hand in Castine The WindowDressers community build runs November 14–19 at Emerson Hall, 67 Court Street. Volunteers help make insulating window inserts for local homes. Choose a shift through the current community-build signup. Volunteer with WindowDressers. |
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