Food banks and shelters in Maine are struggling to meet the increasing demands on their dwindling resources. Here are a few ways to help those less fortunate:
? Donate cash or groceries to your local food bank. Don’t forget soap, detergent and diapers. (Food stamps don’t pay for these things.)
? Along with cash donations, homeless shelters accept toilet paper, tissue, garbage bags and household cleaners.
? Volunteer, volunteer, volunteer.
? Pick a name from the local giving tree and “adopt” a child or family for Christmas.
? Bring pet food, bleach, towels and worn-but-still-good blankets to your local animal shelter.
? Check with town clerks, churches and food banks to find out what the local efforts are and where you best can serve.
? Go online and check out DonationsLINK where dozens of ways to help Maine nonprofits are listed, including the United Way organizations throughout Maine.
? Donate to The Salvation Army Northern New England Divisional Headquarters, 297 Cumberland Ave., P.O. Box 3647, Portland, ME 04104, or the Red Cross at one of its Maine locations: United Valley Chapter, Lewiston; Mid Coast Chapter, Topsham:
Pine Tree Chapter, Bangor: and American Red Cross of Southern Maine, Portland.
The addresses for the agencies mentioned in these stories are:
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter
263 Main St., Bangor 04401
Bangor Humane Society
693 Mount Hope Avenue
Bangor, 04401
The Emmaus Center
51 Main St.
Ellsworth 04605
Irene Chadbourne Food Pantry
272 North St.
Calais, 04619
Manna Inc.
P.O. Box 2763
Bangor 04401
Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter
28 Ticonic St.
Waterville 04901
PAWS Animal Shelter
P.O. Box 182
Calais 04619
Pittsfield Food Bank
Connors Ave.
Pittsfield 04967
Sister Mary O’Donnell Shelter
745 Central Ave.,
Presque Isle 04769
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