Statewide Food Access Information

Statewide food pantry map compiled by Good Shepherd Food Bank - Food Map
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Nutrition education classes, recipes, and information on how to shop on a budget available through the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (request a class) and Maine SNAP-Ed.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Helps families buy food for good health. Application & financial verification. Call: 1-800-442-6003.
- SNAP Education: For classes and information on cooking and shopping on a budget. Call: (207) 373-6958.
- Find out where you can use your SNAP benefits.
- Find a community garden near you and get tips on growing your own food; SNAP benefits can be used to buy seeds and seedlings - see our Growing Your Own Food page.
- Maine Harvest Bucks: When you use SNAP at participating farmers’ markets, you receive Maine Harvest Bucks to save on fruits and vegetables.
Women, Infants, Children (WIC): May qualify if: you’re pregnant or have children under 5; fathers may apply for children. Household income limits may apply. 34 Wing Farm Pkwy, Bath. Call: (207) 442-7963.
Maine Senior Farm Share: Provides low-income seniors with $50 of fresh produce during the growing season at participating farms. For ME residents, 60+. To check eligibility: 1-877-353-3771.
Meals on Wheels: Now providing meals to anyone over 60 who is practicing social distancing in Brunswick, Harpswell, or Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset and Waldo counties. Call: (207) 607-4406. Read more…

Benefit Program Sign Up Information (online application; print application): (Maine DHHS’s Office of Family Independence)

Food Supplement: Helps low-income households buy food.
MaineCare: Helps people with medical bills such as bills for doctors, hospitals, and medicines.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Alternative Aid (AA): Provides cash assistance for a limited number of months, to families with children in need of support.
Emergency Assistance (EA): Help for families with children who are facing destitution or homelessness because of an emergency situation.
Child Care Subsidy Program: Helps families to pay for child care so they can work, go to school or participate in a job training program.
State Supplement: Provides cash payment to aged, blind, or disabled people who get SSI, or would be eligible for SSI except for income or due to citizenship rules.
Katie Beckett: Offers MaineCare eligibility for children under age 19 with severe health conditions who are not in a medical facility but need the level of care of a facility.
Medicare Savings Program (Buy-In): Pays Medicare deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance and premiums for low-income Medicare members.
Family Planning Services (MaineCare): Helps with the following services: Family Planning, Reproductive and Sexual Health Care or Sexually Transmitted Infections.