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Avec Head Start - Ellsworth
18 Avery Lane, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Details not fully confirmed
Head Start and Early Head Start for eligible families. Contact Avec about the program, location and current openings that fit your child.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Schedules vary by program; contact enrollment staff.
- Who this helps
- Program age and eligibility requirements apply. Head Start generally serves ages three and four; Early Head Start serves younger children. Ask staff to screen your family.
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Tree of Life Food Pantry
23 South Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614
Community food pantry serving the Blue Hill Peninsula area. Also operates TurnStyle Thrift Shop at the same location. Located next to Walgreens on South Street.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Thursdays 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Primarily serves the eight Blue Hill Peninsula towns; residents of other towns may receive assistance on a more limited basis. No one is turned away, and there is no income or other needs test.
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Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital
57 Water Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614
Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital is a 10-bed nonprofit Critical Access Hospital serving the Blue Hill Peninsula and beyond. The hospital is part of Northern Light Health. The hospital provides emergency, surgical, imaging, laboratory, and specialty care services.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- 24/7 Emergency Department
- Who this helps
- Open to all patients.
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Mano en Mano Migrant Education
4 Maple Street, Milbridge, ME 04658
School navigation, education planning and enrichment for eligible students in mobile agricultural and aquaculture families across Maine.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact the program to arrange support.
- Who this helps
- A program coordinator determines eligibility based on the student’s age, qualifying work and moves. Ask for a screening rather than assuming a recent move qualifies.
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Rayitos de Sol Childcare
15 Martin Terrance Rd, Milbridge, ME 04658
Bilingual Spanish and English childcare and early learning for Downeast families. Ask about subsidies, scholarships and current openings.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact the program for current schedules.
- Who this helps
- Downeast families; current age groups, fees and space must be confirmed with staff.
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Down East Family YMCA Youth Programs
Ellsworth, Maine; confirm the location for your program
All Hancock County sixth graders can receive a free YMCA membership. Membership assistance is based on household income. Ask staff about fees and assistance for each youth program.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Hours and schedules vary by program.
- Who this helps
- Free sixth-grade membership is for Hancock County students. Ask staff about other membership assistance.
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Special Children’s Friends
Ellsworth, Maine; program locations differ
Details not fully confirmed
Special-purpose preschool for children with special needs in Hancock and Washington counties.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact the program for intake and appointment information.
- Who this helps
- Call the program to ask which services are available and what eligibility rules apply.
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Hancock County 4-H
Hancock County; activity locations vary
Hands-on projects and youth development for ages 5–18, including science, agriculture, healthy living and community involvement.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Club and activity schedules vary.
- Who this helps
- Youth ages 5–18. Ask about a current club or program that fits your child’s age and interests.
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Maine Families - Hancock County
Home visits in Hancock County
No-charge home visiting for Hancock County residents who are expecting or parenting a baby.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Arrange visits with the local team.
- Who this helps
- Expectant parents and families with a baby in Hancock County. Ask the team about enrollment.
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Keep Warm Clothesline
22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill, ME 04614
A free winter clothesline outside First Congregational Church offers warm hats, gloves, scarves and socks.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Ask the church whether any eligibility rules apply.
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Blue Hill Congregational Church Christmas Angels
22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill, ME 04614
Christmas Angels gives warm clothing gifts to children in need who live full time in Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Surry, Deer Isle or Stonington.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call to confirm current hours.
- Who this helps
- Children in need who live full time in Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Surry, Deer Isle or Stonington.
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Dolly Fisher Emergency Fund
Blue Hill Peninsula; call the Fund Administrator at 207-412-8072
The Dolly Fisher Emergency Fund offers households on the Blue Hill Peninsula emergency help with fuel, utilities, and food.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Phone monitored Monday-Friday, except holidays
- Who this helps
- Households on the Blue Hill Peninsula that need emergency help with fuel, food, or utilities may request help.
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Blue Hill General Assistance
18 Union St., Blue Hill, ME 04614
Blue Hill General Assistance is last-resort voucher help for low-income residents with basic needs.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM; Tue, Thu, Fri 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Wed closed
- Who this helps
- Low-income Blue Hill residents who need help with basic needs may qualify. Applicants are expected to use other resources first. First-time cases are assessed based on need.
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