Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: The mission is to assist individuals and families in preventing, reducing or eliminating poverty in their lives, and, through partnerships, to engage the community in addressing economic and social needs.
Programs: Child development services: supports the development of children to their highest potential, recognizes parents as the prime educators of their children, and assists families in the attainment of resources and personal development, resulting in a healthier and more prosperous community.
brokerage services: provides rides for mainecare members to and from covered, non-emergency medicaid services such as doctor appointments and dialysis when members do not have an alternate way to get to the appointment. Services are provided utilizing volunteers, regional transporters and public resources.
family enrichment: promotes physical, emotional, and economic health through personal and community support, education, direct benefits, and appropriate linkages so that each individual, family and community reaches optimal social, emotional and financial wellness.
other program services include the following:housing & energy services: provides assistance to mostly households who are low to moderate income. Fuel assistance and weatherization are the largest programs within the department. We offer home, lead and other inspection services to homeowners and work with communities to administer community service block grants. Our goal is to keep people in homes that are safe and healthy. Most programs cover the three county area of penobscot, piscataquis and knox. Lynx mobility services: provides safe, on-time, demand response transportation services using well-trained, courteous staff and drivers and well-maintained vehicles; provides link between community service providers and senior volunteers. In addition to the services noted above, the organization conducts other activities the purpose of which is to assist local communities to mobilize their resources to combat poverty.
Mission: The mission is to assist individuals and families in preventing, reducing or eliminating poverty in their lives, and, through partnerships, to engage the community in addressing economic and social needs.
Programs: Child development services: supports the development of children to their highest potential, recognizes parents as the prime educators of their children, and assists families in the attainment of resources and personal development, resulting in a healthier and more prosperous community.
brokerage services: provides rides for mainecare members to and from covered, non-emergency medicaid services such as doctor appointments and dialysis when members do not have an alternate way to get to the appointment. Services are provided utilizing volunteers, regional transporters and public resources.
family enrichment: promotes physical, emotional, and economic health through personal and community support, education, direct benefits, and appropriate linkages so that each individual, family and community reaches optimal social, emotional and financial wellness.
other program services include the following:housing & energy services: provides assistance to mostly households who are low to moderate income. Fuel assistance and weatherization are the largest programs within the department. We offer home, lead and other inspection services to homeowners and work with communities to administer community service block grants. Our goal is to keep people in homes that are safe and healthy. Most programs cover the three county area of penobscot, piscataquis and knox. Lynx mobility services: provides safe, on-time, demand response transportation services using well-trained, courteous staff and drivers and well-maintained vehicles; provides link between community service providers and senior volunteers. In addition to the services noted above, the organization conducts other activities the purpose of which is to assist local communities to mobilize their resources to combat poverty.
Po Box 1162, Bangor, ME 04401
207-973-3500
Human Services
Bangor
